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Estonia has a strong tradition in leatherwork.
My grandfather, Eduard Taska, inspired by the influences of Berlin and Paris, started the leatherwork faculty at the Estonian Art Academy. He also grounded his own art industry in Tallinn.
In the 1930s he became internationally known for his leatherwork; his bookbinding, covers and boxes were famous in more than forty European countries.
In 1937 he won Grand Prix in Paris for his bookbindings of leather.
In 1941 he was deported to Siberia and died there a year later.
I have learned this special handicraft from the students of my grandfather and have developed it further by using the leather as raw material for sculptures and objects.
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