As children, my brothers and I loved to listen to grandfather’s stories about life, begging for them at any opportunity, perched on the floor around the chair. And with which he spoiled us from time to time, slowly leading a leisurely thread of the story, with distractions to detailed details, sitting on his armchair - the same lover of stories of the past. Inspired by childhood memories, we set about reincarnating an archaic object that became such a close and silent witness to us as we grew up. In our interpretation, the heroes of the past come to life, like a chameleon, taking on the surroundings of the story’s setting. Working through the details of the collection and finishing materials, we created four brutal archetypes from the stories of our grandfather, associated with the types of activities we remember: Savant (engineer), Lumberer (woodcutter), Farmer (peasant), Aviator (pilot). Having abandoned the classic image, we left the form based on an open look, clear content and comfortable fit, naming the collection with the invented pleasant word Tuttu.
TUTTU Lumberer is the personification of a brutal man, imitating generations of fathers and grandfathers, cultivating his virility, while possessing a subtle intellect, which is not alien to reasoning about the eternal. When creating the image, a deliberately rough retro style was chosen: thick khaki canvas fabric, contrasting stitching, elements made of thick belt leather. It arose due to the demand for a return to masculinity, men's interest in life in nature, the desire for manual housework, and as an antithesis to modern trends in favor of male effeminacy. A removable pillow, fastened with buttons, has an outer and inner cover for easy care. The back of the TUTTU Lumberer resembles a hiking backpack, with leather elements, a pocket for useful items, and a book tray under the chair. This is our joint development together with the craft workshop Stas Litvinov Studio.
Designer: Sergey Lvov
Year of creation: 2019