Kseniya Popova
Berlin, Germany
KSYUSCHENKA is an interior design practice founded by Kseniya Bodhi in 2021, creating unique spaces for commercial and residential clients across the world. Operating from Berlin and working internationally, the practice has completed projects in Moscow, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Vilnius and Belgrade, demonstrating from its earliest years a genuinely global reach and a consistent design sensibility rooted in spatial storytelling, material precision and a deep sensitivity to the identity of the brand or person the space is being made for.
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KSYUSCHENKA designs interiors that begin with a story. Whether the brief is a pop-up retail space for an international sleepwear brand, a cafe dedicated to the memory of a beloved Soviet-era dessert, a skincare brand activation in a departure terminal, or a contemporary apartment with its own distinct emotional character, the practice approaches every commission as an opportunity to create an environment that communicates something specific, memorable and entirely true to the people and ideas behind it.
The practice works across commercial and residential typologies with equal confidence. On the commercial side, recent projects demonstrate a particular strength in retail and pop-up design that balances strong brand identity with precise spatial thinking. The Aruelle pop-up store in Vilnius, designed for an international sleepwear brand available in more than thirty countries, creates an intimate and minimal retail environment that reflects the brand's femininity and softness through carefully chosen materials, light and proportion. The 30atoms pop-up in Belgrade, designed for a skincare brand targeting travellers experiencing dehydration during flights, shows the practice's ability to translate a highly specific brand concept into a spatial experience that feels immediate and emotionally resonant. The Oreshek cafe in St. Petersburg, dedicated to one of the most nostalgic desserts in Soviet culture, demonstrates the practice's sensitivity to memory, material and the emotional weight of everyday objects.
On the residential side, Apartment Vavilova in Moscow brings blue and terracotta accents into a contemporary interior with confidence and restraint, while the Lobachevskogo studio apartment channels a Soviet-era aesthetic through a genuinely modern spatial language.
The practice is available for new commercial and residential commissions worldwide and can be reached directly via WhatsApp for fast response on new project enquiries.
With over 1.27 million project views and 131,000 appreciations on Behance since joining the platform in February 2023, GUR Studio has established itself as one of the fastest-growing and most followed commercial interior design practices in the Balkans and beyond. Four projects have been featured in the Behance Interior Design gallery, a distinction reserved for the most outstanding interior design work published on the platform.
The studio's 2026 project list demonstrates an extraordinary pace and consistency of output. SAFI Bar and Cafe, ALUM Pop-Up Cafe, Orana Bar and Cafe and NOOR Yard Cafe all represent the studio's continued refinement of its approach to hospitality interiors, each with its own distinct material palette, spatial concept and brand identity. MOKKA Cafe, already the studio's most appreciated recent project with over 8,500 appreciations and 524 views, has drawn significant international attention for the quality of its lighting design and material composition. CONTINUM Cafe and Bakery, Impasto Rosso Pizzeria, Minta Bar and Cafe, BEAUTÉ Skincare Pop-Up and VIRELLI Clothing Store complete a year of output that covers every typology within the studio's commercial specialism.
Earlier projects including RECYCLE Pop-Up Cafe, BLUO Bar and Cafe, FLAME Cafe and STRO Cafe have each been featured in the Behance Interior Design gallery and together demonstrate the range and consistency that has driven the studio's remarkable audience growth. CAVA and Arden House round out a portfolio that already comfortably spans the full breadth of commercial and residential interior design.
The studio welcomes international collaborations with architects and freelancers and is available for new commissions immediately.
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Commercial interior design for cafes, restaurants, bars and hospitality spaces.
Pop-up and temporary retail space design.
Permanent retail interior design.
Beauty salon and skincare retail environments.
Office interior design.
Residential apartment and studio design.
International project capability across Europe and beyond.
