New East Digital Archive

Craft

Art in the Aral Sea: can craft help heal community living through ecological catastrophe?

Art in the Aral Sea: can craft help heal community living through ecological catastrophe?

Tatar Baroque: one artist is transforming Russian fairytales into daring contemporary fashion

Tatar Baroque: one artist is transforming Russian fairytales into daring contemporary fashion

Russian artist Vera Shimunia is creating stunning landscapes with a needle and thread

Russian artist Vera Shimunia is creating stunning landscapes with a needle and thread

This artist is transforming Poland's traditional straw chandeliers into modern sculpture

This artist is transforming Poland’s traditional straw chandeliers into modern sculpture

Monster Cabaret: Czech design firm Lasvit is creating childhood nightmares from glass

Monster Cabaret: Czech design firm Lasvit is creating childhood nightmares from glass

Ukrainian craft marketplace launches global store

Ukrainian craft marketplace launches global store

Follow of the week: knots and knits from Moscow

Follow of the week: knots and knits from Moscow

Follow of the week: handmade rugs from Ukraine

Follow of the week: handmade rugs from Ukraine

Follow of the week: intricate embroidery from Novosibirsk

Follow of the week: intricate embroidery from Novosibirsk

Half & Kulachek: traditional crafts meet contemporary design in plate collaboration

Half & Kulachek: traditional crafts meet contemporary design in plate collaboration

Burnt by the sun: a journey into Chuvashia, Russia's hop-growing heartland

Burnt by the sun: a journey into Chuvashia, Russia’s hop-growing heartland

Rags and ruins: nine Russian creative projects that celebrate the “poor” and imperfect

Rags and ruins: nine Russian creative projects that celebrate the “poor” and imperfect