Tara: Then and Now, Here and There: Archives and Practices of the Experimental Design Bureau in Vilnius 1960s-1980s

Lithuania's leading Soviet-era design bureau lives on through its playful, down-to-earth packaging

"Tara," Lithuanian for container or packaging, was a nickname given by artists working in the graphic design field for their place of employment, the Experimental Package Design Bureau, which was established in the early 1960s in Soviet-occupied Lithuania. During its most productive period between 1964 and 1984, the bureau employed more than 50 designers, who forged the aesthetics for Lithuania...