After experiencing the 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, furniture designer and architect Victoria Yakusha sought in her work to preserve, revive and celebrate Ukrainian culture. A deep connection with nature and a sustainable construction approach connects her designs to the Earth and centuries-old traditions. By drawing on techniques and materials native to her home country, Yakusha creates award-winning collections of furniture, lighting and décor with an organic modern design style.
Growing up, Yakusha fostered an affinity for Ukrainian primitivist and folk artists including self-taught painter Maria Prymachenko. She later studied architecture at Prydniprovska State Academy in Ukraine and the National Institutes of Science and Technology in France. In 2006, she opened YAKUSHA, a multidisciplinary studio, and in 2014, she launched her furniture brand, Faina.
Faina uses materials from Ukraine and employs local specialists to craft furnishings, often entirely by hand. The brand developed its own living material, ztista, a moldable dough composed of recycled metal, cellulose, wood chips and clay. Faina also uses a historic craft technique known as valkuvannia, which involves coating a solid surface with a mixture of straw, hay and natural clay. It enables sculptors to form highly textured pieces including chairs, benches and lamps.
Yakusha’s work has been presented around the world, including at the 2018 and 2020 Paris Design Week, 2017 Stockholm Furniture Fair, 2018 and 2020 Milan Design Week and 2015 and 2018 Bologna Design Week. She won recognition from the ELLE DECO International Design Awards in 2019, Art Space Interior Awards in 2020 and the 2020 Arte Laguna Prize for Art Design. In 2021, Yakusha’s Istetyka interior in Kyiv became the first Ukrainian project to win in the Dezeen Awards for the Bars & Restaurants category.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of designs by Victoria Yakusha including seating, tables, decorative objects and more.
$11,649 / item
Duzhyi Stool by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Duzhyi stool by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha. Material: Hand-sculpted in the author's signature sustainable material Ztista - a blend of paper, clay, hay, and other live elemen...
Clay, Wood
$7,460
SONIAH Coffee Table Oval
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
$7,620
SONIAH Coffee Table Long
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
$5,090
SONIAH Coffee Table Tall
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
'Gear Table' by Norr11, Tall, Earth
By Norr11
Located in Paris, IDF
Gear tables by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Gear is a collection of sculptural coffee tables, inspired by Ancient Greek columns. Gear is...
Concrete
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Stool Side Table 8
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Aquatic Plants Sculptural stool or side table by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most...
Wood
$8,486 / item
H 19 in Dm 20 in
Frank Original Side Table by Wende Reid - Natural, Lacquered or Ebonized
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
Frank Side Table is original sculptural, organic modern. Frank Side Table is a refined example of 21st century artisanal design. Its signature sensuous shape and perfect proportions...
Wood, Lacquer
Restoration Hardware Aero Oval Coffee Table
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Rochester, England
Introducing the Aero Oval Coffee Table by Restoration Hardware, a ‘study in simplicity’. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this coffee table boasts a sleek design, that ha...
Steel
Kipp Stewart Long Board Coffee Table by Drexel
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Pasadena, TX
Danish modern teak Drexel Declaration coffee table 60" long teak coffee table by Kipp Stewart for the Drexel Declaration line. The table has a ...
Rosewood, Walnut
Zougei Sculptural Stool Side Table sculpture 12
By Hiroyuki Nishimura
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: The boy bu the window Sculptural stool or side table by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chains...
Wood
Post modern low long oval taupe lacquer coffee table
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern low long oval taupe lacquer coffee table. Beautiful table with off center oval chrome weighted base. Very heavy and solid coffee table. Very nice light taupe gloss lacque...
Chrome
Vintage Elm Wood Long Coffee Table
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the authentic Vintage Elm Coffee Table or Bench, a rare find for those who appreciate the beauty of natural wood. Each piece features stunning grain patterns and unique f...
Elm
The Stump Stool - Turned Vintage Wood Stool Side Table
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The stories, textures and colors that are unique to each individual vintage piece of lumber have been a fantastic new world to explore in the collection of lounge tables developed fo...
Wood
Large Long Linear Copper & Elm Coffee Table, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A large coffee table in elm with a solid copper top it made of a thick bent sheet of copper and is ballpoint hammered throughout.
Copper, Steel
Mid Century Marble Oval Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Oval beveled edge surfboard on wood base. Sleek design. Stone top in polished marble or travertine. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350(will need muscle due to weight)
Stone
Arts and Craft Long Oak Coffee Table, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Very long Arts and Craft style coffee table in stained oak with oxidized brass stretchers. 1940s. Measures: 79 W x 32 D x 20 H.
Oak
Ash Contemporary Coffee Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay contemporary coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: solid wood (ash) Available in two dimensions: 1. Ø36 x H...
Wood, Ash
Tall Coffee Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Long coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: Ash in natural or black color Dimensions: D 49 x H 42 cm Like strong sunflower stems, SONIAH tables are fed with...
Ash
Sculpted Contemporary Long Coffee Table by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary coffee table by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Steel, flax rubber, biopolymer, cellulose Dimensions and weight 120 x 30 x 30 cm 24 kg Outdoor F...
Steel
Contemporary Coffee Table by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary coffee table by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: ash in natural or black color Dimensions: 900 x 640 x 350...
Clay
Ash Contemporary Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay contemporary coffee table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: solid wood (ash) Available in two dimensions: ...
Clay
Sculpted Contemporary Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary coffee table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: steel, flax rubber,...
Fabric