Inventing the Future

Opening hours:
Tue-Sun from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m
14 Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Moscow

Stories on fabric: textiles from the "Polar Willow" workshop at the National Centre RUSSIA Department Store

Stories on fabric: textiles from the "Polar Willow" workshop at the National Centre RUSSIA Department Store
Photo: Press Office of the National Centre RUSSIA
03.04.2025

At the National Centre RUSSIA Department Store, products from the family textile workshop "Polar Willow" are presented — blankets and decorative cushions with original designs.

"Polar Willow" is a brand from the Volgograd region. The workshop creates unique products with original illustrations inspired by the nature of various regions of our country, develops custom fabric designs, and also provides textile design training.

The brand’s founder, Anastasia Gerasimova, is a professional textile and graphic designer, a graduate of the Saint Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named after A. L. Stieglitz. She has visited China and India to exchange creative experiences in fabric dyeing and production. Anastasia has worked with major textile companies, implementing projects for leaders of the Russian market.

"Designs on fabric are stories — stories of heritage, travels, cultural codes, and legacy, significant moments and emotional states. These important meanings are what we work with when creating prints and patterns. My goal was to open a creative space in a Cossack stanitsa and organize jobs for the local population. I have always been drawn to the concept of family-run factories that can be based in the countryside yet produce high-quality items," noted Anastasia Gerasimova, the owner of the family textile workshop "Polar Willow."

At the National Centre RUSSIA Department Store, the "Cossack Steppe" jacquard home textile collection is presented. The pattern conveys images of blooming fields and free horses galloping through the morning mist along the Khoper River. You can also explore items from the "Altai" series, featuring the hawk-warbler — a bird that inhabits the Mountain Shoria region, where the Sayan Mountains, Altai Mountains, and the southwestern spurs of the Kuznetsk Alatau converge.

The RUSSIA Department Store in the National Centre RUSSIA is open every day, except Mondays, from 10:00 to 20:00.

Possibly interesting
30.05.2025
Russia as part of global civilisation with unique characteristics: interim results of the architectural dialogue summed up at the National Centre RUSSIA

The lecture "Russian Architecture in the Global Context" took place at the National Centre RUSSIA on May 30.

30.05.2025
Declaration on establishment of the International Association of Children’s Organisations was signed at the National Centre RUSSIA

On May 30, the declaration on the establishment of the International Association of Children's Organisations (IACO) was signed at the National Centre RUSSIA.

30.05.2025
Choosing a profession at 11: architectural workshop at the National Centre RUSSIA helped make a decision

The workshop "Apartment Planning Through a Child’s Eyes" took place on May 30 as part of the educational programme of "The Birth of Scale" exposition at the National Centre RUSSIA.

login to your Personal Account
Please, sign in to be able to save interesting materials and latest news.
Log in via social media
Or
Log in via email
Forgot your password?
Network account? Register
Пожалуйста, авторизуйтесь
Необходимо зарегистрироваться или войти в аккаунт
Назад
Recover
password
Please enter the email address you used when registering