March Digest: What Will Remember the First Spring Month

Walks through Moscow and trips abroad, design exhibitions and galleries — professionals manage not only to create inspiring projects but also to seek new impressions, travel the world and follow the most interesting events in the design sphere. About what impressed them in March, our designers Marina Sarkisyan, Daria Elnikova and Ludmila Danilovich told us.

Marina Sarkisyan, designer. Develops private interior projects since 2005

Thing of the Month

The Cara chair, which Philip Starck designed for the Kartell brand. Many finishing options: the orange frame and seat with a print fabric particularly appealed to me. It will fit perfectly into my new project in a gray-beige palette.

Cara Chair

Book of the Month

I reread Laura Esquivel's novel "Chocolate on Hot Water". The story of love intertwines with recipes from Mexican cuisine. In March, waiting for spring when there's still snow outside the window, I wanted to immerse myself in a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Route of the Month

There was a lot of work, so I didn't get a chance to travel. But I did walk through Zamoskvorechye and immerse myself in childhood memories. My father was a painter-member of the Union of Artists of the USSR and Armenia, and the artistic fund allocated him a studio on Osipenko Street (now Sadovnicheskaya). As a child, I often came there and went with my father to sketching on the Big Moscow River Bridge. The walk was inspiring and nostalgic.

Artist of the Month

Working on a project, I discovered Max Kurschner, a Vienna Secession artist. His works are very interesting: from oil paintings to lithographs. The painting "Woman in Yellow Dress", which is a portrait of his wife Marta, made a special impression on me, and the portrait of Bettina Bauer inspired me to create a new interior.

Woman in Yellow Dress. 1899

Portrait of Bettina Bauer. 1907

Impression of the Month

The Batimat exhibition in Moscow left a mixed impression. There were interesting concept walls, but not many. Also, I conducted free consultations at the exhibition — I liked it, everything went well.

March Article on Our Website

About new lighting innovations. A very inspiring selection.

Daria Elnikova, architect. Art Director and Head of Daria Elnikova Interiors Studio

Thing of March

The River table in a new interpretation: with an integrated aquarium and live fish inside. I saw it at the CIFF exhibition in Guangzhou.

Film of the Month

"Surprise" — unexpected plot, unfolding events and ending. A great movie for a weekend day.

Travel of March

China and Hong Kong made an extraordinary impression. It is a completely different world, very different from ours. As an architect, I was impressed by the variety of skyscrapers, many of which are over 30 years old but look as if they were built yesterday. Churches and temples are very avant-garde. It feels like local architects of sacred buildings didn't study the rules of traditional architecture and never heard about the golden ratio, or if they did, they deliberately avoided it.

Exhibition of the Month

The CIFF exhibition in Guangzhou, from which we returned with my husband just a few days ago. The furniture presented looks on par with Italian, while its price is much more budget-friendly. Of course, it's not easy to get it for your home, but if you want your interior to be a level (or even two levels) higher, you can make the effort.

March Article on Our Website

An article about preparing for a move — very useful and relevant.

Ludmila Danilovich, designer. Designer of residential and public spaces

Design of the Month

I was delighted by a new decor collection from American designers HAAS Brothers. Plates, storage containers, tableware, candles and napkin rings took the shape of cute monsters.

Book of the Month

"Petson and Findus". Also a cartoon and a feature film. It turns out there is also a play, though I haven't seen it yet. Heartwarming and fun stories about a talking kitten and its owner — we watch them as a family.

Exhibition of March

Batimat. The stand by Anna Erman with a teenager's room stood out. The idea behind it was: "Like hitting a pea against the wall". This proves that inspiration can be found in anything.

Impression of the Month

The intense workshop by Mashа Kuniyakina "Color Scenario of a Project" at the "Details" school. It was very pleasant to absorb knowledge and experience from such people.

March Article on Our Website

A flat with stained glass windows for a Belgian gallery owner. I really liked the stained glass in the bedroom and bathroom windows. A bathroom with a window is great, and with such beautiful ones — even better!