The campaign for Madara Cosmetics’ new Midsummer bronzer is dedicated to the longing for light, summer, and warmth. The creative director of the campaign is Raitis Beķeris, and the luminous photos for the Midsummer campaign were taken by photographer Julia Sinka.

Valga Architecture Residency (VARES) invites architects, landscape architects, ecologists, artists, engineers, inventors, and other spatial practitioners with an interest in the ambiguous and changing boundary between water and land to apply for the early summer residency Liquid Landscapes.

Design studio Onlyonly, founded by architects and designers Anna Līva Traumane and Harijs Vucens, has created Daydreamer, a speculative chaise longue that invites the user to take a break from the world around them and be still for a moment.

In mid-February, a new magazine for kids, Lasis, was launched. The cover of the first issue was created by the emerging illustrator Elvīra Beķere, who is currently working on her first comic book. In the Nice Touch section, she recommends a must-have for every illustrator.

Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film Flow is the first Latvian film ever to be nominated for and receive an Academy Award. On Sunday, March 2, Flow was announced the winner of the Best Animated Feature Film category.

Designer and curator Anete Krūmiņa specialises in exhibition and graphic design. Three books designed by Anete have just been nominated for the book design award Zelta Ābele 2024. In the Nice Touch section, Anete talks about her favourite place to work.

From March 4, 2025 to February 28, 2026, the exhibition Modernist and Art Deco Posters in Latvia in the 1920s–30s is on view at the Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum in Riga. The exhibition will reveal the diversity of posters and advertisements created in Latvia during the interwar years.

At the beginning of the year, musician Reinis Jaunais presented his new album Nest, featuring instrumental pieces with influences from his travels. The visuals for the album were created by illustrator Lote Vilma.

Until April 18, the ISSP Gallery is hosting the exhibition Fear of the Landscape by photographer Armands Andže, which focuses on the changing nature of everyday landscapes in the Latvian urban environment. In the Nice Touch section, Armands talks about the camera he used to take the photos for the exhibition.

Salaspils 7th Preschool Educational Institution is the first public building in the Baltics to receive passive house certification. Designed by MADE Arhitekti, the kindergarten is constructed from wood — a locally available and sustainable material. However, outdated fire safety regulations currently hinder the use of wood in public buildings in Latvia.

Designer and architect Reinis Leo Miķelsons, co-founder of the design studio Gateris Works and one of the selection jury members of the National Design Award of Latvia 2025, shares the story of how a quick fix to a problem became a trademark of Gateris Works.

From February 15 to May 18, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD) will host Layers, a major Baltic contemporary glass art exhibition featuring 24 artists from Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.