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Coveted Magazine: Being in love with our work is always the key to
achieve better results. Are you in love with your job? What do you
love the most about being an interior designer?
EKATERINA SHEBUNINA: Personally, I like the process of cre-
ation. It is interesting to watch how from abstract thoughts and im-
ages, impressions, drawings, lines- as a result, you create distinctive
space. Living environment is a small universe. Also, I like to see the
final result as well as a process of creation itself.
CM: How important is a good chemistry between you and your cli-
ents to achieve better results
ES: The most important is to HEAR the customer. I try to be very
attentive. In general, people broadcast their mentality. The world is
diverse, and interpretation of suitable interior too. Mostly, I work
for private customers, it is highly important that the client approves
the project. The best results are achieved when the client is also inte-
grated into the process of interior project creation. People feel more
comfortable sharing their ideas if they feel, that they are heard. My
clients are smart and interesting people who have achieved a lot, I do
not get tired to learn from their life experience and life values.
CM: To conquer such a demanding audience, is truly important to be
informed about the latest trends on the field. How do you do this?
ES: I try to make time to visit the interior shows in Milan, Paris and
New York. Regularly I use invitations to visit the production in the
field of design. I have a large library of books about art, architecture and
interior design. You cannot get stuck on your visions and ideas, as the
world is moving forward and you need to follow it. And it is necessary
to feel trends and new technologies as a necessity for success.
CM: How would you describe your style?
Do you have any personal “signature”?
ES: I’m interested in working in different stylistic directions. But
the majority of clients requires the interiors with classical tones and
with a strong connection to historic roots. To create such interiors
it is necessary to do a lot of research work. I like to have this kind of
challenges. I would like to think about interiors as about high-style
projects, try to work on it and the basis of the architectural universi-
ty and constant self-education helps me a lot. Internal discipline and
stability, combined with everyday creative searches - my credo. I’ve
been working for a long time, but I do not feel tired. There is a prov-
erb in Russian, which can be translated as: “Find the work to match
your soul and you will never work.”-This is also about me.
Cococo restaunrant, St. Petersburg
Nanook bar chair by Brabbu
Cococo restaunrant, St. Petersburg,
Marie Antoinette mirror by Boca do Lobo
Cococo restaunrant, St. Petersburg,
Nanook dining chair by Brabbu