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Short bio

Antonina Vakhrushina is an artist and teddy bear maker from Samara, Russia. Every bear exists exactly once: its own pattern, its own character, and an outfit where every element — birds, hares, lettering, tiny hearts — is embroidered by hand, stitch by stitch. Her bears live with collectors in several countries.

Facts

• All pieces are OOAK — one of a kind, no editions, no repeats.
• All embroidery on the clothing is worked by needle, by hand; a hand stitch never lands twice the same way, so an outfit cannot be reproduced.
• Philosophy: the bears are made to be hugged and travelled with, not kept behind glass.
• A bear often arrives with a companion — a small friend that turns a figurine into a scene.
• A second strand of the practice is watercolour illustration: the same characters live on paper and on merch.
• Prices range from €150 to €1,500 depending on size and the amount of embroidery.

Photos

Images from this site may be used in publications with a link back. High-resolution originals are available on request — message us on Telegram, we reply quickly.

Contact

Interviews, process shoots, commentary on the genre and collecting — Telegram. We answer in English and Russian.