At the BATIMAT RUSSIA 2019 exhibition, designer and architect Maria Romanova presented the project of an open space recreation area ‘Icons of Collectible Design. Water, Air and the Spirit of Freedom’.
Here is what the author tells about her concept: “The living room and patio spaces smoothly flow into each other. Freedom of movement is not interrupted with the wall, the carpet throughout its height gives a feeling of open space, sky and air. A dialogue of deep blue and turquoise lines of the carpet immerses in the freshness of the Mediterranean. All shades of stone, sand, clay, sunrises and sunsets came together to talk about the holidays at the seaside. Shadows of the bizarre linear geometry of suspensions and living plants outline the setup. An overflow of shades of golden champagne on the ceiling and fragments of the walls, flecks of sunlight, soft, inviting forms of velvet armchairs by Gio Ponti – all this creates an atmosphere of afternoon rest and relaxation. You are barefoot, you feel the sand, the cool water of the pool; you move from a balcony, or a street patio to the living room and back. Bosa nova is playing..."
Maria Romanova shared her impressions of participation in the BATIMAT RUSSIA exhibition and noted that she did everything so that all her partners could show the maximum of their possibilities. “Everyone has different goals and tasks. For me, the exhibition is a transition to a new level of relations with space, for me it is a game, for me it is life, for me it is a very hard rest, it is a play that I played. This is an exhibition of personalities that you can trust," Maria says. “Nature has its own decorators. I did the same in decors and textile. This process is entirely handmade. There is water, air and the spirit of freedom here, because it simply filters through. The natural decor is the only thing that is missing.”
Creativity and expressiveness of the design is emphasized by the color range, along with the finishing materials. An exclusive collection of decorative coatings by Ferrara Design (www.ferrara-design.ru) was used for wall decoration. The carpeting from several collections (Simla, Satara, Santushti, Udaipur) and the Chromaton carpet, provided by Ortgraph Contract (www.ortgraph.ru), were used. Kerama Marazzi ceramic tile, the Butterfly collection (www.kerama-marazzi.com), harmoniously framed the stand border.
Much attention is paid to lighting. This is the DCW editions factory: Gras lamps (designer Albin Gras), Biny-Spot (designer Jacques Biny), Acrobates suspensions, In The Tube tubes (designer Dominique Perrot), ISP (designer Ilya Potemin) (www.ca-project.ru, www.lampegras.ru). By Maria's request, Schneider Electric demonstrated the Unica Studio Metal collection, Gold and Copper frames (www.se.com).
All of the above was the ideal background for designer furniture, which was presented by Line Salon (www.linesalon.com). At the stand by Molteni & C: Chair D.154.2, coffee table D.552.2 (designed by Gio Ponti), corner sofa Albert (designed by Vincent Van Duysen), coffee table Teso (designed by Foster + Partners), coffee table Attico (designed by Nicola Gallizia, Molteni & C), coffee table CALA (designed by Doshi Levien, Kettal).
