Saturday, April 2, 2011

Matryoshka dolls, a Russian delight

On our way back to Korea, we stopped by Moscow Airport to change flights.
During my two hours of free time, I looked around for Matryoshka dolls, a.k.a Russian dolls. What you should know about me is that I have a huuuuuge thing for Russian dolls. I just find them adorable and somewhat foreign, which makes it all the more intriguing and fascinating. Plus, I love how each nested doll set reflects the painter's personality and preference in design.
Anyway, although airports have ridiculous pricing systems, I couldn't not buy a set for myself. I know you can buy them in countries other than Russia, but where better to buy Russian dolls than Russia?



Russian Vogue
You've probably seen these before, but these Matryoshka dolls were designed after the crème de la crème of designers for Russian Vogue's 10th anniversary (November, 2008).
"Every Matryoshka is unique and a piece of art in itself" (Aliona Doletskaya, Russian Vogue's editor in chief), and boy, is she right!







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