Abandoned wall tiles reimagined as fashion – in pictures
Since 2014, for her series Second Hand, Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova has been exploring “the history of buildings that have changed ownership and function” by
Ukrainian Artist Gives Color To Brooklyn
Just across the East River from Manhattan, Brooklyn has a thriving local art scene. One of the borough’s most interesting artists is Misha Tyutyunik, known
Kiev Bus Garage Number 7: Ukraine’s giant abandoned space-age saucer
On the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, where the city’s historic Darnytsia neighborhood gives way to lush pine forest, lies a hidden relic of
A Ukranian apartment with lots of history
Kicking things up a notch with some royal blue and brass accents in this Kyiv, Ukraine apartment by Emil Dervish. The apartment located on the fifth floor
Traditional Western Ukrainian Wedding Season Begins
Welcome to a traditional Ukrainian wedding festival, Carpathian style. In the Western mountainous region of Ukraine, villagers went great lengths to celebrate their weddings according
Lviv Keeps The Art Of Stove Tiles Alive
In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, artisans have been making delicate ceramic tiles to cover household stoves for centuries. The tradition is going strong,
A Passion For Life: Blind Pole Dancer Olena Tkachenko
It took her a year from her first training session to a bronze prize at a world championship. Pole dancer from Zaporizhia, Olena Tkachenko is
Rare postcards depict Ukrainian village life at turn of 20th century
Many of the postcards are labeled “Little Russia” (Малороссия) whereas they obviously refer to the political and geographic territory of present-day Ukraine. Here is a
Life inside a Kiev Khrushchyovka: Soviet architecture in Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine – Square and simple. Red bricks. Five flights of stairs. No elevator. Branches and dry leaves climb along the facades, between balconies. The structures
Eyes On Ukrainian Outerwear ‘Ochi’
Best known for its top-selling yellow trenchcoat and with its latest collection to be stocked by Net-a-porter, Ochi outerwear is setting its “eyes” on the
