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New Year's Gifts: 15 Best Russian Brands for You

New Year's Gifts: 15 Best Russian Brands for You

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The charm of the North: unique toys and craft products

Craft scented candles from the Moscow brand Unification love are not only a source of light, but also a stylish decorative element for your interior. Their unique shapes, inspired by nature—mushrooms and flowers—make ideal gifts for those who appreciate forest aesthetics and natural beauty. Each candle is infused with carefully selected scents, creating an atmosphere of comfort and tranquility in your home. Choose Unification love craft candles to make your interior more harmonious and add a touch of nature to it.

Photo: Unification love

The "Babushkiny Svyazy" store offers a wide range of cute items for children and a cozy interior. In our catalog, you'll find bows, hair clips, and toys in natural shades, perfect for Scandinavian style. We also offer designer birch-shaped candles for adults, making a wonderful addition to any gift. By purchasing our products, you create a unique atmosphere of comfort and harmony in your home.

Photo: "Grandmother's Connections"

The "Datura-trava" brand offers bright and cheerful ceramics that can add color to gray winter days. Our selection includes a variety of tableware, unique jewelry, and stylish mirrors. We also offer customization options, allowing you to create a unique piece that reflects your personality. Discover a world of vibrant colors and creative design with "Durman-trava" and add a touch of warmth and comfort to your home.

Image: @durmantravaa / Instagram*

The Ceramic Tales workshop from Krasnoyarsk specializes in creating unique tableware and interior items. Founder Valentina Fadeeva uses natural, high-quality clays, including orange, white, and porcelain, as well as exclusive glazes. Each piece is fired at a high temperature, giving it a unique character and durability. Ceramic Tales offers not just tableware, but real works of art that can become a bright accent in your interior.

Photo: @ceramictales / "Instagram"*

The workshop "Wooden Toys of the Russian North", founded by Yuri and Evgeniya Bezobrazov, specializes in Restoring and promoting traditional wooden toys. The focus is on studying ancient examples and their history, which lends uniqueness and value to each piece. The artisans strive to preserve the cultural heritage of the Russian North, creating pieces that are not only pleasing to the eye but also convey the spirit of traditional Russian toys. Crafted with passion and attention to detail, each toy becomes more than just an object, but a piece of history that can be passed on to future generations.

Photo: Wooden toys of the Russian North
Photo: Wooden toys of the Russian North

The Gnezdo workshop offers unique wooden toys for the New Year tree, among which the charming little mermaids stand out. These products not only add a festive mood, but are also an excellent gift option. Affordable prices make them accessible to a wide range of customers. By choosing toys from the Gnezdo workshop, you support manual labor and receive a high-quality product that will decorate your Christmas tree and bring joy to your loved ones.

Photo: Gnezdo page on VKontakte

Modern gifts for connoisseurs of Soviet heritage and Bauhaus aesthetics

The Anokhin Nikita Store brand has deep respect for the post-Soviet heritage. Founder Nikita Anokhin notes that panel houses for his mother became a symbol of improving life and the transition from a dormitory to her own home. Despite criticism of panel buildings, this part of our history demands preservation. Architectural monuments like the Khrushchev-era buildings require protection, not mindless demolition to make way for soulless structures. Anokhin Nikita Store actively promotes the value of these buildings, emphasizing their uniqueness and significance for cultural heritage.

Photo: Anokhin Nikita Store
Photo: Anokhin Nikita Store

The project gained unusual popularity in a very short time, which enabled the author to organize cooperation with Yandex Delivery.

Photo from the collaboration with Yandex Delivery Photo: Yandex Delivery / Anokhin Nikita Store
Concrete flower pot Photo: Anokhin Nikita Store

The Lamp Block brand reinterprets elements of Soviet modernism, creating unique lighting solutions. Each product, from candlesticks to nightlights, speaks of a love of light and architecture, bringing a special atmosphere to the interior. We offer stylish and functional products that harmoniously fit into modern spaces, giving them individuality and comfort. Our items not only illuminate, but also become a bright accent in the design.

The candlestick is a concrete mini-copy of the Kurpaty sanatorium. Lighting fixtures made from glass blocks. Photo: @lampovy.block / Instagram*.

All light fixtures are made from glass blocks mined from abandoned locations, giving each piece a unique and historical character. These lighting elements are not only functional but also become an important part of the interior, adding atmosphere and character. The use of glass blocks from abandoned sites emphasizes the eco-friendly approach to design and makes each light fixture a true work of art.

