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Homage in dough

jaan. 3, 2014 Estonian Life No. 1 2014

For the 8th year running, the "PiparkoogiMaania" or Gingerbread Mania exhibition is on in Tallinn during the Christmas season until 8. jaanuar. This year's theme is kunsti/ajalugu or art history and alongside famous copies of Dali, Picasso, da Vinci, Miró, Gaudí and even the lovely, shapely Willendorfi Venus, all made of pipar/koogi/tainas (gingerbread dough), are also those of some familiar local stars such as Jüri Arrak's wavy-headed creatures, cartoon-like Marko Mäetamm and painter Oskar Kallas's famous rug design Ussi/kuningas (Snake King). Visit www.piparkoogimaania.ee or the Disaini- ja Arhitektuuri/galerii on Pärnu maantee opposite the Rahvus/ooper Estonia.

Do you recognize this iconic building in Eesti's capital? That would be the | Tallinna Kunsti/hoone | or Tallinn Art Hall on | Vabaduse väljak | (Freedom Square), built in 1934. Its arhitektid were Edgar Johan Kuusik and Anton Soans and this | pipar/koogi/koopia | was created by Lembe Ruben and Kaupo Kangur. In the background looms a gingerbread cube homage to op-art master Victor Vasarely. Photo: Riina Kindlam

Riina Kindlam, Tallinn

 

Not just any old wooden chair, but a gingerbread replica of a famed late 19th century | Lutheri tool | or plywood (|vineerist|) chair made in Tallinn's famed | A. M. Lutheri Mehaanilise Puidu/töötlemise Vabrik | / Luther Woodworking Company. From 1880 to 1940, the Luther factory was one of the world's leading plywood and furniture companies, contributing greatly to plywood production and furniture design. The Lutheri | kvartal | (quarter) of preserved industrial buildings along Pärnu maantee in Tallinn now houses apartments and offices. This gingerbread beauty is the work of Mall Kees and Malle Pärtel. Photo: Riina Kindlam

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