What we’ve read, written and seen

Newsletter week 10, 2022

Reviving ancient crafts Ruda studio researches the folk artisans' techniques of Ukraine for contemporary use. Their products are about returning to their original art and craft. The elements of their products are local materials: brass, copper, clay, straw, water plant, wood and stone. See more here

Books for understanding Fiction from Ukraine can be a tool of empathy, understanding, and learning; it can help forge connections and support the literature of Ukraine. The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan is a powerful testimony to the horrors of war in everyday life of adults and children alike. Read more here

Comfort town housing The city of Kyiv is in the news daily as it has been under attack. We explored the city's culture and its architecture now that history and architecture are being lost. This colourful residential complex is designed by Archimatika and based on the block development principle. Picturesque building silhouettes, elaborated apartment layouts, and entirely pedestrian courtyards became the standard of comfort class in the residential. Read more here

Better Julie Pelipas, stylist and Vogue Ukraine’s international fashion director, started fashion brand or “platform”, as she calls it, “Better” in 2020. “Better” modifies vintage men’s suits to fit women’s sizes, calling the outfits sartorial uniforms; the suits are manufactured in Ukraine. See more here

Tech companies in Ukraine Grammarly may be the best-known Ukraine-based tech company, the maker of an AI-driven tool that helps people improve their writing. The company has a significant number of software developers in Kyiv and will donate all net income generated by Russia and Belarus from the start of the war in 2014 through 2022. Read more here

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