VNIITE: Discovering Utopia—Lost Archives of Soviet Design

Alexandra Sankova, Olga DruzhininaUnit Editions • ISBN-13 978‑1916457300

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VNIITE: Discovering Utopia—Lost Archives of Soviet Design

Alexandra Sankova, Olga DruzhininaUnit Editions

ISBN-10: 1916457304 · ISBN-13: 978‑1916457300 · 2023

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This volume provides a definitive examination of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics (VNIITE), the central authority for design innovation in the Soviet Union. Through an extensive collection of archival photographs, technical drawings, and prototypes, the book chronicles the institute's mission to harmonize industrial production with aesthetic function.

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Hardcover2023
Pages: 224Language: English

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14 live copies of this book from $31.38 (as of 2026-08-30).

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Author: Alexandra SankovaAuthor: Olga Druzhinina

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Inferred: ConstructivismInferred: Industrial DesignInferred: Material CultureInferred: Product DesignInferred: Soviet Design StudiesInferred: Soviet Graphic DesignInferred: Soviet HistoryInferred: Soviet ModernismInferred: Archival ResearchInferred: Modernism

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Influences: Bauhaus, ConstructivismCornerstone of: Soviet Design Studies

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