The story of my crystal boxes began in 2017 when I was asked to design the emblem for the all-Russian holiday, «Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity.» I gladly took on the challenge, creating a box featuring miniature decorative elements and painting depicting Saints Peter and Fevronia. Even then, I sketched the design for the next box—based on Pushkin’s fairy tales—but, as often happens, it remained an idea. I remembered it last year when I received an assignment to design a box for New Year’s ornaments, adapting it to a «snow theme,» keeping the original form but changing the decoration.
However, the firebird from the sketch wouldn’t leave me alone. I decided to move away from the initial idea of etching it. I wanted volume and a combination of colorless crystal with red. This is how the firebird came alive—it looks as though it’s about to fly right off the lid of the box, leaving behind its feather as a keepsake…
