interiors "I wanted to find a way to have all the pieces of my live come together in a space that was flexible enough to accommodate change." Bob Weistein
Apartment 581,3 sq.ft Concept Adaptation of typical flat from 80’s architecture in Poland, for a 3-person family. New arragment of the space, conjuttion of kithen and living room, enlargment of the bathroom(conjuction of bathroom and toilet), creation of a large wardrobe and toilet for cats located in the cabinet in the bathroom. Create more open-plan flat.
Colour palette Gray scale+white+neutral nature with red and black accent. Parquet marbau based across entire flat(exluding bathroom) for colour consistency to obtain efect of tract. Kitchen and bathroom cabinets fronts in high glossy veneer. Bathroom with a distinct combination of red and balck.
Apartment 1076.4 sq.ft Concept New,functional arragment of the space, conjunction of kitchen and living room with fire plae,creation of the new space between bathroom and bedroom; Create massive bespokoe wardrobe in bedroom. Floor in the apartment in one material for effect of smoothnes of the track.
Ergonomic design Residents are two different heights, male is 209 cm and female is 160 cm. I had to adapt tracks, kitchen, bathroom for two oposite specifficatons.
Colour palette Conjunctions of rustical floor in the whole apartment with bright pale colours and one dominant colour in ich room.
furniture Less is more. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Cross me Cross me is a small multifunctional stool. It consist of 5 elements and no tools are needed to assemble it. Its base is made of plywood. The cushion and the base can be produced in different colours and materials.
re-design eco-friendly and creative way of giving a second life to ordinary things‌
lime set
illy lamp
storage box
small caffe table
chair number one
graphics
T-shirt The overprint was designed for a singles' holiday, and was meant to serve as a subtle singles 'manifesto’ a combination of humour and interesting graphics. This is how the pigeon and its words of wisdom were born.
Product logo project of logo for piece of furniture for Dwell.uk competition
press
'Home&Interior' magazine In 'Home&Interior' magazine I was editing a column called 'This is in style'. It was a rewarding job, which combined research on interior decoration market and writing short but rich in content descriptions about style that was covered in the current issue of the magazine.
'Home&Interior' magazine
photo “A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” Eudora Welty
Summer
Tea time
Fingers
accsessories Know your self,see your self,accept your self,be your self.
key ring white perspex in 5mm,laser cutting and engraving,acrylic colour
Autumn toque Designed for one of those occassions when a woman wants to shine... This toque has definitely done the job!
Parrot toque This toque was made as a birthday present for one of the most interesting people I have ever met. Colourful feathers and felt balls the colours of the rainbow have really made the birthday girl stand out from the crowd.
resume
my resume
maja nowak Personal profile I am multidisciplinary designer. I work around interiors including: furniture, re design, interiors, product and styling. I also believe that being a designer means being open to possibilites of design in others disciplines, such as graphics, illustration, product, fashion, and architecture. If you have an idea, we can work on it together! contact me on hi@maja-nowak.com
My skills Ability to respond to individual aesthetic needs of a client Abreast of curent trends in design Effective communicator at all levels High sensitivity to customers’ needs Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure High degree of manual and technical skills Confident user of AutoCAD, Adobe packages (Photoshop, Illustrator) CorelDRAW, Google Sketch Up, In design(working knowledge )
My work experience Freelance Interior designer Residential Developed and formulated the total interior design concept for project Advised clients on interior design factors such as space planning, layout and utilization of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. Conducted in-depth studies and analyses of areas to be designed to establish requirements that ensure that the user's needs are met. Design supervision. Creative Tofi Productions – Film & TV production house, Warsaw set design and decoration creation of commercial spots and virals location scouting ensuring coherence of conception and production Stylist ‘My apartment’- interior design magazine, Gruner+Jahr, Warsaw Conducting research on a given topic about accessories available in shops. Downloading materials for publication from the producers. ‘Home & Interior’ - interior design magazine, , Edipresse, Warsaw Editing my own column in an interior design magazine, ‘Home & Interior’, published by Edipresse Poland. Reaserching news on the market , downloading images and agent addresses of products. Advised on how to design interiors in a particular style, what accessories help achieve that style, and where to buy them. Junior Interior Designer Bathroom Showroom MIRAD, Warsaw Advised clients on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and utilization of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. Planed, designed, and furnished bathrooms.
Associate Producer Cooperation with Tofi Productions. Research, casting, production management . on include: Programs worked Pimp My Room, Viva Celebrations for MTV Polska, and Brejk for Canal + Polska. Script Cooperation with F25 Companies worked with include: Nokia, Henkel, Asus, Laciate, Allegro Set design Tefal Vita Cuisine advert for Tofi Productions Props for project "Eleven" Make-up ‘'Arthur Cant' by Woolfcub Production Programs 'Autoblog' and 'Gramy' with Tofi Productions for TVN Turbo Polska
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