迈阿密展厅 | Victoria Yakusha | 2025 | 美国

迈阿密展厅 | Victoria Yakusha | 2025 | 美国

That idea is at the heart of this new gallery in Miami, created by Ukrainian-born architect Victoria Yakusha in collaboration with Sergey Chernousov as a showroom for Yakusha’s design brand FAINA. Located one block from the Miami Design District, it’s a masterclass in narrative-building, as well as a tribute to Yakusha’s homeland and a follow-up to her eponymous gallery in Antwerp.Rather than focusing on display, the serenely simple space explores light, texture and proportion, embodying Yakusha’s philosophy of “living minimalism”. “This is a design approach that integrates natural materials, cultural references, and organic forms, allowing minimalism to feel alive rather than sterile,” the designer explains. “In this project, the philosophy manifests through a careful balance between simplicity and sensory richness. The architecture avoids unnecessary ornamentation, yet every surface carries texture and depth. Light and shadow become essential design tools, guiding visitors through a sequence of subtle experiences. Furniture and sculptural elements are not treated as isolated objects, but as part of the spatial composition.”

Although the gallery is dedicated mostly to FAINA’s collections, Yakusha also envisions it as a platform to promote other designers. When conceptualising the interior, she responded sensitively to the location as she found it: a one-storey, grey-rendered building with generous windows and curved frontage. Construction permits are a complex business in the US, so Yakusha made minimal interventions, embracing the industrial pipework on the ceiling as part of her design.

This feature inspired the bespoke stainless-steel shelving system, which emits a silvery gleam across one wall and is complemented by relief plaques depicting botanical motifs, created using a metal-embossing technique. “The steel’s precision contrasts with the softness of the clay walls, creating a dialogue between organic imperfection and industrial clarity, and reinforcing the tension between past and future,” says Yakusha.

The designer’s choice of clay is more than a stylistic gesture. Part of Yakusha’s mission is to honour her besieged country – one of her projects is a cultural complex that houses artefacts saved from war – and here she used Ukrainian clay, imported especially for the project. “For me, this clay carries a strong emotional and cultural significance - it represents a connection to land, heritage and craftsmanship,” she says. The gallery walls are finished in multiple layers of clay plaster, “creating a soft, tactile surface that captures light and shadow”.

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