Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Oblast: Dizajn
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts
by Vladmir Arkhipov
Godina : 2006
Stranica : 303
Stanje knjige : Lepo ocuvana, omot minimalne nesavrsenosti, unutrasnjost odlicna. Ilustrovana knjiga, kod nas je nema u ponudi a na stranim sajtovima kosta preko 50 dolara.


The clever, bizarre and poignant DIY housewares that fill the pages of Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts have stories to tell. They communicate the textures of the lives of ordinary Russians during the collapse of the Soviet Union, they highlight alternatives to factory design and disposable goods, and they speak volumes about what goes on in other people`s homes--how they spend and scrimp, how they make do. Home-Made highlights the best of the everyday objects made by ordinary Russians during and around the time of the Soviet Union`s decline. Many were inspired by a lack of access to manufactured goods. Among the hundreds of idiosyncratic constructions for inside and outside the home are a back massager from a wooden abacus, a television antenna from unwanted forks, and a tiny bathtub plug from a boot heel. The author is himself a self-taught artist: he began exhibiting his own objects and installations in 1990, and collecting and cataloging these everyday, utilitarian objects handmade from modern materials a dozen years ago, in 1994. He accompanies each invaluable artifact with a photograph of the maker and his or her story. Foreward by Susan B. Glasser of the Washington Post Foreign Service.

Oh this book. So incredible. Pictures and stories from all over Russia of hand made objects. Many made because of shortages and lack of money-all are innovative, slightly crude and beautiful. A suprising number of tritons, and metal manufactured handles for porcelain tea pots. But you`ll also finde home made clocks, phones, childrens toys, guitars and more. My personal favorites were the tape deck (!), playing cards and rosary (made of chewed up bread and tobacco ash).

One of the most inspiring art/design books I`ve seen in a while. It`s amazing to see how people can be so creative & resourceful if they are put in extreme circumstances. It makes you think twice about throwing anything away even if it`s broken or old. I wish I can live more like this everyday.