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Tatar Ornament Through a Designer's Eyes

A personal project by designer Renat Safarov dedicated to reviving and popularizing Tatar ornament in contemporary products.

About this project

The TATAR ORNAMENT project launched in May 2013 with a line of T-shirts featuring national symbols
The range expanded to include phone cases, notebooks, coloring books, and paintings with Tatar ornament
The author published the book "Tatar Ornament Through a Designer's Eyes," summarizing his research

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