Karelia translates traditional Russian craft techniques into a production kitchen.
The design is based not on ornament, but on methods of making — carving, depth, and material removal.
Raw MDF is used as a structural surface, where machining reveals a wood-like texture without imitation.
The countertop pattern is an original author’s development, derived from these techniques rather than decorative motifs.
Bio Olga Petrova-Podolskaya is an interior and product designer, and the founder of KOD.objects. Her work explores the connection between architecture, form, and cultural memory, translating historical archetypes into contemporary objects.
KOD.objects is a design laboratory working at the intersection of product design, architecture, and cultural research. Design lab creates furniture, textiles, and interior objects based on architectural archetypes, without stylization or decorative quotation.
Other prizes Red Dot 2026 A’design awards 2017, 2022, 2024, 2026 SIT Furniture Design Award 2025 ADCA 2025
