10 Questions With… Mia Karlova
“It seems like I’ve always been involved in building art collections,” admits Mia Karlova, who credits an early exposure to her mother, a gallerist and art historian. After moving from Moscow, where she helmed an interior design studio for 10 years, Karlova founded collectible design destination Mia Karlova Galerie in Amsterdam in 2020. In addition to functional design, the gallery specializes in mixed-media, sculpture, ceramics, and three-dimensional art, from an international roster of creatives.
The career transition was one that made sense. “Art and design is what elevates any interior to a completely different level,” Karlova explains. Despite an opening timed with the global pandemic, a keen eye for eclectic show-stoppers quickly earned the gallery international recognition.
Interior Design sat down with Karlova to learn more about the book that she calls her curating mantra, her view on function in design objects, and a decade she is particularly passionate about, which is reflected in the interior of her home.