Arkhangelsk / Cultural Identity Sprint & Urban Interventions

In depth

Facilitated a week-long immersive design sprint combining anthropological field research with rigorous visual exploration. Uncovered the tension between the city's traditional heritage and modern evolution, delivering a bridging solution of cultural probes and festival-inspired urban interventions to harmonize public perception.

Details

Tags

• Identity Design
• Workshop
• Cultural Design

Imagery

Arkhangelsk mood board: heritage craft, wooden architecture and Soviet modernism in one grid

Visual direction: Raw, atmospheric street photography of northern Russian architecture juxtaposed with vibrant, abstract geometric festival graphics and cultural probe cards.

• Workshop question slide: 'How can we help the people of Arkhangelsk to find meaning in this?'
• Micro-dwelling probe: compact kitchen interior study from the identity sprint
• Arkhangelsk: participants visiting a traditional wooden house with carved window surrounds and painted shutters
• Arkhangelsk: workshop conversation at the table of a traditional home with local hosts
• Arkhangelsk: painted wooden trays and toy figures in the traditional crafts collection
• Arkhangelsk: a historic wooden mansion dwarfed by Soviet apartment blocks - the city's layered identity
• Arkhangelsk: Soviet modernist housing block painted green and yellow
• Arkhangelsk: carved wooden church domes against the northern sky

Studio

Work with the studio

JVVDESIGN

Freelance designer and developer for brand design, product UX/UI, and front-end development. Selected work, clear packages, and senior-level craft for teams that need to ship.

[email protected] · +31 6 43 11 34 82 · Amsterdam · Netherlands

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