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Leonhard Lapin, Estonia,  Shopping Paradise II, digital print, 2007 - Leonhard Lapin

Architecture with national-romantic undertones

From the “limestone functionalism” of the 1930s to Estonian post-modernism in Estonia, like in hardly any other European country, the architecture utopias of the past century are connected with the idea of the Estonian nation.

architecture / fashion / design | Estonia | by Georg Schöllhammer | 2008-10
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"A Very Nordic Thing"

The musician and artist Andres Löo is one of the most important representatives of the young Estonian scene. In this interview he speaks about Western misunderstandings regarding Estonia, the spirit of optimism in his native country at the start of the nineties, and his search for the ur-sound.

music, interdisciplinary | Estonia | by Sebastian Fasthuber | 2006-01
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In the National Paradise

Estonian Delights, Their Limits Set by the Search for Identity and Their Export beyond Boundaries. About the Music Scene in Estonia

music | Estonia | by Christian Scheib, Susanna Niedermayr | 2006-01
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