onizou idea nomads - kyrgyzstan - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

 

 

 

 

2009/JUN/13-JUL/01

KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyzstan we love you, can we come back? We don't feel quite finished with you, even though we were really active during our visit: meeting up with designers in Bishkek for a great workshop preceded by a small gathering, learning all there is to know about how to erect a yurt, and getting lots of input from Alexey Lysogorov on kyrgyz design and the site design.kg.

onizou idea nomads - bishkek kyrgyzstan workshop - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

IDEA NOMADS on a mission: need for design process in kyrgyzstan. send in the task force... >2009/JUN/27-28 bishkek workshop

onizou idea nomads - kyrgyzstan song-kul nomad yurt - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

erecting a yurt is a pretty fast process: about two hours if you have lots of nomad neighbors... >2009/JUN/23 kyrgyz yurts

onizou idea nomads - bishkek kyrgyzstan with alexey lysogorov from design.kg - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

looking for kyrgyz style in bishkek and meeting up with alexey lysogorov, famous graphic designer... >2009/JUN/17 design.kg

onizou idea nomads - bishkek kyrgyzstan talk - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

getting things going in bishkek, with a designer crowd asking us for more...

>2009/JUN/16 bishkek talk

 

 


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distance traveled 2527 km
elapsed time 18 days
average speed 6 km/h

 

 


bishkek, capital of kyrgyzstan

internet cafe
with jannat, our CS host
backyard garage
chasing sheep
sunny hill
overlooking the city
bishkek sunset
check your weight for 3 som
who wants a Lada?
free wifi in the department store staircase
blue skies, big buildings
I love Kyrgyzstan
street crossing
daily charging session
manual digital display
electric heater
dacha house
midsummer celebration
thinking
fun in the flower field
minibus
beer with straw, and fantastic smoked cheese
born in the year of the sheep
drink empire
cover up
street crossing
walls of bishkek
with samat at fatboys cafe
night light
vulcan 24h gaming


bosteri soviet-style beach camp

we were the first guests of the season
blue skies, empty beach
beach horse
restaurant moldova
toilet
danger!
red little house, big tv-antenna
russkaya aquavit
vodka, what else
feels like home
beach + computer
soviet-style summer camp
wired
danger
clean water
studying the details
beach hut interior, straight from the 70's
beach house no. 18
first aid beach house
taking notes: the water is damn cold today
the ubiquitous blue color of the 'stans
making impressions
we shared the cantine with 150 school kids on summer camp
breakfast is over
natural light
fallen umbrella
cherry cherry
lunch time
are we in switzerland?
rust on the beach

 

out and about around lake issyk-kul

the coolest buses we've ever seen
on the move
hitching along the lake
bleifrei straight from germany
russian style hostel room in pink shades
on the streets of karakol
nice boots
pharmacy
container dvd shop
container shops
container shop
sorry, the container shop is closed
another lovely Lada
yak tours hostel
made by a happy carpenter
trying to be a tree hugger
our hostel room provided swim suits
this town has everything
dramatic night
small town house
sunday morning animal market
sunday morning animal market
russian orthodox church
TAXI
yurt pattern as decoration
lamp posts from another era
silver Lenin, or is in a magician?
no news today
the reliable Lada
bottle collection in the backyard


horse riding to song-kul lake

west of Kochkor village
on the way to our horses
wall design
quick horse and slow horse, our reliable companions
riding the slow horse
yurt camp
big mama, just finished milking the horses
lamp design without a lamp
the kids
yurt kitchen
go! go! stupid horse
the only way is up
me and my horse
freestanding wash basin
harder! harder!
giving a hand
drying up
sultan on his horse
slower, slower! please!
in very good company
this is where you brush your teeth
freezy reading
practising
in good company
hanging around
sunset horse
sunset laundry
big donkey and little donkey
how to sleep in a yurt
feeding the horses. easy job.


osh, older than rome they say

the road is blocked
water melons
fruit stand with a bed
it's shashlyk, what more can I say?
burning trash on the street
chatting at the chaikana
best bread in the world
container book store
soap
sorry no close-up pic, but you don't want to see these cow heads anyway
always cool in a kyrgyz hat
hammering
careful selection
in the Osh bazaar
it's all about bread
talking about bread
bringing down the hen from the hill
chewing gum collection
writing diary
we need a couch like this in our future nomadic garden