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5 TOP MATERIALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR IN 2020

5 TOP MATERIALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR IN 2020

| Riccardo Del Bello | Sustainability and Well-Being
Whatever industry you are in nowadays sustainability is the buzzword, and rightfully so. We keep discovering the numerous benefits of eco-friendly alternatives for the environment as well as for…
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My First Pan European Summit by Class of 2020 | Blended Living

My First Pan European Summit by Class of 2020 | Blended Living

| Riccardo Del Bello | Exhibitions & Design Finds
Have you ever heard of blended living? It’s a new concept that indicates a lifestyle in which living and working spaces lose the single definite function and their boundaries, indeed, blend. This…
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Why Millennials use Serviced Accommodations and Shared Living | A Millennial's opinion

Why Millennials use Serviced Accommodations and Shared Living | A Millennial's opinion

| Riccardo Del Bello | Serviced Accommodations
We all heard it many times. Millennials and Gen Zs in large cities, where salaries stay stagnant and rents keep increasing, are forced to work outside the regular office hours and live longer with th…
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A Designer At Heart's rebranding unveiled!

A Designer At Heart's rebranding unveiled!

| Riccardo Del Bello | News & Lifestyle
It's been a long time since I last wrote on this blog but today I'm back with some exciting news. We finally unveiled the rebranding for A Designer At Heart! What happened? You probably know (espec…
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5 Studio apartment design tips on a budget | How I furnished mine with £500

5 Studio apartment design tips on a budget | How I furnished mine with £500

| Martina Pardo | Interior Design Tips
Are you struggling to organise your rented studio flat? Looking for studio apartment design tips that could save you money? I feel you. When me and my boyfriend Rick decided to attempt living in a 2…
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Modern luxury living room interior design | Beijing

Modern luxury living room interior design | Beijing

| Martina Pardo | Archive
Did you know that I lived in China a while back? Well, after graduating in Interior Architecture in Milan, I moved to Beijing to attend a six-months internship.  It was my first work experience…
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Home design ideas for small apartments | New E-Design project in Baku

Home design ideas for small apartments | New E-Design project in Baku

| Martina Pardo | Archive
Need some home design ideas for small apartments? My last interior E-Design project may be the inspiration you are looking for! Some of you know that I originally set up this website with the goal o…
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Cost of fitted wardrobes | Should you go bespoke?

Cost of fitted wardrobes | Should you go bespoke?

| Martina Pardo | Archive
Today I decided to talk about a topic that's rarely discussed in interior design blogs: money. If you read my last post (my own bedroom interior design project, in renders) you'll have seen that I de…
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MY BEDROOM INTERIOR DESIGN | BEFORE & AFTER

MY BEDROOM INTERIOR DESIGN | BEFORE & AFTER

| Riccardo Del Bello | Archive
Today I want to talk about a special bedroom interior design: my own room in London! Me and my boyfriend Rick have been sharing a double bedroom in a shared flat (with one other flatmate) for the la…
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MultiPly by Waugh Thistleton Architects | Sustainable architecture at LDF18

MultiPly by Waugh Thistleton Architects | Sustainable architecture at LDF18

| Martina Pardo | Exhibitions & Design Finds
MultiPly is one of the Landmark projects from the London Design Festival 2018, which ended yesterday. It was designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects who specialise in sustainable buildings across Lon…
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MARTINA’S COLUMN ON ITALIANBARK

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.