ABOUT
History
Established in 2020 by artist and designer Assel Nussipkozhanova and her husband, an architect Akhat Baimenov Dunie initially was dedicated to creating furniture and household objects in collaboration with local artisans and craftspeople. Three stars on the logo of the brand symbolised Assel’s family of three and a dream to touch the stars. In three years Dunie created and did an art direction of several projects (Gazhap Dunie exhibition, Auyl restaurant, etc) in areas of art and design in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
In the end of 2023 the brand went through structural changes expanding its team and the direction of the work. Currently Dunie is a female run Almaty based design studio.
Concept
Dunie (in turkic languages) can mean both a physical and spiritual world, thus a universe as a whole and at times, more specifically, a material wealth. Therefore Dunie design doesn’t see limits to its future - we are interested in design experimentations, reimagining and reinventing basic objects of everyday use as well as creating personalised design stories for others.
Our work is divided into Dunie objects - objects created for retail; Dunie lab - medium and material experiments in collaboration with local manufacturers and artisans; and lastly, art direction and design curation for businesses and small brands to share our vision on design and ethics in manufacturing with peers.
AVAILABILITY
SUMMER SHOP IS OPEN
Tuesday - Friday 12:00-19:00
Saturday - Sunday 13:00-20:00
Address
Tchaikovsky str., 208/1 Floor
Almaty, Kazakhstan