WHAT: Design Expedition to Ukraine
WHEN: 5 Days in Autumn/Summer
WHO: Design Experts

Design Expedition to Ukraine "Land Inspires" — a project launched in 2018 and 2019 by Victoria Yakusha, founder of FAINA and Yakusha Studio. The idea behind the project — to draw attention to the rich cultural heritage and endangered ancestral crafts of Ukraine, which for a long time remained in the shadows. To inspire cultural links by exploring the rich patrimony of Ukraine. A milestone on FAINA’s path to pass on Ukrainian cultural history.

Victoria designed the itinerary and workshops along the offered route, building a personal relationships with each artisan. Their spirit and approach brought to light in the sacred craft of wood craving, hand-woven wool technique of lyzhnikarstvo, kosiv hand-painted ceramics, and the sound of the Ukrainian Trembita, world's longest horn instrument, revived by FAINA as sculptural decor. A hands-on experience allowed the guests to form intimate connections with the art and the land.

By cultivating interest around Ukrainian ancestral crafts and stories in a foreign audience, Yakusha helped attract the attention internally as well, the country's youth. A feat in the effort to nourish Ukrainian heritage “Perhaps someone will be motivated to apprentice this deeply valuable knowledge or just acquaint themselves with it ”, — comments Victoria.

5 Days — 5 Artisan Villages

Lviv




During this day all the expedition group arrives in Lviv.




During this day all the expedition group arrives in Lviv.

Gavaretsky Hutir




Black Steamed Ceramics Workshop.




Black Steamed Ceramics Workshop.

Bukovets village




Workshop with the longest musical instrument in the world — Trembita.




Workshop with the longest musical instrument in the world — Trembita.

Yavoriv village




Hutsul sheep blankets - Lizhnyky - weawing workshop.




Hutsul sheep blankets - Lizhnyky - weawing workshop.

Kosiv village




Kosiv ceramics (painted with clay) workshop.




Kosiv ceramics (painted with clay) workshop.

Kosiv village




Bodnar (carpenter's) workshop on producing wooden barrel.




Bodnar (carpenter's) workshop on producing wooden barrel.

Kolomuya




Workshop on painting Easter eggs in the heart of this ancient craft — Kolomuya village.




Workshop on painting Easter eggs in the heart of this ancient craft — Kolomuya village.

Meet the participants of the 2019 Summer — Second Design Expedition to Ukraine.

Meet the participants of the 2018 Autumn — First Design Expedition to Ukraine.

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