HLIB || Furniture Collection Paying Homage to Ukrainian Bread
Coming from the land of grain growers, FAINA has given its respect to the important element in the life of the Slavs — bread. With this in mind, the FAINA team designed the HLIB furniture collection (in Ukrainian meaning ‘bread) to pay homage to the grains that give life.
Bread is a symbol of life and well-being. With bread and salt, Ukrainians greeted guests as they enter a new house. In ancient times, a grain offering was given to house spirits for harmony in the household, and to spirits of the earth to welcome a good harvest.
The PAMPUHK sofa
FAINA embodied the sacrament of bread in a beige furniture set.
The HLIB collection includes SYTO, a decorative wall piece (Ukrainian for "sieve"), PECHYVO, a storage cabinet ( Ukrainian for "biscuits"), PAMPUKH, a sofa and armchair (Ukrainian for "bun"), and KUMANEC vases with bread-like crusty textures (Ukrainian for "ancient vessels").
KUMANEC vases sitting atop the PECHVYO cabinet
The KUMANEC vase transforms traditional pottery with a bagel-like hole into modern interior decor. Benevolent, tactile, living — KUMANEC serves as an amulet of the space, not just a vase.
The PECHYVO cabinet’s design has a mesmerizing facade resembling cookie holes — carefully sculpted by a potter's hand and baked to crispy crust in the local oven.
Inspired by the form of a traditional rounded fluffy bun, the PAMPUKH armchair embraces the user with comfort and softly melts to the contours of those who sit in it.
FAINA’s sieve SYTO is wall decor, reminiscent of indigenous traditions. The naive design brings to mind a caring hand sifting the flour for a fragrant pie.
The HLIB collection
The colour palette of the HLIB collection alludes to the colour of grains farmed from the fields and used to make bread, while the rounded shapes embody the feeling of comfort one would have as they take a bite of warm, fluffy bread. The HLIB furniture collection is bound to add a sense of warmth to your home interiors. Who wouldn’t want to be around pastry-inspired pieces all day?
