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The paper shows research through a case study of interior design of the functionalist, residential complex Avion, built in 1932, which has been paid only marginal attention in previous works. Due to its exceptional architecture, the building was already part of the cultural heritage of the then Czechoslovakia in 1985, and in 2011 it was declared a building of a century in the category of residential buildings in Slovakia. Almost a 90-year-old Avion performs its original function without interruption and is still a...

Traditional wooden joints, which have developed for centuries, featured their own function and their own aesthetics. However, from today's point of view, they are too complicated to produce – not only in the terms of time but also the skill required to manufacture them, which is one of the main reasons for their disappearance. In order to clarify whether it makes sense to bring them to life and to define their desired form, questionnaire research has been carried out. It explored consumer preferences and the poten...