Concrete Reverie
Designers and creatives across the New East are now reclaiming socialist-era Brutalism as a driving force behind their work. This raw concrete architecture has been demonized by many but others draw inspiration from its bare essence and uncompromising form.
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St Petersburg-based artist Katia Tolstykh draws inspiration from the Brutalist cityscapes that surround her. Decorated with pastel hues, her MEME vases showcase unfinished surfaces and the unusual use of conventional forms. |
Slovak designer Marián Laššák's Panelák furniture is inspired by the country’s pre-fab tower blocks which sprouted up across communist Czechoslovakia after the Second World War |
Artist Guido Zimmerman fuses the traditional cuckoo clock with post-war buildings. (Previously) |
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