it was alongside the rise of the soviet era when the russian avant-garde movement started one of the most influential creative revolutions in the 20th century — the constructivists. influenced by the movement, creative design studio zupagrafika allows you to playfully shape your own avant-garde community with geometrical cut-out shapes, reflecting some of the most seminal examples of russian constructivist architecture erected between the early 1920’s and mid-1930’s. the studio is the author of award-winning publications such as ‘eastern block‘, ‘blokoshka‘, ‘brutal east‘, ‘brutal london’, and ‘paris brut’.

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
all images © zupagrafika

 

 

zupagrafika has a special affinity with post-war modernist architecture. ‘build your own russian constructivist playground’ is designed especially for children and their parents to engage them in a playful, interactive tour around the constructivist world of forms and colours, and practice their spatial imagination. it contains four press out comrades to assemble without glue or scissors and includes an educative note on russian avant-garde architecture and easy to follow instructions. 

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
an overview of the first page

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the cut-out book contains four press out comrades to assemble without glue or scissors

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the ‘communal house of the textile institute’ cut-out

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the ‘kirov district administration building’ cut-out

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
zupagrafika studio has a special affinity with post-war modernist architecture

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
all four cut-outs completed

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the ‘playground’

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the book comes with an educative note on russian avant-garde architecture and easy to follow instructions

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
a poster depicting the constructivist era

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
a page containing information on the constructivist movement

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground
the back cover of the book

 

 

 

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground

zupagrafika's cut-out book lets you build your own russian constructivist playground

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edited by: lynn chaya | designboom