Lithuania’s leading Soviet-era design bureau lives on through its playful, down-to-earth packaging
"Tara," Lithuanian for container or packaging, was a nickname given by artists working in the graphic design field for their place of employment, the Experimental Package Design Bureau, which was established in the early 1960s in Soviet-occupied Lithuania. During its most productive period between 1964 and 1984, the bureau employed more than 50 designers, who forged the aesthetics for Lithuania’s everyday products. While the names of many of the designers have been lost, intensive research has allowed for their work to be showcased in this comprehensive book. Its almost 350 illustrations guide us playfully through a glossary that serves to conceptualize Tara’s narratives, stories and identities.
COLOPHON
editors Karolina Jakaitė, Deimantė Jasiulevičiūtė
texts Karolina Jakaitė
reviewed by prof.dr. Lolita Jablonskienė (Vilniaus dailės akademija), prof. dr. Giedrė Jankevičiūtė (Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų institutas)
additional essay Paul Gangloff
editorial design Deimantė Jasiulevičiūtė
graphic design Cuzani Kostilanská with Oriol Cabarocas
translated from Lithuanian Laima Buzginaitė
English language editing Tania Theodoru
intitutional partners: Design foundation (LT), Vilnius Academy of Arts (LT), LAPAS Publishing House (LT).
ISBN 978-395-905-860-5
306 psl., 209.5x209.5x20 mm, 1,1 kg
minkštas įrišimas, spalvotos iliustracijos
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