DAFES Choice Best of April 2025 ✨

I Place

• "Perfect shapes and live reality" by Maria Gusareva, HSE Design Lab, Svetlana Sebyakina

II Place

• "#nature. Land Art in Russia: Timeline of Events" by Elena Guseva
• "Act of Creation: Back to Life" by Evgeniya Starikova

III Place

• "Outlands" by Shi-chang Zhu
• "Collage: Smash it, Smear it, Stun it" by Tatyana Fadeeva
• "Encyclopedia of Media Art" by HSE Design Lab, Tatiyana Fadeeva
• "Temple of the Laborers" by Sergey Kolchin
• "Exhibition: The Tale Disobeys the Little Bird" by Anastasiya Shabashova, Roman Mironov

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of DAFES AWARDS' 25 in the Media Design category:

🥇 I place — VZN

A magazine exploring the fusion of fashion and art, examining how these realms affect our identity, reflect contemporary trends, and shape new cultural narratives.

Authors: Irina Shevtsova, Maria Vostrikova, Anastasia Litvinova, Ha Mi Le

🥈 II place — Video magazine Love Acts

A video magazine that delves into culture, history, and art through the lens of love — in all its diverse forms and expressions.

Authors: Nina Gabaraeva, Margarita Ignatyeva, Dina Ganeeva

🥉 III place — Hypatia

A media project spotlighting young successful women in the field of STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) across Russia — celebrating innovation, intellect, and female leadership.

Author: Maria Protopopova

More award categories will be revealed soon. Stay with us and celebrate creativity in all its forms! ✨

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Let’s start this day with some good news!

We are happy to announce the winners of DAFES AWARDS '25 in Board game & Game design categories 💫

Board game:

🥇 I place — Mythicos, the board game for learning Greek language.
Author: Afina Elefteridi.
🥈 II place — PolyHod, an educational board game on the subject of enterprise economics.
Authors: Juliana Stepanova, Polina Korol, Daria Lebedeva, Sophia Kulakova.
🥉 III place — Hraniteli, a board game that tells about the significance of historical epochs, key historical figures and events. Author: Alexandra Petrosyan

Game design:

🥇 I place — Obsidian , a platform side-scroller with horror and puzzle elements.
Author: Vladislav Galchutkin.
🥈 II place — Tomahawk , a computer Sci Fi first-person shooter with elements of parkour.
Authors: Anton Kiyko, Vladislav Galchutkin.
🥉 III place — STICK TRICK , a computer top-down game with action and puzzle elements. Author: Vladislav Galchutkin

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JW design winners!

💎 We are delighted to present the winners of DAFES AWARDS '25 in Jewellery design category!

🥇 I place — organic: [OUT OF STOCK]

This collection is a poetic reflection on modern life, an attempt to reimagine and repurpose the everyday supermarket visuals — tags, receipts, can openers.

Author: Anastasia Aleksandrova

🥈 II place — HUGO

A collection inspired by Victor Hugo’s masterpiece “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”. Referencing gothic cathedral silhouettes and personages of the novel, this work explores architecture and literature through jewellery design.

Author: Anna Olehnovich

🥉 III place — Moscow—Petushki

An expressive tribute to Venedikt Erofeev’s cult classic. The collection boldly mixes high and low cultural codes, turning literary legacy into wearable irony.

Author: Daria Kovalchuk

✨ More categories coming soon — stay inspired and follow the celebration of creativity with DAFES!

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