The project aims to preserve architectural heritage and revitalize it, giving it new life. We strive to preserve unique architectural objects, giving them modern meaning and functionality.

A candle with the aroma of popcorn in sweet caramel, an exact replica of the Oktyabr cinema Photo: @lampovy.block / Instagram *

The Great Russian The "Wall" project, which began in 2020, is based on the PO-2 fence, which was erected in the 1970s. This initiative brings together street artists fascinated by Soviet architecture and represents a unique visual language. Today, elements of this style are actively used in interior design and fashion, creating new trends and inspiring designers around the world.

Small concrete fences become a canvas for street art artists Photo: Great Russian Wall

The brutal brand "Mast" offers ironic and profound concepts that reflect A unique combination of beauty and bleakness. His collection includes works such as a globe depicting a snow-covered prefabricated house, which attract the attention of connoisseurs of winter landscapes and the architecture of the era of stagnation. These works of art allow us to see the world from a new perspective, emphasizing the aesthetics of abandonment and nostalgia. The Mast brand is becoming a symbol of deep reflection on time and space, which makes its works especially relevant for those who seek meaning and beauty in unusual forms.

Photo: MST Pins

Ekaterina Boyko, creator of the Katekeramika brand, finds her inspiration Modernism, the Bauhaus, and De Stijl influences are clearly reflected in her ceramic pieces, which combine elegant design and functionality. Each Katekeramika piece is a harmony of form and color, crafted with meticulous attention to detail. The brand offers unique ceramic items that emphasize the modern style and aesthetics of the interior.

Fruit vases Photo: Katekeramika

One of the key advantages of ceramic tableware is the use of semi-porcelain. This material ensures the safe use of dishes in the microwave and allows you to wash them in the dishwasher. These properties make semi-porcelain an ideal choice for modern kitchens, combining practicality and aesthetic appearance.

Photo: Katekeramika

Ironic gifts for connoisseurs of modern art

RowRug Studio from St. Petersburg provides the opportunity to order unique We also offer original design solutions for creating stylish interiors. Our products will enhance the individuality of your space and blend harmoniously with any decor. We strive for quality and originality, offering our clients a wide selection of materials and designs. Trust us to create the perfect rug that will become a real accent of your interior.

Photo: RowRug

Bonbonnieres and tumbler toys, created with the irony of the Kustarsoyuz, are a unique combination of modernism and Soviet naivety. These pieces bring a contemporary twist to classic forms, making them appealing to both collectors and art lovers. The combination of traditional elements and contemporary ideas creates original pieces that reflect the spirit of the times and cultural heritage.

Photo: @kustarsoyuz / Telegram

Oksana Afanasyeva creates unique ceramics inspired by real events. Her pieces attract attention thanks to their exquisite and delicate designs, which are achieved using the technique of applying a pencil under the glaze. Each of the master's works tells its own story and reflects a deep connection with the surrounding world. Oksana's ceramics are not only a piece of art, but also a bearer of emotions and impressions, which makes her work especially valuable for art connoisseurs.

Photo: @about_people_ceramic / Instagram*

The artist's work process is a fascinating spectacle: she often paints She creates tableware without preliminary sketches, which gives her creations a special uniqueness. This approach allows her to improvise and find new ideas directly in the process of creation, which makes each work inimitable. This not only emphasizes the individuality of her style, but also adds value to each product, turning it into a real art object.

The "Love" plate is an interesting art object. This is ceramic embroidery. Photo: @about_people_ceramic / Instagram*

Svetlana Mamontova creates unique ceramic works of art that not only surprise viewers but also convey fascinating stories. Her works are distinguished by their provocativeness and originality, making each one a true masterpiece of ceramic art. By creating ceramics, Svetlana strives to evoke emotions and provoke thoughts, which attracts the attention of a wide audience.

Plate with gilded cookies "for tea". Photo: @lotalota_ / Instagram*

The artist creates unique art objects using diverse and sometimes disturbing imagery. One example is a ceramic fruit dish shaped like jaws. This original approach attracts attention and generates interest in contemporary art, demonstrating the artist's ability to combine aesthetics with unexpected forms.

Svetlana Mamontova's works have been exhibited in such renowned venues as MMOMA, Flacon, Cube, and Arusha Gallery. Each of her pieces is a unique gift for connoisseurs of ironic art. Photo: @lotalota_ / Instagram*
Flower vases by Svetlana Mamontova. Photo: @lotalota_ / Instagram*

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