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Serbian designer Irena Kilibarda believes
designs. It is this nod to both
that design can and should always be
the legacy and future of
both functional and beautiful. For her,
product design that is
and public areas of the
the two factors should never have to
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building had been
Before dsignedby. set to work on
this project, the entrance
be mutually exclusive. With this mantra
recently renovated,
in mind, she founded her own product
Trained at the
but nothing more
and interior design cabinet dsignedby. in
Architectural
had been done to
2008 with the help of her sister Iva and
Faculty of
the apartments
has been pursuing the realisation of this
Belgrade
themselves other
ethos ever since.
University, Irena
than a rudimentary
shares her time
cleaning in order to
Specialising in highly advanced LED
between her native
and OLED technology, dsignedby.
Serbia, as well as Paris,
produces original pieces of statement
Hong Kong, Milan and a
furniture and products that are as
number of other major metropolis’
aesthetically beautiful as they are
impressive in terms of their
technology. Coming
make them appealing to
visiting retailers, participating in
potential buyers. Beyond
that, the apartment was a clean
slate for dsignedby. to fully design and
renovate this one bedroom property.
major design exhibitions
and tradeshows, and
The first thing that was rectified was the
from a background of
gathering inspiration
way in which the apartment had been
architectural design,
for future designs.
made to appear much smaller than it
Irena Kilibarda
really was due to the very low ceilings
has mastered the
This 43m2
and badly arranged spaces. Despite these
art of combining
apartment is
details, the potential of the overall space
simplicity with
situated in 1st
was still very much apparent to Irena.
classic influences
before adding final
high-tech touches on
her out of the ordinary
Arrondissement
of Paris in a 1930’s
building near the
Louvre museum.
Therefore, the goal became to renovate
the apartment in order to render it a
comfortable, functional living space for
its young owner.