Splendour in the city is a project designed by GAO architects. The film Parasite was the cinematographic highlight of 2019 and at the same time our scenographic inspiration for the interior design of apartment in Ljubljana. The contemporaneity of both creative processes is of course purely coincidental, yet it is possible to draw similarities between the film world that offers plenty of visual inspiration and neatly intertwines all the creative spectres of the seventh art and the process of creating the interior that is dynamic, dramatic and dazzling – both the processes bring the crucial element of storytelling to the fore. Photography by Miran Kambi?.

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We were inspired by the apartment?s elongated layout and the lighting that follows the entire floor plan. However, the greatest amount of inspiration came from the client herself who, as a social media influencer present mostly on Instagram, lives a really dynamic life and is constantly on the move. Therefore, the central theme of our design was to bring beautiful clothes, objects, spaces and ambiences to the fore and promote them in the best possible way. The balance between the charisma of the space and the charisma of the client?s lifestyle is reflected in the warmth that was created by adding the wooden ceiling, rattan and velvet elements, delicate curtains and other accessories. Our primary wish was to create an entity that is soft, feminine, full of comfort and...