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Daria Shapovalova: Technology Will Save Fashion
Daria Shapovalova is set on expanding the boundaries of the Ukrainian fashion scene. First, she put Ukraine on the fashion world’s map as a...
Alyona and Alyona
Two Odessa designers, who coincidentally share the name Alyona, are designing trendy swimwear that is becoming popular in and out of the sea loving...
The Odessan Dvorik
The Ukrainian and Russian words “dvorik” and “dvor” (or dvoriki and dvori in plural) are frequently translated into English as either “courtyard” or “patio,”...
Theater On Podil: A Controversial Facet Of The Ukrainian Architectural Revival
The newly built Podil Theater building has proven to be quite controversial with it’s modernist exterior making many observers quite unhappy. If nothing else,...
An Urban Expedition To Madrid: Small Steps To Active Communities
To discover Madrid through the prism of its social initiatives and to obtain a much deeper understanding of its dynamics and culture, its social...
Ukrainian Fashion Comes To Washington D.C.
A pathbreaking fashion runway showing of seven designers came to Washington D.C. featuring seven Ukrainian designers on November 30. A slightly different version of...
Kyiv — New York — Paris
Several fashion shows this year demonstrate the works of Ukrainian designers on the international stage. Ukrainian designers have long ceased to be local. Today,...
An Architectural Strategy For Odessa: A Dialogue With Ruslan Tarpan
The builder and restorer Ruslan Tarpаn is a prominent figure in the Odessa business world, but has a media reputation of being a private...
The Constant Surfer
In New York you're always from somewhere else. When people ask me my provenance, I tell them I'm from the South. The South of...
(De)-Occupying A Street In The Heart Of Odessa
In the middle of September, Odessites were able to witness a unique experiment. “Occupy Zhukova,” an initiative organized by urbanists in the center of...
