The cabinets - storage of books on art and design - are the work of talented Russian craftsmen from Interio Grand. There is an Olympic bear perched on the shelf - Yana collects vintage porcelain figurines with such zeal that they can be found in almost every room. Yana met interior designer Gonzalo Mendiola-Prada in Madrid, although his work residence is near the Guadalmina beach in Marbella. Gonzalo runs the Ankara interior studio there.
I started building the house five years ago and still "finish" it. I was planning a cozy interior so that I wouldn't get bored in a year or ten. It turned out to be a hodgepodge of Art Deco, minimalism, neoclassicism. The office came out to be strict, with a masculine character, which suits me very well, because I am a businesswoman by nature. It all started with a French rosewood table and chair from the thirties. The armrests for the chair were made at the famous Puiforcat factory. Spanish designer Gonzalo Mendiola-Prada added another armchair upholstered in Dedar satin fabric to the rosewood duo. Chinese-style silk curtains are sewn at the Rubelli factory in Venice, which supplies curtains to all major theaters in the world, including the Bolshoi. To decorate the interior beautifully, you should not thoughtlessly buy obscenely expensive furniture — it is better to choose rare antique items or paintings. They create the right atmosphere. I hung one of Konchalovsky's paintings in my office, with lilacs. I look at him and sit down to sketch."
Publication in Tatler magazine, April 2014
Publication in Tatler magazine, April 2014
