After experiencing the 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, furniture designer and architect Victoria Yakusha sought in her work to preserve, revive and celebrate Ukrainian culture. A deep connection with nature and a sustainable construction approach connects her designs to the Earth and centuries-old traditions. By drawing on techniques and materials native to her home country, Yakusha creates award-winning collections of furniture, lighting and décor with an organic modern design style.
Growing up, Yakusha fostered an affinity for Ukrainian primitivist and folk artists including self-taught painter Maria Prymachenko. She later studied architecture at Prydniprovska State Academy in Ukraine and the National Institutes of Science and Technology in France. In 2006, she opened YAKUSHA, a multidisciplinary studio, and in 2014, she launched her furniture brand, Faina.
Faina uses materials from Ukraine and employs local specialists to craft furnishings, often entirely by hand. The brand developed its own living material, ztista, a moldable dough composed of recycled metal, cellulose, wood chips and clay. Faina also uses a historic craft technique known as valkuvannia, which involves coating a solid surface with a mixture of straw, hay and natural clay. It enables sculptors to form highly textured pieces including chairs, benches and lamps.
Yakusha’s work has been presented around the world, including at the 2018 and 2020 Paris Design Week, 2017 Stockholm Furniture Fair, 2018 and 2020 Milan Design Week and 2015 and 2018 Bologna Design Week. She won recognition from the ELLE DECO International Design Awards in 2019, Art Space Interior Awards in 2020 and the 2020 Arte Laguna Prize for Art Design. In 2021, Yakusha’s Istetyka interior in Kyiv became the first Ukrainian project to win in the Dezeen Awards for the Bars & Restaurants category.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of designs by Victoria Yakusha including seating, tables, decorative objects and more.
GRUN’ Big Dining Table by Victoria Yakusha 21st Century Contemporary Limited
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
The hand-crafted wooden tabletop evokes a sunlit clearing deep within an enchanted forest, embraced by hills and boulders. The table’s base, crafted from Yakusha’s signature eco-fr...
Other
$28,173 / item
Grun’ Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Grun’ Table by Faina Dimensions: D 150 x H 76 cm Material: Ztista, wood. The table is designed with a base crafted from the signature eco-friendly material ZTISTA, echoing the gent...
Wood
Grun Table by Victoria Yakusha, Eco-Friendly ZTISTA, Wood Top, Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
The table’s base, crafted from Yakusha’s signature eco-friendly ZTISTA material— an eco-conscious blend of clay, natural fibers, and organic biopolymer—is designed to resemble the ro...
Other
White Oval Wooden Post Modern Geometric Grun Big Table By Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Grun’ Big Table by Faina Limited Edition of 12 Dimensions: W 300 x D 140 x H 76 cm Material: Ztista, wood. The table is designed with a base crafted from the signature eco-friendly ...
Wood
Soniah Oval Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha, Handcrafted in Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
ZTISTA Oval Table by Victoria Yakusha, Hand-Sculpted in Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
ZTISTA / Ukrainian for made of dough / ZTISTA oval table on two legs, hand-sculpted of FAINA’s eponymous material ZTISTA, a sustainable blend of clay, hay and other recycled materia...
Clay, Linen, Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paper
Soniah Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha, Handcrafted Ash Wood, Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
ZTISTA Oval Table by Victoria Yakusha, Handcrafted in Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
ZTISTA / Ukrainian for made of dough / ZTISTA oval table — the leg, hand-sculpted of FAINA’s eponymous material — ZTISTA a sustainable blend of clay, hay and other recycled material...
Clay, Linen, Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paper
ZTISTA Table by Victoria Yakusha, Handcrafted Ash Wood & Clay, Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
TISTA table — the leg, hand-sculpted of FAINA’s eponymous material — ZTISTA a sustainable blend of clay, hay and other recycled materials, designed to one day return to nature. ZTIS...
Clay, Linen, Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paper
$11,255 / item
Duzhyi Stool by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Duzhyi stool by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha. Material: Hand-sculpted in the author's signature sustainable material Ztista - a blend of paper, clay, hay, and other live elemen...
Clay, Wood
Soniah Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha, Handcrafted Ash Wood, Ukraine
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Miami, FL
SONIAH / Ukrainian for sunflower / a symbol of prolific Ukrainian earth. Handcrafted in living wood, naive SONIAH tables bring the natural world within. Like strong sunflower stems, ...
Wood, Ash
$4,831 / item
H 13.78 in W 59.06 in D 39.38 in
Double Coffee Table in Handcrafted Colorless Varnished Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table double in handcrafted steel, dark finish. French manufacture, colorless varnished, custom-made available.
Steel
McGuire Organic Modern Oval Bamboo Rattan Dining Table
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Genuine McGuire bamboo rattan dining table made in the California coastal organic modern style. The table features a large elongated...
Iron
Oval G Plan Astro Coffee Table in Afromosia
By G Plan Furniture, Victor Wilkins
Located in Berkeley, CA
This oval coffee table is from G Plan's Astro range, designed by Victor B. Wilkins and produced in England in 1966. The afromosia base supports an oval glass top, giving the table a ...
Glass, Teak
$2,725 / item
H 18.9 in W 16.54 in D 20.87 in
ClassiCon Pli Low Side Table in Bronze by Victoria Wilmotte
By Victoria Wilmotte
Located in New York, NY
With the Pli side table series French designer Victoria Wilmotte brings objects of unusual crystalline elegance and astonishing geometry to living envir...
Glass
$3,865
H 18.12 in W 34.26 in D 31.11 in
Cathedra Ι Black Cast Stone Coffee Table by Alentes, Handcrafted in Greece
Located in PALEA FOKEA, ATTIKI
The Cathedra I low Table is the first piece in a family of three tables inspired by the quiet gravity of archetypal architecture and ceremonial forms. Its character is defined by int...
