Project
Purity of Thought

Nomination 
Best Implemented Apartment / Private House Interior Design Project

About the project
We started from scratch helping our client select a new property for purchase in Moscow and launched the project from shell-and-core stage combining two adjacent units into a single 120 sq.m 3-bedroom apartment.
With the client’s personality being our main source of inspiration we named this project “Purity of Thought”.
This inspiration transformed into pure lines, consonant with the Russian constructivist architecture and Luke Turner’s ideas on metamodernism.
We infused the space with understated romance of halftone colors, selected items of vintage furniture (e.g. Fresco dining chairs by Ib Kofod-Larsen for G-Plan) and works by the Russian contemporary artist Varya Schuka, while all the cabinetry, doors, door frames, skirting boards and partitions plus many furniture items were designed inhouse and artisan-made in Russia for this project. We also chose Kelly Wearstler’s arm-chair and rugs by The Rug Company. Lighting by Visual Comfort, Catellani&Smith and J.Hayon for &tradition.

Location
Moscow, Russia

Project implemented in
2019

More project images
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Purity%20-%202000×3000

Additional information
ELLE DECORATION (Russia), Print Edition, March 2020
https://www.elledecoration.ru/interior/flats/vozdushnye-zamki-id6861526/

INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE (USA), Digital Edition, August 2020
https://www.interiordesign.net/projects/18125-understated-moscow-apartment-by-maria-mikena-interiors-evokes-purity-of-thought/

ARCHELLO (The Netherlands), Digital Edition, August 2020
https://archello.com/project/purity-of-thought

Applicant and authors of the project
MARIA MIKENA INTERIORS INC. Thriving in Moscow since 2006 we are an interior architecture firm serving residential clients in Moscow and California. We believe in a holistic interior architecture. Our spaces are a blend of iconic/vintage design items, custom furniture and art, all sourced from around the globe. A portfolio of 50+ completed projects and our Principal’s background in classic architectural education, mindful feel of space, color and a well-traveled eye, all bring a touch of worldly ambience to our projects.

Other participants
Watercolor wall panels – Ekaterina Lobanova
Ceramics – Elena Orekhova
Digital art – Varya Schuka
Drapery – Liubov Shatilo
Joinery and cabinetry – Maria Mikena for Stol.Lab
Photography — Evgenii Kulibaba