Narkomfin Building Bookshop

The bookshop is open daily from 11:00 to 20:00. It is on the first floor of the residential block of the building. To enter, press “i” on the black stand to the right of the door and wait for the member of staff.

The architecture and color scheme of the bookshop are based on the original design for the space, where from 1931 there was a residential cell which was refitted as a library after 1963. The accent in the interior is the hanging lamp, which is a glass sphere 60cm in diameter. It appeared due to the stylistic features of constructivism, which employed various types of hanging lamps rather than ceiling lighting.

The bookshop offers hard-to-find publications on the history of constructivism and the avant-garde, books about design and architecture, new titles from the publishing program at Garage, and also Objects Series No. 1, a selection of gifts and stationery designed by the Garage team and inspired by the history of the Narkomfin Building and its architecture. The series includes cards and posters, brass stationery items, mugs and keyrings with the Narkomfin Building logo, and clothing and interior items created in collaboration with Russian designers and creative groups.