Krakowski Kredens is a sweet reminder of how the wealthy bourgeois from Krakow dined before 1939. Strong influences from Austrian cuisine were the bits that made it so special in Galicia.

The brand gives now the opportunity to taste traditional Polish products that are made specially by small artisan manufacturers. I’d say it’s the first proper deli chain in Poland that stocks cold cuts, soups, pickles, jams, honeys, tinctures and many others. What’s worth noticing is the heritage style packaging.

The history of Grycan ice cream can be traced back to the old pre-war days, when the family lived in the Eastern borderlands. There they opened their first ice cream shop in post-war Poland.

Over the entrance there is a sign saying: “Ice Cream Little Bear”. They also offered “Penguin Ice Cream”, probably the first ice cream sold on a stick in Poland. It’s hard to beat the global brands like Nestlé and others, but Mr. Grycan has always been on the top of ice cream business in Poland. His ice cream is prepared with respect to the traditions passed down through the family from generation to generation and is simply delicious. Continuously improving the flavours and opening new cafes, Grycan’s still working on brand awareness.

Nearly 90 years ago The Swiss Valley in Warsaw was perceived as the noble plain air location for concerts and cocktail parties. Surrounded by luxurious boutiques and embassies at the time was the place to be for the high-class Warsaw crowd. This neighbourhood had its triumphant return in the nineties and from then it has become, again, the best location for cutting-edge fashion and services.

There’s a place which is absolutly unique, Galilu, where all those memories of the beautiful past of the “Paris of the East” are still alive. An every girl’s delight, the minimalistic urban spa provides pampering and spiritual relief. A surprisingly small, but carefully selected choice of treatments is offered. Galilu has a peaceful and almost dream-like ambiance.

No argument, Agnieszka Maciejak is one of Poland’s fashion stars. With the recent collection, she made a great turn into sexy, tough and cool-girl attitude to build her brand on, and with a heightened sense of luxury.

For starters, the peculiar leggings that is now one of the brand’s signatures. I am happy to see Maciejak’s empire growing.  Check out the video as well.

Agnieszka Maciejak, Caleidoscope from agnieszka maciejak on Vimeo.

Flavours of Podlasie is a project that contains a conceptual solution for the packaging and its graphic identity. The essence of the project is creating a new brand which integrates different local producers in terms of graphics.

Particular groups of products are identified by distinct colour codes while the essential graphic theme is based on a typical pattern of double-warp fabrics from Podlasie Region. Called ‘Green lungs of Poland’, Podlasie is popular with foreigners, who come here to see the latest primeval foret. Zubrowka vodka? Rings a bell?

The idea may contribute to an increase in sales of Podlasie food which is famous for its good quality and ecological values as well as the region’s economic development and its promotion. 

Hopefully he won’t get angry, but Mikey’s blog is portraying the author as a pet of Warsaw nightlife scene. Don’t get me wrong, it is a good thing, because Mikey brings positive emotions and lots of flashlight into dull parties.

The whole concept is about Mikey being a lot taller than the rest. He takes the camera whenever he goes out and the outcome is posted online. Mikey himself is a talented painter - a nice guy that everybody loves.

And here’s where you can check how short you are!

Eliasson’s project won the contest that was organized at the end of last year by the National Audiovisual Institute in Poland. The installation was unveiled as part of the National Cultural Programme of the 2011 Polish Presidency in the EU and the Warsaw Modern Art Museum was a partner of the project.

The spacious, light, red and white structure of the pavilion was an invitation to everyone to participate in a cultural and social life, thus falling in line with the motto of the National Cultural Programme of the 2011 Polish Presidency in the EU: Art for Social Change.

Chmara Winter is a music duo created by Bartłomiej Chmara and Krzysztof Winter. From the beginning they wouldn’t discuss the project much, they just started to make music together.

Chmara Winter project was born in 2010 in Bydgoszcz, their hometown. Chmara -a composer, vocalist, guitarist and music explorer- works in the field of contemporary music and improvisation. Winter is a multimedia producer, DJ and recording artist, graduated from the SAE Institute of London.

It seems that videos are getting more recognition on many magazine or news websites. Whenever something with a slight viral potential is put into the web it goes everywhere. Some more demanding pieces are not that visible like the new Vanessa Bruno’s film, which only could be found on fashion sites. Maybe some got bored of these Ryan McGinley’s style poetic, painting-like miniature films? I am not!

Vanessa Bruno LØV by pressevanessabruno

This is an example of a celebity assignment widely speculated. Kate Bosworth seems to be the perfect match for the beautiful imagery. The campaign film is entitled Lov and was shot in Eastern Europe. Directed and produced by Stephanie di Gusto whose work I admire.

Take a look at the photographer and film-maker website.

Watchable videos are hard to make. The ones I really like recently are all produced by the Polish duo known as Kosmos. 

Kosmos is a small production initiative. Monika has always been into photography, so is Kuba. Together, joining forces, as a working business model they created a self-sufficient digital production team.

Here’s their Vimeo channel.