THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PROJECT

Cohen’s Melnikov Lecture

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Natalia

Jean-Louis Cohen presents a lecture on Konstantin Melnikov,
& the ICONIC MELNIKOV HOUSE. Highly recommended.

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Melnikov House SOS
“The Melnikov House has been shouting SOS already for several months,
BUT NOBODY IS LISTENING,
when you talk to specialists in private,
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE CATASTROPHE,
but when we receive official data – SILENCE,”
– professed Ekaterina Karinskaya, granddaughter of the architect Konstantin Melnikov.

http://www.vesti-moscow.ru/rnews.html?id=201802

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DOM NOVOGO BYTA

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Natalia

“Dom Novogo Byta is the diary of our journey chasing the remnants of the extraordinary utopian season of the avant-guards in the 1920’s and confronting it with the contemporary reality of post-communist Russia. The story takes the vantage point of the shanty Narkomfin building, hardly surviving today in a central plot of land appealing for real-estate speculators.” Read more HERE.

DOM NOVOGO BYTA / TRAILER from OGINO KNAUSS on Vimeo.

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A Look Back

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Natalia

THE CONSTRUCTIVIST PROJECT THROUGH THE YEARS!

2009 – Discovered the work of RODCHENKO
2010 – Began photographing avant-garde ARCHITECTURE
2011 – Learned silk screen PRINTING, spent 7 months PHOTOGRAPHING in Moscow
2012 – POSTER printing, The Constructivist Project exhibited in Berkeley & SF
2013 – The Constructivist Project continues, based in MOSCOW!

A year ago, I began printing the final work for my thesis project. A look back at all the fun:
Poster Printing Process Instagram collage

Visit the complete collection of posters here. & yes they are FOR SALE!

Rusakov Workers' Club poster & detail

ARCHNADZOR‘s write up of The Constructivist Project: HERE.

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World Monuments Watch

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Natalia

“2014 World Monuments Watch nominations are now being accepted. Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2013.

The World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. From archaeological sites to iconic architecture, cultural landscapes to historic urban centers, the Watch identifies places of significance in need of timely action.”

READ more about it here.
See the GUIDELINES here.

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BETTER COFFEE FOR BETTER WORKERS

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Natalia

P22 Type Foundry Constructivist Commemorative coffee mug 2012, mmm coffee!

Check out the Constructivist typefaces and glassware by P22 Type Foundry.

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Avant-Garde Center Opening

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Natalia

Photos from January 13: book presentation and opening of the Avant-Garde Center
(at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow)
opening of Avant-Garde Center