Praktika’s NAI identity draws on Lithuanian floor tiles
Lithuanian studio Praktika, led by Rokas Sutkaitis and Julius Seniūnas, designed a visual identity for the National Institute of Architecture (NAI) in Kaunas, inspired by the black-and-white folk floor tiles of its UNESCO-listed post office building. The grid-based system, resembling a mosaic, can scale across print, digital, and wayfinding. The NAI will present a Lithuanian pavilion at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale, where the identity will be tested internationally.
Key facts
- Praktika is an architecture and branding studio based in Vilnius and Kaunas, Lithuania.
- The studio is led by Rokas Sutkaitis and Julius Seniūnas.
- The National Institute of Architecture (NAI) is located in a former central post office in Kaunas, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- The identity’s grid system and mosaic-like logo are derived from the building’s black-and-white folk floor tiles.
- The system can be applied to posters, print, wayfinding, and digital pixels.
- The NAI will present a Lithuanian pavilion at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale.
- Praktika collaborated with the NAI in 2025.
- The identity aims to turn a historical motif into a contemporary global architectural language.
Entities
Artists
- Rokas Sutkaitis
- Julius Seniūnas
- Praktika
Institutions
- Praktika
- National Institute of Architecture
- UNESCO
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- Kaunas Central Post Office
Locations
- Vilnius
- Kaunas
- Lithuania
- Venice
- Italy