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Home decor 2.0: flowers online!
Home decor 2.0: flowers online!
Hello design lovers! I don't know about you, but I find small businesses fascinating especially the tech-oriented and family-run. I recently discovered Vela, which is both those things: an auntie &a…
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Can ergonomics improve health? I asked the expert!
Can ergonomics improve health? I asked the expert!
Hello design lovers! Have you ever been interested in posture at work? I wasn't. I had to experience a series of side effects before starting to be. Every time people looked at me, slumping at my de…
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Decorating with black: all you need to know!
Decorating with black: all you need to know!
Let's face it: black ceilings are not for everyone. People love them or hate them, no middle ground. I am a black-lover at heart and tend to add black elements in my bedroom every time I have the oc…
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    Home decor 2.0: flowers online!
    | Martina Pardo | Archive

    Home decor 2.0: flowers online!

    Hello design lovers! I don't know about you, but I find small businesses fascinating especially the tech-oriented and family-run. I recently discovered Vela, which is both those things: an auntie &a…
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    Vote for me at the Amara IBA 2017
    | Martina Pardo | Archive

    Vote for me at the Amara IBA 2017

    I'm thrilled to announce that I've been nominated for the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2017 in the Best Newcomer Blog Category! There is time until the 15th of September to vote. In order to make it…
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    martina's column on italianbark

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    Interviewing Michael Anastassiades at London Design Festival 2018
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      martina's story

      I am just a girl obsessed with Interior Architecture. When I was a baby I used to start all my games setting up the right interior. My Barbie dolls have never been homeless! As a kid I would sneak into my dad and grandad’s office just to stare in admiration at their drawings.

      Inspired by my grandad…
      I got a Master’s Degree in Building Engineering. I soon realised though that I wanted to do something more creative in my life. Therefore, I moved to Milan, Italian design capital and got a second Master’s Degree in Interior Design at the Politecnico University. After that, I only chose to work for small and medium companies. A sleeves rolled up attitude was required in order to take more responsibilities and grow. And I’ve learned from the best.

      I gained experience…
      …working in Milan, Beijing and London. As I discovered different cultures and lifestyles I applied this international approach to my work as a result. Now, thanks to these experiences, I design projects worldwide.