Cast Stone
$1,932
H 11.82 in W 24.41 in D 19.69 in
Handcrafted Black Cast Stone Oval Coffee Table Strawberry by Alentes Atelier
By ALENTES
Located in PALEA FOKEA, ATTIKI
A quietly sculptural table defined by soft geometry and balanced proportions. Handcrafted in Greece from Alentes’ proprietary cast stone, its solid mass and gently contoured form len...
Cast Stone
Pierre Chapo - Variable Geometric Dining Table
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Stratford, CT
The Chapo Variable Geometric table is an eye-catching, elegant elm dining table. It can be extended by adding four extension leaves, increasing its length from 50" to 89". The width ...
Elm
Metal Base + Painted Wood Top Industrial Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Painted plank wood tabletop on industrial metal crossbar base.
Metal
Ettore Sottsas Ospite Table Zanotta Postmodern, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Zanotta
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Ospite dining table. Designed in 1984 and produced by Zanotta. Painted brier veneer top and three brass silver legs.
Brass
$15,734
H 30 in W 44 in D 153 in
Modern Dining Room Table Hand Carved in Sandstone, Modern Dining Table by Paul
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Modern dining room table hand carved in sandstone. This modern dining table by Paul Mathieu is hand carved from solid blocks of rainbow teak wood stone, a rare sandstone that mimics the grain of an exotic wood. This unique modern dining room table is undoubtedly a great piece of art and is perfectly suited for indoor or outdoor use in all climates. This modern dining table is made to order and can be customised as per your wish. Please inquire about custom sizes and materials. Modern dining room table hand carved in sandstone, modern dining table by Paul Mathieu is new and made to order. Categories: dining table, dining room table, kitchen and dining...
Sandstone
Hand Sculpted stool or table by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
This hand-sculpted stool by Jacques Jarrige, part of his ongoing Meanders series, transforms a simple utilitarian object into a finely tuned sculptural form. Carved from solid oak an...
Oak
Customizable Desalto Clay Table by Marc Krusin
By Desalto, Marc Krusin
Located in New York, NY
Table with rigid polyurethane base and MDF top, completely covered with hand-spread paste. Table height 75.5 cm. More than a table, a sculpture, a perfect union of beauty and harmonious proportions. Presented at the 2015 Milan Furniture Fair and winner of different awards: Iconic Design Award 2015, Good Design Award 2016, Red Dot Award for the 2016 Product Design category. The meeting of two volumes achieves a perfect balance of one over the other. Table with base in rigid polyurethane available in lacquered finishing or covered with hand¬spread materic finishes. Round or elliptical bases and tops. Tops of glass, ceramic, covered MDF or marble. Available in indoor and outdoor versions. “Lazy Susan” revolving tray...
Stone
$7,000 / item
H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 55.12 in
21st Century, Modern, Wood, Hexagonal, Sculptural, Evolve Dining Table
By Buket Hoscan Bazman
Located in Istanbul, TR
The Classic elegance of marble combined with sophisticated details make the Evolve table a genuine piece of sculpture. Evolve dining table has wo...
Marble
$9,800 / item
H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 55.12 in
21st Century, Modern, Wood, Marble, Hexagonal, Sculptural, Evolve Dining Table
By Buket Hoscan Bazman
Located in Istanbul, TR
The classic elegance of marble combined with sophisticated details make the Evolve table a genuine piece of sculpture. Evolve dining table has wo...
Marble
$2,776 / item
H 18.9 in W 16.54 in D 20.87 in
ClassiCon Pli Low Side Table in Blue by Victoria Wilmotte
By Victoria Wilmotte
Located in New York, NY
With the Pli side table series French designer Victoria Wilmotte brings objects of unusual crystalline elegance and astonishing geometry to living envir...
Glass
Wood Tray by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood tray by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: Willow Vine, Steel Frame Dimensions: W 45 x D 20 x H 2.5 cm Hand-carved from solid wood, this tray will become a non-tri...
Other
Ash Contemporary Coffee Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay contemporary coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: solid wood (ash) Available in two dimensions: 1. Ø36 x H...
Wood, Ash
Ash Contemporary Coffee Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay contemporary coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: solid wood (ash) Available in two dimensions: 1. Ø36 x H...
Wood, Ash
Tall Coffee Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Long coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: Ash in natural or black color Dimensions: D 49 x H 42 cm Like strong sunflower stems, SONIAH tables are fed with...
Ash
Sculpted Contemporary Long Coffee Table by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary coffee table by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Steel, flax rubber, biopolymer, cellulose Dimensions and weight 120 x 30 x 30 cm 24 kg Outdoor F...
Steel
Contemporary Coffee Table by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary coffee table by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: ash in natural or black color Dimensions: 900 x 640 x 350...
Clay
Sculpted Contemporary Console Table by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary Indoor console table by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Steel, flax rubber, biopolymer and cellulose Dimensions and weig...
Steel
Sculpted Contemporary Console Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary console table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: steel, flax rubber, biopolymer, cellulose Dimensions and weight Length 120 x height 80...
Steel
Sculpted Contemporary Console Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary console table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: steel, flax rubber, biopolymer, cellulose Dimensions and weight Length 120 x height 80...
Steel
Ash Contemporary Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay contemporary coffee table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: solid wood (ash) Available in two dimensions: ...
Clay
Sculpted Contemporary Coffee Table by Victoria Yakusha
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted contemporary coffee table by Victoria Yakusha Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: steel, flax rubber,...
Fabric