DIDO RATAI
Designer
Serhii MakhnoManufacture
Makhno Studio
Circa
2021
Description
Ratai belongs to Ukrainian artist-ceramicist Serhii Makhno’s comprehensive DIDO family of unique, imaginary characters, each handcrafted in Kyiv by the artist and his team of master ceramicists. Deeply rooted in his native country’s cultural heritage, Makhno draws inspiration from the folkloric clay animals his grandmother helped him collect as a child and the tales and symbols each carried. The Didos are the artist’s whimsical, contemporary interpretations of the elf-like figures found in Ukrainian legends and traditional artifacts. Said to be lucky charms or protective spirits, these mythical beings are believed to dwell in the attics or cellars of the homes they choose to guard, offering good omen to their inhabitants.
Serhii Makhno
Serhii Makhno
Ukrainian artist, ceramicist, and architect Serhii Makhno has built an extensive body of work for over twenty years. Incepted in 2003 in Kyiv, Makhno’s studio has become a reflection of the breadth and depth of the artist’s multi-disciplinary approach. Today, Makhno Studio houses a ceramic workshop alongside the architecture and design studio.
Across mediums, Makhno’s work embodies the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic and philosophy that has been a longstanding pillar of inspiration to the artist. Makhno's series of lights exemplify his artistic sensitivity, whether small or monumental. Each features a highly textured, sculptural silhouette of organic shape that is hand-form by the artist and his team of ceramicists at the studio.
Makhno creates timeless, contemporary works that are anchored in traditions, as he intertwines his Ukrainian cultural heritage with inspirations drawn from Nature.
Serhii Makhno
Ukrainian artist, ceramicist, and architect Serhii Makhno has built an extensive body of work for over twenty years. Incepted in 2003 in Kyiv, Makhno’s studio has become a reflection of the breadth and depth of the artist’s multi-disciplinary approach. Today, Makhno Studio houses a ceramic workshop alongside the architecture and design studio.
Across mediums, Makhno’s work embodies the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic and philosophy that has been a longstanding pillar of inspiration to the artist. Makhno's series of lights exemplify his artistic sensitivity, whether small or monumental. Each features a highly textured, sculptural silhouette of organic shape that is hand-form by the artist and his team of ceramicists at the studio.
Makhno creates timeless, contemporary works that are anchored in traditions, as he intertwines his Ukrainian cultural heritage with inspirations drawn from Nature.
Serhii Makhno Collection
DIDO MYKHAS BLACK
DIDO MYKHAS BEIGE
DIDO ISHO WHITE
DIDO ISHO BLACK
DIDO CHUB
DIDO MYKHAS BROWN
DIDO RATAI
DIDO BUZKO
DIDO MYKHAS BEIGE TEXTURED
DIDO CARPS
Oko Pure Mirror
Oko Eight Mirror
Oko Long Mirror
Bublyk Mirror
VYSHNIA
KOLO
Khmara Still Lamp
Boom Light
Na Light
Vov Light
Ba Light
Bulka Mirror
Oko Half Mirror
Shelest Chair
Oko Mirror
Kolyska Chair
Kvarts Table I
Ravlyk Chair
Syaivo Chair
Duta Puzata
VALUN Table
Pyl Chair
DIDO ZHUZHA
DIDO RYBAK
DIDO MAMAI BLACK
KHMARA Lamp
TYMCHASOVE Mirror
DUTA Chair
ULAMOK
Mul Bench
VUSHKA
BIBLIOTEKA
SADOK Chair
KHMARA Copper
LAKUNA
GEMMA
CRUST THICK
STRUMOK
KVITKA
KHMARA Plaster