IVANA
Ivana is an experienced Interior Designer with a solid track record of successful renovation projects. Throughout her career she has been focusing on creating bespoke designer homes with a subtle Italian flair, incorporating the latest trends with individual touches to reflect the personality of each client.
Ivana is an expert in creating harmonious and functional interiors featuring modern and contemporary aesthetic always tailored around clients’ needs, aspirations and expectations. Highly creative, extremely detail-oriented, Ivana is a master of making the best use of space often taking her clients beyond their comfort zone and creating for them inspiring interiors that feel home.
Over the past decade, Ivana has designed contemporary interiors that are synonymous with relaxed luxury, functionality and eclecticism. Ivana is a specialist in space planning and traffic flow optimisation. As a result, all Ivana’s original interior concepts always aim at combining style with ergonomics: every new space is designed with the comfort of its user in mind.
Ivana’s interests include lighting, light layering and colour psychology, she is often able to include in her projects lighting plans featuring multiple moods for the same space to reflect the changing needs of its users.
Ivana enjoys covering all the aspect of a renovation project from inception to completion, she is an exceptional project manager with a deep understanding of the workflow behind each phase of the renovation: managing tight deadlines and working on constrained budgets are some of her best skills.
Ivana holds a Higher National Diploma in Interior Design (BTEC) from BAID in London and is Associate Member of the British Institute of Interior Design, Ivana holds dual citizenship, Italian and British.
Ivana’s Work
Client’s that worked with Ivana
“It has been a pleasure to work with Ivana and the team. Ivana really listens and provides excellent designs that reflect your personality and style. She is great to deal with and works conscientiously.”
“I’ve used Akiva now twice to design our airbnb rentals in the states. The ease of using them remotely is great! The designs and shopping lists they created made my life so much easier, and on top of that both rentals have been booked non stop! I always recommend them to anyone looking for an interior designer. They are top notch! I’d give them 10 stars if I could!”
“Had a really good experience using Akiva. Ivana came up with some great ideas on furniture layout, sofas, dining tables, coffee tables, rugs and accessories. James was very good in ensuring you get matched with the right interior designer for your needs. They also have accounts with many suppliers and you typically get back at least your design fees through their trade discounts. Wish I had used them years ago as would have saved some costly mistakes with my furniture choice which I’m now selling on ebay.
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“We worked with Ivana for our loft conversion (incl en suite and walk in wardrobe). She was professional and very responsive and fulfilled the brief 100%. We wouldn’t hesitate to use Ivana and Akiva for our next projects.”
“Ivana has designed our open plan living /dining area. It followed the brief and fitted in the budget and it looks great! The team likes to stick to the deadlines, so active communication is important. This experience was useful to us because Ivana introduced us to the shops and ideas which we can continue to use in the future in different settings! Thank you!
Overall, Ivana created a beautiful space with some wow factors which we wanted and we are enjoying our finished living/dining room; I would recommend Ivana!”
“I have done the right thing by choosing them, its a pleasure to work with James and Ivana. Surprised to see how well they read our minds and propose the designs accordingly. Really excited to see the final outcomes which is currently in progress.
Thanks a ton for your work James and Ivana. I will definitely refer Akiva Projects Ltd to all my friends :-).”
“Working with James and Ivana has been absolutely fantastic. Both of them are super approachable and always willing to help and provide advice/recommendations! My project involved redesigning my new house and providing a modern touch to it to make it a comfortable place to live. Ivana did an amazing job assessing all my requirements, digging into my preferences, and always trying to provide as much flexibility as possible in the design. The mood boards and the drawing she provided really gave me the ability to visualise what this design might look like and how everything can fit together. Ivana is simply fantastic and she delivers fantastic designs with passion and consideration! I am really happy I chose Akiva for this project and I would recommend Ivana to anyone looking for a new design project. Thank you, Ivana, for your hard work and for making this such a great project!”
“Fantastic job ! Deserves top rating . I am very happy with the service provided by Ivana. I would certainly go back for my next project. Looking forward to putting up some photos on display so you can all see .What the designer has produced really deserves to be displayed. As soon as a couple of last items ( delayed by covid restrictions) arrive, we will do that. Thank you Ivana . Thank you Akiva. Looking forward to working with you on the next project.”
“Really enjoyed working with James and Ivana at Akiva on our loft bedroom + bathroom renovation project.
They helped us redesign the space, including moving part of the staircase, expanding the bathroom, and fitting out new flooring, paint/wall tiles, and bathroom fixtures. Ivana also identified some great furniture pieces that fit the space well. She picked out clever finishing combinations we wouldn’t have thought of ourselves, as well as a space-optimizing layout, and the end result has turned out great. ”
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