"Clay, straw, linen, wood, and recycled fibers appear throughout the work of Victoria Yakusha in thick textured surfaces that carry visible traces of touch and labor. Across her interiors and furniture collections, materials retain their grain, density, and irregularity to create spaces that feel closely tied to landscape and long-term inhabitation."
"Designer Victoria Yakusha often describes her philosophy as 'live design,' a term connected to the idea that spaces and objects should remain tied to the environments and cultural histories from which they emerge. This approach becomes visible in her interiors through muted acoustics, raw textures, and handmade irregularities that slow the visual experience of a room."
"The projects avoid decorative nostalgia. Instead, vernacular references become tools for continuity between past and present material practices. Ukrainian craft traditions, rural landscapes, and domestic rituals influence proportions, textures, and fabrication methods throughout the work."
"Furniture from her FAINA collection often resembles geological formations or archaeological fragments shaped through hand-finishing and natural compounds. Many pieces appear intentionally porous and slightly uneven, allowing the physical qualities of the material to remain visible."
Thick textured surfaces made from clay, straw, linen, wood, and recycled fibers show visible traces of touch and labor. Materials retain grain, density, and irregularity across interiors and furniture, creating spaces that feel closely tied to landscape and long-term inhabitation. Walls absorb light softly, while furniture appears compressed, carved, or pressed from raw compounds. Natural pigments and rough fibers create surfaces that seem to hold memory physically. Based in Kyiv, a design language aligns with Radical Softness through tactility and preservation through making. “Live design” keeps spaces and objects tied to environments and cultural histories, using muted acoustics, raw textures, and handmade irregularities. Vernacular references support continuity between past and present material practices, drawing on Ukrainian craft traditions, rural landscapes, and domestic rituals. Furniture in the FAINA collection resembles geological formations or archaeological fragments shaped through hand-finishing and natural compounds, often porous and slightly uneven to keep material qualities visible.
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