Artisème is a design store in a Baroque palace selling works by local artists and designers for the home. At Malá Strana, Prague, the range centers on Czech glass, studio ceramics and artist-made home objects.
Best for Czech glass, studio ceramics and artist-made home objects
Artisème occupies the former Sala Terrena -- literally the garden lounge -- of the Grand Priory Palace (Velkopřevorský palác) in Prague's Malá Strana, a complex with architectural roots reaching back to the twelfth century, standing immediately beside the city's well-known Lennon Wall. Within that historic shell the gallery operates as a showcase for contemporary Bohemian and Czech design: handmade objects, glassware and craft pieces selected by specialist curators who draw from both established names and emerging designers active in the current Czech design market. The juxtaposition is deliberate -- the gallery's own description frames the space as "an oasis of peace and beauty," setting new, hand-produced work against centuries-old stone vaulting rather than a conventional retail interior. Beyond regular sales, Artisème also programs small cultural events, including exhibitions and installations, positioning itself as much as a curatorial platform for Czech design as a shop. It is recognized by Prague City Tourism and by the Homo Faber craftsmanship guide as one of the city's notable venues for contemporary applied design, sitting within the same Malá Strana cluster of craft-focused addresses that has made the district a recognized center for Czech decorative arts.
A Prague gallery and showroom presenting limited-edition and original contemporary Czech furniture, glass, lighting and objects. Founded in 2010, the Újezd showroom is currently available by appointment.
Best for Limited-edition Czech furniture, glass, lighting, and objects, by appointment
Krehky was founded in 2010 by Jana Zielinski and Jiri Macek with the explicit aim of reviving and extending a long tradition of Czech art-industry production -- glassmaking, porcelain, and studio furniture -- for a contemporary audience rather than treating it as a heritage craft frozen in period styling. The gallery's exhibition space, opened inside a former ham factory in Prague, presents a personal, curated view of contemporary design and domestic objects through rotating exhibitions alongside its own permanent collection. Krehky's working method centers on commissioning: rather than manufacturing a fixed catalog, the gallery invites designers from the Czech Republic and abroad to design objects specifically for production within traditional Czech manufactures, working in porcelain, glass, and wood, with each collaboration framed around a simple brief -- to create something the designer would be glad to give as a gift. The gallery has become a fixture of Prague's design calendar, featured at the city's international Design Blok festival and included in the Homo Faber craft-guide network, and drew early design-press attention -- Dezeen covered an exhibition, 'Heroes,' at the space in 2010 -- as one of the country's more consistent platforms connecting traditional manufacture with current design practice.
Křehký ("fragile" in Czech) is a Prague design gallery and shop representing contemporary Czech designers, with limited editions and one-off pieces in porcelain, glass, wood and furniture made in local workshops. Founded by Jana Zielinski and Jiří Macek, it has shown work by designers including Bořek Šípek, Maxim Velčovský and Jaime Hayón, and also runs the biennial Křehký Mikulov design festival.
Best for Czech porcelain, glass and furniture by contemporary designers
Moser has hand-blown, cut, and engraved lead-free crystal in the Czech Republic for more than 160 years, and its flagship store on Na Příkopě in Prague sells the same vases, drinkware, and collections offered on its global e-shop. The house is known for custom monogramming and a configurator that lets buyers design bespoke crystal pieces.
An independent design studio and store producing Czech-made glass, porcelain, and collectible objects through collaborations with local workshops. Founded in 2002 by Jakub Berdych Karpelis with Maxim Velčovský; the showroom opened the same year.
Best for Czech-made glass, porcelain, and collectible design objects
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