{"id":24766,"date":"2026-09-29T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/garbage-kids\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T09:39:28","slug":"garbage-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/en\/garbage-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Garbage Kids\u2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Garbage Kids is a collective of architects-turned-carpenters. The driving force behind their work is their frustration with a society that prioritises growth over sustainability and encourages overconsumption in a world with limited resources. In response, they use traditional craftsmanship and folk wisdom to create objects from found materials such as broken branches, scrap metal, and stones from abandoned quarries. Their practice strives to be intuitive, explorative, and free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luka Abashidze<\/strong>, <strong>Ulla Alla<\/strong>, and <strong>Nika Gabiskiria<\/strong> share their thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-248x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24749\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8271510534563273;width:265px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-847x1024.png 847w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-768x929.png 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-1270x1536.png 1270w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122-1694x2048.png 1694w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-swamp-croc_MAJA-121-122.png 2032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24750\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.030197914929951;width:306px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122-1536x1490.png 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Key-chair_MAJA-121-122.png 1682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122-300x233.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24751\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2896649041832748;width:346px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122-1024x794.png 1024w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122-768x596.png 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122-1536x1191.png 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-Eye-chairs_MAJA-121-122.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-164x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24752\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5458945279264432;width:170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-164x300.png 164w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-559x1024.png 559w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-768x1406.png 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-839x1536.png 839w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-1118x2048.png 1118w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Dog-silhouette_MAJA-121-122-scaled.png 1398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Using hand tools is, for us, a matter of both affordability and philosophy. They are accessible without having to take loans to buy machines or to rent large workshop spaces. <br><br>These tools, proven over millennia, allow us to create objects and spaces that endure: repairable, adaptable, and rooted in simple vernacular techniques. They compel us to slow down in a world where creation and labour are accelerated beyond measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6_DSC_0209_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photos: Garbage Kids<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7_DSC_0207._Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122JPG-scaled.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-IMG_6301_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-IMG_6472_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our choice of tools and techniques sets us apart from mainstream production and spatial design industries, where the very means of creativity are increasingly \u2018taxed\u2019 by megacorporations and where creative ownership is constantly contested. By working with hand tools and local materials, we remain in direct control, relying on fellow craftspeople and second-hand markets rather than consumerist trends.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24755\" style=\"width:678px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122.png 954w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-Workshop_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Anano Paichadze<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-IMG_5318_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Garbage Kids<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do whatever we want. We resist the narrow understanding of an architect as a specialist, rejecting professional clich\u00e9s and traditional career paths. We cannot imagine doing architecture without farming, carpentry without tapestry, designing without building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-Distillation-party-with-Garbage-Kids-furniture_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Garbage Kids<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_Garbage-Kids_photo-by-Anano-Paichadze_MAJA-121-122-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Anano Paichadze<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our frustration extends beyond production methods but with contemporary everything. Being in charge of our work and our time allows us to carve out a tiny pirate island within this crazy world, to connect with like-minded people, especially in Estonia and Georgia, and to stay true to our values. We are community carpenters, helping our friends and family who help us in turn; we do this both in Garbage Kids projects and on our many side quests (farming, wine making, restoration, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-Dead-crocodiles_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"908\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vana.ajakirimaja.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-Dead-crocodiles_Garbage-kids_MAJA-121-122-908x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24763\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8867085004277184;width:289px;height:auto\" 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ETDM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GARBAGE KIDS<\/strong> is an Estonian-Georgian collective of architect-carpenters. 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