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Brutal East: Illustrated paper models that celebrate post-war architecture of Eastern Europe

Brutal East is the latest crafty kit by the wonderful Zupagrafika – featured previously – which includes seven illustrated paper models celebrating the post-war architecture of Central and Eastern Europe.

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Hand holding a paper model of a modernist building with a large brutalist structure visible in the background across an empty field

From the functionalist Panelák estates to the otherworldly concrete grand designs, the charm of the former Eastern Bloc architecture is certainly brutal and now's your chance to playfully explore and reconstruct some of the most controversial edifices erected behind the Iron Curtain.

Eco-friendly and printed on recycled paper and cardboard, the charming kit includes a short note on the architects, year of construction and exact location of each building. Now available to buy online.

Zupagrafika is a creative design studio founded by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka. The duo shares a special affinity with post-war modernist architecture and are authors of award-winning publications, such as Brutal London, Blokoshka and Paris Brut. Find out more at www.zupagrafika.com.

Brutal East paper model kit box by Zupagrafika featuring illustrated cut-out brutalist buildings from Eastern Europe arranged on a grey background
Flat-lay arrangement of Zupagrafika's Brutal East paper model kit showing illustrated architectural drawings and cardboard building components on a white surface
Paper architectural models from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit, featuring a cylindrical tower surrounded by rectangular apartment buildings representing post-war Eastern European modernist design
Zupagrafika's Brutal East paper model kit open to show illustrated architectural drawings of seven post-war Eastern European buildings on recycled cardboard pages
A paper model design sheet from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit showing architectural floor plans and an elevation drawing of a modernist residential building
Hand holding orange scissors pointing at architectural drawings and paper models from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit celebrating post-war Eastern European architecture
Illustrated paper model of a stepped brutalist residential tower with repetitive window patterns, part of Zupagrafika's Brutal East collection celebrating post-war Eastern European architecture
Seven illustrated paper model buildings from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit, featuring post-war Brutalist architecture of Eastern Europe, arranged with tiny figures on a white surface
Hand holding a paper model of a brutalist tower block in front of real Eastern European apartment buildings
Hands holding apart a paper model of a cylindrical tower with repeated rows of balconied windows from the Brutal East collection by Zupagrafika
Woman holding a paper model of a brutalist tower from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit, with a similar concrete tower visible in the snowy background
Zupagrafika's illustrated paper model of a brutalist residential tower block with repetitive window grid and two protruding upper sections typical of post-war Eastern European architecture
Zupagrafika's Brutal East paper model showing a large prefabricated residential tower block with repeating windows and balconies typical of Eastern European Panelák estates
Hand holding a paper model of a brutalist apartment block in front of actual similar concrete tower blocks on a green field
Person holding a small paper model of a brutalist apartment building in front of a frozen river and real Eastern European tower blocks
Zupagrafika's paper model of a brutalist residential tower block with repetitive window grid and ground-level shops, with blurred buildings behind
Brutalist paper model of a curved concrete building with vertical ribbed panels and angular wings, from Zupagrafika's Brutal East collection
Assembled paper model of a brutalist building with curved concrete forms, geometric grid windows and layered horizontal elements, from the Brutal East kit by Zupagrafika
Hands holding a partially assembled grey paper model of a brutalist building from the Brutal East kit by Zupagrafika, with the flat unfolded sheet visible in the background
Hand holding a paper model of a brutalist apartment building from Zupagrafika's Brutal East kit, with blurred similar models in the background
Woman holding a paper model of a brutalist apartment block in front of a cityscape of post-war Eastern European buildings
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