Russia's young creators search for the thread of history
177 views · Published 13 December 2018 · 1:23 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
They are young designers but the techniques they use to create their fabrics come from Russia's distant past. In her small workshop in the rooftops of Moscow, Maria Andrianova focuses on making a sewing point learned from grandmothers in Karelia, in northwestern Russia. Youkhan Nikadimus decided to devote himself to the creation of "kokochniki", traditional headdresses from Russian folklore. These young Russian creators are trying "to bring pieces of history back to the modern world."
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