Monika Sosnowska-Nicer, founder of Mon Interiors, has designed the interiors of a 200-square-metre house in Poznań with rust-veined quartzite, burr wood, stained oak, stainless steel and cognac accents. The architect, whose work is mainly in Spain, particularly on the Costa del Sol, has brought her characteristic aesthetic to the house through high-quality materials and bespoke elements. Meticulous detailing underpins the scheme’s elegance, with each element designed to suit the interior architecture.
Natural materials and precise detailing
The interiors reinterpret classic design in a distinctly contemporary way. Proportions and details best appreciated at close quarters take precedence over overt displays of decoration. Sosnowska-Nicer deliberately limited the palette of colours and materials, emphasising the quality of natural stone and wood and the precision of craftsmanship.
Quartzite sets the colour palette
Nacarado quartzite is one of the principal materials. Its pale, pearly surface, marked by pronounced rust-coloured veining, provided the starting point for the colour palette. The stone appears in several parts of the house, including the kitchen, bathroom and entrance area. The designer picked out a cognac shade from its veining for upholstered furniture and smaller details.
Warm browns sit alongside grey-toned beiges, creams and off-white. Texture gives this tonal scheme its variety: matt finishes contrast with the sheen of stone and glass, while the organic patterns of the natural materials are set against the cool precision of stainless steel.
A kitchen island at the centre of daily life
The house’s most open area contains the kitchen, dining area and living room. These flow into one another, with joinery and lighting providing the main distinctions between their functions. Quartzite, wood, burr wood and stainless steel recur in the kitchen, where a large island serves as both a place to prepare food and, above all, the natural centre of daily life. It is accompanied by upholstered Calligaris bar stools in a warm brown shade, with slim Trizo light fittings above the worktop.
Calligaris chairs also furnish the adjoining dining area, where their rounded profiles and upholstered seats soften the table’s geometric form while continuing the warm colour palette. They illustrate an approach found throughout the project: practical furnishings form part of the architectural composition from the outset. Above the table are glass lights by Vistosi.
A living room without a dominant centrepiece
A large, pale Flexlux sofa provides a quiet backdrop to more sculptural furnishings. Low tables with irregularly shaped tops, joinery in timber and burr wood, and carefully chosen decorative objects form a composition guided more by proportion than ornament.
Large areas of glazing connect the interior visually to the garden. Soft curtains filter the daylight, allowing the beige, brown and cognac tones to shift with the time of day.
Bespoke details from the entrance to the bathroom
Bespoke elements play an important role in the project. The irregular grain of burr wood acts as ornament across cabinet fronts, while stained oak adds a deeper, quieter tone and stainless steel a minimalist note.
In the entrance area, stone cladding, a wall-hung console with a burr wood front, a large mirror and a cognac pouffe form a compact, carefully considered composition. Nearby glazed doors lead towards the distinctive staircase. Timber, slender metal balustrade elements and the staircase’s soft contours give this practical part of the house an almost sculptural character.
The same approach continues in the bathroom, where quartzite forms a geometric washbasin. The stone’s natural veining provides the room’s principal decoration, keeping the emphasis on one expressive material rather than a collection of ornaments.
Throughout the house, consistency and quality underpin an elegance that outlasts seasonal fashions. Pieces chosen for years of use give the interiors an appeal that extends beyond the first impression.
Products used in the project
- Natural quartzite: Nacarado
- Upholstered bar stools: Calligaris
- Dining chairs: Calligaris
- Kitchen lighting: Trizo
- Glass dining lights: Vistosi
- Sofa: Flexlux
Interiors built around natural stone, wood and bespoke joinery depend on good design from the outset. Find architects, interior designers and interior photographers in the PLNDesign directory.
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- Edyta Sowińska Interior Design furnishes a mountain cabin in Norway
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