Speakers

Czech designer David Karásek (b. 1969) is a graduate from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, majoring in product design. He is co-founder and creative director of mmcité, and the creator of a range of award-winning pieces of street furniture.

“For me, design is about searching for a compromise between form and function. In free art you express your thoughts as forms. Design as applied art wishes to express itself the same way, but it must be functional at the same time. Public spaces in a city are fascinating places where people and history meet. I am proud that we focus mmcité design right here. We can influence everybody’s taste, and we love that. No exclusivity, genuine accessibility. For mmcité this is nothing short of a cultural mission. We highly value our cities, so we are always pushing to make them more beautiful.”