Photography by Mood Authors

FILTRY, Warsaw

An interior design project for a pre-war tenement apartment in Warsaw’s Filtry district, created for Natalia Kusiak, traveller and podcaster. The apartment was to be a home worth returning to after every journey, and a portrait of its owner: colourful, bold and singular. The starting point was the modernised classicism of the 1920s, against which burgundy arches, bespoke wallpapers and natural stone come together as a considered maximalism.

The entrance is a statement of minimalist maximalism. A deep burgundy wraps the walls, ceiling and wardrobes, drawing the space together as it follows their rounded lines. Every wardrobe door is covered in a landscape wallpaper designed by Olka Osadzińska and made by LoveYourWall, set above cement tiles patterned with stars. In the living room hangs an oil painting commissioned from Aleksandra Anyszka-Orzechowska, the designer’s sister and a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. The bedroom lies behind a concealed door. Its walls are covered entirely in a painted garden, a wallpaper designed and made to order by LoveYourWall. Natural stone and timber in the kitchen and bathroom balance the colour and pattern, giving the interior a timeless character. “I wanted to capture Natalia as I see her: colourful, bold, singular. Maximalism was the first reference I reached for,” says Luiza Anyszka.