The studio
AUA — interior design studio born in Kazakhstan, working worldwide.
Founded by
Salta
AUA was founded by Salta in Almaty as a quiet response to the noise of contemporary interiors. We design homes where the air feels different — spaces where material, light and proportion hold a conversation without raised voices. Each project begins with the people who will live in it and ends, often years later, with rooms that have grown easier to be in.
Philosophy
“A great interior is one you stop noticing — until you realise the air feels different.”
Approach
Three principles that guide every project
01
Listen
Every project begins with the people who will live in it. Architecture follows from how a day is spent.
02
Reduce
We remove until what remains is essential — material, light and proportion in conversation.
03
Last
Quiet interiors age well. We choose materials and details that look better at five years than at one.
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