Pecha Kucha Night Ostrava: Volume 7

Ten personalities of design, architecture, and other creative fields, ten presentations, each lasting six minutes and forty seconds. This is the cornerstone of an evening where people meet and connect ideas. The seventh PechaKucha Night Ostrava will take place at Cooltour on May 26, 2012, at 6:00 PM, and it also knows the first presenter - the winner of the Grand Designer of the Year Award 2011.

"One of our long-term goals is to showcase the potential of cultural Ostrava, which is why we always move PechaKucha Night. The potential of the multi-genre center Cooltour and the activities it helps to organize is immense. We support them and want to be part of these activities." says Martin Lindovský, the organizer of PechaKucha Night.

At this moment, only two presenters have been announced - the duo Vacek and Pošta, who are behind the brand Zorya and are the absolute winners of this year's Czech Grand Design Awards. In addition to them, young designer Martin Žampach, who focuses on products made of glass and porcelain, has also confirmed his participation.

However, it will not only be about design, as suggested by the lineup of previous PechaKucha Nights in Ostrava. Participants in past evenings have had the opportunity to listen to and personally meet representatives of Najbrt studio (creators of visuals for the cities of Ostrava and Prague), SIAL architects (authors of the Ještěd transmitter), Tomáš Luňák (director of the film Alois Nebel), and Petr Kvíčala (one of the most significant figures in Czech abstract painting).

As is customary at Ostrava's PechaKucha Night, the entire event will be free of charge, but due to capacity limits, it is necessary to secure a ticket. Tickets are available from today at Cooltour, Café Daniel, and the student club Vrtule. More information about the presenters and the event itself can be found on the Facebook page of the event or on the official website.