Living with Malevich

Interior of Maidens Hotel in Moscow
Interior of Maidens Hotel in Moscow
Text: Natalia Ronot

Malevich’s influence extends beyond fashionable garments and accessories. Suprematist aesthetics offer a unique yet comfortable living experience.

Back in the 2010s, British architect David Adjaye incorporated the principles of Suprematism into the campus design of the SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management. He arranged the campus building as four randomly placed parallelepipeds, referencing Malevich’s 1915 painting Suprematism. The interior design also embraces Suprematist motifs.

Late last year, a new hotel called Maidens opened in Moscow. Housed in a post-constructivist building that was originally constructed in 1933 as a telephone exchange, the hotel pays homage to the Russian avant-garde and Bauhaus school, which was heavily influenced by Malevich. Designers drew inspiration not only from Malevich but also from El Lissitzky and Varvara Stepanova.