There were fur coats - animals became: An Englishwoman creates realistic animal figures from fur clothes

Where was the woman's corner in the Russian house, what happened there and why men were not allowed to enter there

It is simply impossible to imagine an old Russian hut without a stove. But not many people know that behind each stove there was a so-called woman's corner. It was an exclusively feminine place, where men had no right to enter. And for violation of this rule, there could be very serious consequences. Read why there were no male cooks in Russia, how the furnace evil could punish a peasant and what a woman's kut is

How savings were kept in Russia, when there were no banks and plastic cards yet

People have always sought to save money. And in Russia, the peasants also wanted to keep their small savings. Naturally, they had to be kept somewhere and preferably away from prying eyes. Today these are banks, plastic cards and safes at the disposal of investors, and in ancient times none of this was. How did people cope with the storage of their accumulated funds? Read in the material how money was hidden in Russia, why the moneybox was a way not to be afraid of fires and when the first deposits appeared

Paper ones, but as if they were alive. Realistic bird figures by Johan Scherft

It is not at all necessary to turn the birds into stuffed animals and put them under a glass cover in order to decorate the interior in this way or to prepare a training manual. The latest technology, as well as the creative talent of artists will help to avoid this by replacing living birds with paper sculptures. Artificial, but as real - this is how the figurines of birds from the Dutch artist Johan Scherft are obtained

How in Russia pearls were mined and clothes were decorated with them

Looking at old canvases and photographs, you sometimes wonder how expensively the residents of "unwashed Russia" are dressed. The incredibly beautiful jewelry and headdresses made of pearls, which took a huge amount of this precious material, were, of course, a family property and were passed down from generation to generation, but, nevertheless, it is strange that they were available not only to the nobility, but also to the wealthy peasants

They are greeted by clothes, seen off by clothes. Colorful sculpture installations

Once we wrote about how skillfully creative people are able to use available materials to create their imperishable works. For example, using clothes, because not a single person living in modern society can do without it, which means that every second wardrobe is full of things to the eyeballs. So, the artist Thomas Voorn creates graffiti from clothes, and the Cuban creators Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz's - colorful sculptural installations