Decorator Anna Klimenko designed her own workshop. The studio is located in the area of the Patriarch's Ponds, on the first floor of a 19th century house. In the late 1970s, the building experienced a major overhaul with the replacement of floors.
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«Для меня был принципиален адрес: хотелось, чтобы мой офис располагался в историческом центре Москвы. Важна была и архитектура — высокие потолки, красивые окна, ощущение старого дома. Это то, что я люблю». Площадь помещения всего 34 кв. м, но за счет высоких окон здесь всегда светло и пространство кажется больше, чем есть на самом деле. Работа ограничилась декорированием. Стены покрасили краской Farrow & Ball, а «жуткий» (по выражению Анны) рыже-коричневый пол отциклевали и тонировали молочно-белым составом. Повесив в простенке зеркально полотно, не только визуально расширили помещение, но и сделали его более эффектным.
Large black and white photo: Tatiana Gedike. Floor lamp purchased in one of the galleries in Berlin. The English sofa Lura Shell (ATable gallery) was innovative for its time: a polymer frame made it possible to achieve a spectacular streamlined shape. “Here we meet with customers, store all our materials necessary for work, and also show pieces of furniture and art that we bring from inspiring trips. My favorite sources are flea markets and antique galleries in Europe. Most of all I cite from Paris, Munich, Copenhagen. But there are successful finds in Berlin, Vienna, Helsinki. There are several galleries in Europe with which I have been cooperating for a long time and constantly; they organize the delivery of the things I have chosen. In Russia, I work with ATable, Repeat Story, Mobiledom. ”
Designer Anna Klimenko is a graduate of the Details School. “It happens that I buy something in advance: I understand that the thing is interesting, I don’t need it at the moment, but I’m sorry to lose it. In Moscow, I rent a warehouse in which I store furniture and works of art. Of course, we are not talking about global items like built-in furniture, but only about compact vintage. ”
Dutch chair 1960-70 purchased in Mobiledom Gallery. 1990s stamp: Gravuredeco gallery. 
Table, diz. Eero Saarinen, Knoll, wall lamp Flos. The ensemble of chairs formed spontaneously, at various times they were bought in the gallery Repeat Story, Austrian work on the easel. In the depths of the Belgian narrow wardrobe. 
A Chinese chest of drawers on the left was purchased in one of Munich antique galleries. It has an art deco lamp with a crystal lampshade, which Anna bought for herself and is not going to part with it. Vintage 1990s print on the wall. 
The round mirror of Asiatides appeared because a big bright accent was required. Vintage vases brought from Helsinki. 
The Danish vintage table has a great (almost a meter) depth: it is possible to simultaneously place both a computer and drawings on it. Rack G plan. In the studio, almost all items with a history, new only Eero Saarinen design table for the Knoll brand and Paolo Rizzato's lamp for Flos. Anna emphasizes: these things are genuine, branded. “The desk once did not fit one of the projects and remained with us. The Flos wall lamp is very good when you need top light for working with drawings - we didn’t want to hang a chandelier. ”
The armchair in the foreground was bought at a charity auction in the ATable gallery. From the left German wardrobe of the 1680s: a kitchenette is hidden inside. On the wall is a poster of the 1991 Pompidou Center. By the wall chair Lura Shell. “Very often, customers who come to the studio are asked to give them a sofa, an armchair - something from our collection, their non-broken forms are very impressive for everyone. We usually donate, but not always, for example, a floor lamp brought from the flea market of Berlin, I don’t want to part. ”
There are built-in racks at the entrance door. 
Mirror panel - a classic decorator reception, visually expands the space. The mirror reflects an antique Chinese chest of drawers, a vintage print above it (Glamuredeco gallery) 
Picture of the 1920s bought in one of the galleries of Munich. 
The frame on the wall is used as a bulletin board, attached inside the note with scotch tape. “Previously, there was a painting in it that I somehow didn’t like. One day she fell out and I realized that without her much better, ”says Anna Klimenko. The interior is not only vintage mid-twentieth century, but also ancient antiques. For example, the rarest wardrobe of the 1680s from Germany, weighing almost 300 kg. Initially, such closets were stored clothes, but in the studio of Anna Klimenko, he serves as a kitchen. Inside they installed glass shelves, built in a mini-fridge, put a coffee machine, glasses, cups. When the doors are closed, nothing can be seen - in Anna's opinion, the kitchen does not decorate the office. “Every carpenter who comes to us to discuss a project (we often create custom-made furniture) literally pounces on this closet: begins to examine, take pictures, study how hinges are installed.”
