Bright apartment of 76 m2 in Rostov-on-Don for music lovers

“The customer is a young man, a great music lover and traveler. He has lived in Europe and America for a long time, loves vintage, is not afraid of experiments and colors. All this was reflected in the design of his apartment with a view of the embankment of the Don River,” the architects of the ArchBlack bureau tell

Living room. Sofa, France, vintage. Chairs, Zuiver. Chandelier, Germany, vintage. Carpet, La Redoute.

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

GENERAL PARAMETERS:

Property type:flat

Where is it:Rostov-on-Don

Square footage: 76 m2

Style: Eclectic

Color scheme: rich, deep colors

The main idea of the project:a bright interior filled with objects with history

Project author: ArchBlack Bureau, Anna Sysoeva, Tatiana Odintsova, Anton Nesmelov, www.archblack.com , @archblack

Sofa, France, vintage. Green table, Pols Potten.

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

“The interior turned out to be bright and original — to match the customer,” the architects of the ArchBlack bureau say. — A young man, a music lover and traveler, has lived in Europe and America for a long time. He has accumulated a collection of paintings, furniture and decorative items found at flea markets and vintage stores around the world.”

ArchBlack Architectural Bureau: Tatiana Odintsova, Anton Nesmelov, Anna Sysoeva

Photo: Yakov Shmol

“First of all, we combined the kitchen with the living room, and divided the rest of the space between the bedroom and a small office. A rich dark background in the form of azure-blue wallpaper was chosen for the living room. The built-in cabinets were painted in their color so that they would not stand out. And the main emphasis was placed on art and pieces of furniture.”

“Instead of a chandelier in the living room, a wire with a light bulb hung for a long time. We would still be waiting for the Italian lamp provided for by the project, which was delayed due to the pandemic. But walking through the flea market in Rostov, we saw a piece of a ceiling lamp looming in the far corner on the closet. They asked me to show it in its entirety. And a beautiful German chandelier from the 1950s appeared in front of us, even the paper tag inside has been preserved.”

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

“The office was painted in a juicy olive-green shade. It has become an ideal backdrop for reproductions of paintings by Juan Miro and Edvard Munch, which have already been purchased by the customer.”

Vintage chairs, Oswald Haerdtl. Chandelier, vintage, Italy, Correct Form gallery. Decorative plate, Fornasetti.

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

Floor tiles, TopCer. Handmade wall tiles, Prima Ceramics.

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

“The tile for the kitchen apron was specially made for this interior in a workshop in Yekaterinburg. We sent them a wallpaper sample so that the glaze on the tile and the walls in the living room match the color as much as possible.”

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

The painting was bought at a flea market in San Francisco and has another image on the back.

Photo: Mikhail Loskutov

“Classic details and black-and-white graphics helped to reconcile the eclectic decor and bright colors. In the living room there are white doors with panels and floor tiles with diamond inserts. Monochrome wallpaper from Fornasetti in the bedroom and palm trees in the guest bathroom echo them in color.”

The bedroom is the most peaceful room in the apartment in terms of color. Wallpapers from the Fornasetti collection by Cole & Son. Bedside table, France, vintage, Correct Form gallery. Bra, Stilnovo.