Five Pavilions ‘In Minor Keys’ Where Art Meets Craft at the 2026 Biennale di Venezia
No protest, no political noise. These pavilions at the 2026 Biennale di Venezia show how, through crafts, art can hold a mirror to our most pressing concerns.
Nabatele: Anna Kamyshan creates a floating Synagogue in Venice
There is something quietly arresting about a sixteenth-century Venetian synagogue, perched atop a floating rock, drifting above the waters of the lagoon. This is Nabatele, a mesmerising installation by Anna Kamyshan, and an official Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
Under the Reed Roof Guesthouses: YOD Group reimagines Ukraine’s rural homes
The Kyiv-based studio revisits the archetypal Ukrainian cottage with fully transparent glass façades set beneath deliberately oversized roofs, seamlessly blurring the boundary between interior and landscape.
Land of Light II: Victoria Yakusha celebrates Ukrainian visionaries with brave mythological creatures
The Land of Light II series of handcrafted sculptural pieces embodies the naive, wild and vital spirit of Ukrainian design.
Point of Unity: rooting the sky into the earth at Burning Man
The immersive ‘Point of Unity’ installation by Ukrainian artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka merges the elements with a message of peace.
Ukraine Pavilion in Venice showcases architects and people’s wartime resistance
Ukraine Pavilion explores architecture as a tool for resistance: from traditional building methods to improvised construction and the reconstruction process.
Sixteen national pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
We selected sixteen national pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2025 that explore how architects can react to climate change with natural, artificial, and collective intelligence.
Natalie Dubrovska designs a women-empowering yoga and barre studio in Kyiv
“Nothing was available due to the war,” explains the Ukrainian designer. Named STAN, the yoga and barre studio was completed using locally sourced materials.
The Hedgehog Temple supports Ukraine at Burning Man 2023
Ukrainian collective Kurenivka honours and supports patriots at war with the Hedgehog Temple and Memorial site at Burning Man 2023.
Ukrainian creatives share their vision for the future at the CONTINUUM exhibition in Milan
Architectural cakes, ‘silent’ furniture designs, mist-inspired perfumes, shape-shifting fashion, and textile crafts. Five Ukrainian creatives share an exceptional vision for the future at the CONTINUUM exhibition in Milan.
Milan Design Week 2023: 15 must-visit design exhibitions
Desacralized chandeliers, Elvis’ sofas, repurposed broken furniture, ultramarine tableware, and knitted chairs. 15 must-visit design exhibitions in Milano.
‘Ukraine: The Art of Resilience’ design exhibition at Maison & Objet 2023
At the ‘Ukraine: The Art of Resilience’ exhibition, ancient traditions blend with contemporary design to highlight the Ukrainian spirit.
ZIKZAK designs the REVIVAL modular system to rebuild schools and homes in Ukraine
REVIVAL can be swiftly mounted and scaled up. “The war is causing irreparable destruction very quickly. Our task is to rebuild Ukraine faster; because people want to return home now!” The Ukrainian studio told Archipanic.
Best of 2022: this year, architects and designers joined the fight for Ukraine
From a modular solution to rebuild neighborhoods and protect monuments to a fashion collection from evacuated garments and more. Architecture and design fight for Ukraine and peace.
Gropius Chair Military Edition: Ukrainian design ’before’ and ‘after’ February 24
NOOM and volunteers weaving camouflage nets during the first months of the Russian invasion craft the Gropius Chair Military Edition.
STEPPING ON UKRAINIAN SOIL: Faina Gallery brings forward Ukrainian heritage in Basel
Design Miami/ Basel 2022: FAINA Gallery presents the STEPPING ON UKRAINIAN SOIL exhibition, “reinterpreting the country’s heritage and crafts through contemporary design,” says Ukrainian-born gallery founder Victoria Yakusha.
‘RE:Ukraine. Monuments’ sheltering system protects Ukrainian art from shelling
Ukrainian studio balbek bureau has developed ‘RE:Ukraine. Monuments,’ a modular, easy-to-install and fast-to-mount protection system for endangered monuments during the war.
balbek bureau’s RE:Ukraine town-system offers decent homes to refugees
The RE:Ukraine housing scheme comprises timber-frame boxes that can be assembled in multiple layouts to create residential sections and neighbourhoods. balbek bureau has met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the construction of the first settlement.
Norman Foster to rebuild the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by bringing together the best minds
Norman Foster met with Kharkiv’s mayor to discuss the future rebuilding of Kharkiv which was heavily damaged by the Russian army during the invasion.
Ukrainian fashion designer Irina Dzhus supports her country with a fashion collection from war evacuated garments
Forced to flee, Irina Dzhus supports Ukrainian charities with an impromptu collection developed from garments salvaged from a single emergency suitcase.
Marcin Rusak Studio’s ICFU charity project supports Ukrainian refugees
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Marcin Rusak Studio teamed up with artists and designers from around the globe to aid migrants with the online charity project ICFU – International Creatives for Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine Pavilions at Venice Art Biennale 2022
In the wake of the war, La Biennale di Venezia announced the fate of the Russia and Ukraine Pavilions. The first will remain close while the latter announced it would be there presenting artworks that have been rescued from shelling.
International architects and institutions react to Ukraine war
The International Union of Architects condemns the Ukraine war while Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield and MVRDV suspend all work in Russia.
Russia invasion: architects and designers respond to the unjustified Ukraine war
Russia invasion: “Stand for Ukraine,” said Ukrainian architects and designers in the wake of the major military attack in Europe since World War II.
Russia-Ukraine war: architecture and design news
Archipanic stands for Ukraine. Here we collect architecture and design news related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “The mission of architecture and design is to create spaces where people can share a better future. War is just the opposite of it; it destroys both the physical space and its purpose.” Enrico Zilli, Archipanic Editor in Chief.
Russia invasion: Ukrainian architects and designers respond to the unjustified war
Russia invasion: “Stand for us Ukraine,” said Ukrainian architects and designers in the wake of the major military attack since World War II.
Yova Yager transforms a former knitting factory into the Rose-Mary cafe in Kyiv
The new Rose-Mary cafe and co-working spaces by YOVAYAGER in the Ukrainian capital blends the venue’s industrial heritage with four architectural styles from Gothic to Constructivism.
Life after COVID-19: 7 new ways we will stay at home once the pandemic will be over
Life after COVID-19: from the rise of the ‘disinfection zone’ and the ‘smart working space’, to the boom of hype-free home gardening. Sergey Makhno predicts how our homes will change after the world’s quarantine.
Ukrainian design is the ultimate – and probably the most hype-free – creative frontier
Ukrainian design blooms blending the country’s wilderness, ancient craftsmanship and mysterious folklore. In Milan, Sergey Makhno Architects, Victoriya Yakusha and emerging talents from Kiev showcase ‘earthy’ collections connecting past, present and future.
Ya Vsesvit: Yakusha Design creates a monochrome co-working space in Kiev
Folk musical instruments-inspired designs and custom-designed furniture feature in Ya Vsesvit’s monochrome co-working space in the Ukrainian capital. The workspace for young creatives hosts also an architectural studio, a lecture hall and a design gallery.