This year, the Latvian Television programme Kultūršoks has unveiled a new visual and sound identity, created by artist Roberts Rūrāns, animator Eduards Balodis, and sound designer Pēteris Pāss. The programme’s opening sequence, or theme animation, depicts a detective moving through a rich and colourful cultural landscape.

Until the end of the year, the Latvian War Museum is hosting the exhibition A Child’s Mind, opened last year and dedicated to children’s experiences of war, offering a platform for parents and children to engage in open conversations about complex and sensitive topics.

Sculptor and designer Anna Priede is the co-funder of the new art book publishing house Entropy.press. Until January 23, the publishing house invites artists, photographers, and graphic designers to submit book ideas. In the Nice Touch section, Anna talks about a habit that allows her to find inspiration and discover new «nice touches».

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Latvian Art Directors’ Club (LADC) is taking a significant step by transforming the Latvian creative excellence festival ADwards 2026 into the largest regional advertising industry event in the Baltics.

In the interview, MADE Arhitekti founders, Linda Krūmiņa and Miķelis Putrāms, talk about the merging of practicality and beauty and the gentle power of the architect.

Architect Rudolfs Dainis Šmits, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design at RISEBA University, received the Cross of Recognition this year for his contribution to Latvian architecture and the education of young architects. In the Nice Touch section, Rudolfs Dainis talks about a hobby that helps him embark on a creative adventure.

For Dace Sūna, design is a tool for storytelling that allows her to speak about global issues and look beyond the everyday. She works with light and space, creating installations and collectible design objects that balance on the boundary between art and design.

Zane Tetere–Šulce, founder and lead architect of the architecture studio Open Architecture Design (OAD), has stepped outside the realm of architecture, making her debut in product design with the porcelain tableware collection Opiece.

From December 18 to February 8, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD) invites visitors to see the exhibition Shelter for the Unicorn, dedicated to the centenary of Latvian textile artist Georgs Barkāns, one of the most influential figures in the heyday of Latvian textile art.

From December 2 to 7, during Miami Art Week, a group exhibition by the Alcova design platform was on display at the city’s oldest hotel, the River Inn. One of the participants was designer Dace Sūna, who presented several works at the exhibition.

Until January 11, the Kim? Contemporary Art Center is hosting fashion designer Sabīne Skarule’s exhibition Traces, based on reflections on belonging — a central theme in Skarule’s fashion collections. In the Nice Touch section, Sabīne shares a few tricks for overcoming anxiety in stressful moments.

SEB Bank’s Next Generation Pension website, created by Element Digital and Magic, dispels myths about pensions and explains the essence of the service offered by SEB, presenting an uncomfortable topic and a large amount of information in an intuitive and user-friendly solution.