Matches as a symbol of the “cold war”

Artist Sasha Chavchavadze published her memoirs

A book of memoirs by Sasha Chavchavadze “Museum of Matches” was introduced at the publishing house Proteotypes in the New York.

The preface says that many years ago in Vladimir Nabokov’s memoir “Remembrance, speak!” the author was struck by the episode in which a friend of Nabokov’s family, tsarist general, showed a variety of games with matches to young Volodya.
Read the rest of this entry »

Calendar of matches from the studio of Jurko Gutsulyaka

The works of graphic design studio of Jurko Gutsulyaka from Kiev, Ukraine, took part in many international exhibitions, as well as they wrere prize-winners of European and American design competitions.

Read the rest of this entry »