Russia is a land of many talented and creative people, not that I’m asking for a complement, just thought it would be a great FIRST post! Researching on the latest winds from motherland, I stumbled upon Andrei the Great (as he was entitled by no other than Architectural Digest itself!). In real life Andrei Dmitriev , the interior designer that has worked on half of the restaurants in St. Petersburg, has blown me away with his brutal design sensibility and such nostalgic historical romanticism. He brings out the true Russian design, inspired by Russian history and culture, not some posh “wanna-be” style that seems to so popular there nowadays.

<images via www.andreidmitriev.com>

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