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Polish pavilion awarded at opening of London Design Biennale

A medal has been awarded for the Polish Pavilion at the London Design Biennale, Poland’s culture minister announced on social media on Friday.

First-ever mass-produced LEGO set by a Pole makes high street debut

The creation by Jan Woźnica entitled "Tales of the Space Age" has gone on sale, captivating fans with its minimalist allure and a nostalgic nod to the iconic 1980s poster aesthetic.

It’s Rail Force One! Secret ‘Biden train’ was designed and built in Bydgoszcz

Used by over 300 dignitaries since the outbreak of the war, among them Boris Johnson, Angelina Jolie, Emanuel Macron, Bono and Justin Trudeau, the ‘secret’ diplomatic train was renovated in 2005 by PESA Bydgoszcz following a design authored by a team from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts.

Warsaw architects wow with ‘fairytale cave house’ inspired by Kraków’s Wawel dragon

VIDEO: Combining the most intelligent, ecological and innovative technologies available, the house on the outskirts of Kraków is set to become one of Poland’s most ecological residences whilst simultaneously incorporating aspects of local myth and history into its design.

Bank’s stylish makeover aims to ‘stir national pride’ with chic café appearance

Celebrating Polish design with many of the fittings and furnishings produced by local firms, architect studio Schwitzke Górski said: “We wanted to find a common narrative that connected Poles and also stirred their national pride.”

Grand designs: Stunning plans for Greater Poland Uprising museum revealed

With a proposed opening date of 2026, the museum is intended to keep alive memories and mementos from the Uprising, amid concern that fewer and fewer people have knowledge of the event.

Dilapidated former bus depot named second best green space in ALL Europe

The depot in Kraków’s Czyżyny Park was praised at the third edition of the Green Cities Europe awards for its innovative value, overall design, biodiversity as well as the positive impact it has had on the environment.

PKP unveils plans for stunning new rail carriages that will ‘transform the travel experience’

Capable of reaching speeds of 200 km/hr and following an innovative new design, the stylish wagons, will feature atmospheric, ambient lighting, and increase comfort to previously unseen levels.

Stunning barn conversion marrying contemporary design to rustic heritage wins ‘project of the year’ at prestigious Architecture MasterPrize competition

Seemingly randomly scattered, Kraków-based architecture studio BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś sought to define the barns through their surrounding landscape, the position of the sun and the end function of the building.

Poland sees surge in demand for nuclear bunkers, with some looking more luxurious than a 5-star hotel!

As concern heightens over the future, no longer are fallout shelters being seen as the domain of eccentric survivalists or paranoid billionaires. Vastly varying in size and cost, what was once a niche market has seen an explosion in both interest and innovation. 

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

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