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No recurring theme or connecting thread this week, with projects from Moscow, Graz, and Stockholm. Soyka by The Nineteen Сойка (“Soyka” phonetically, meaning “Jay” in Russian) is a restaurant in Yekaterinburg, Russia, combining flavors from South East Asia and China. From its stunning little building that looks like a tiny castle to its identity, designed by Moscow, Russia-based The Nineteen, there is a fun surrealism to it. A series of charming illustrations of jays and heavy foliage manage to capture the intent of the designers that is a “playful and juicy visual language that has a strong colonial times general asian flavour with a little Singapore accent” — I would have never been able to put my finger on it but after reading their description