Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine

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Young, Kiev, Ukraine-based architect, Emil Dervish teams up with many interior designers on his commercial and residential projects.

Salon Odes in Odessa, Ukraine, is a particularly successful example of what happens when that crucial collaboration works well.

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Odes is a result of a recent alliance between Dervish and local interior designer, Evgeni Bulatnikov.

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This project, located in the vibrant, historic city of Odessa by the Black Sea, also benefited from the luxury of a large space, something not affordable – or even available – to beauty and hair salons in many larger cities.

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At 131 square meters (1,410 sq. ft) Odes is airy and open yet each of the functions has its own designated area.

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The clever use of light-grey drapery further increases the feel of openness and lightness, giving the impression of both available daylight and impermanence.

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Smart, minimalist lighting fixtures and retro tiling add a sense of understated opulence. Mid-century modernist –inspired furnishings, and the sparse use of retro green and burnt-brick colour accents, complete the look.

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We also love the little accessory trolleys whose big, white wheels bravely channel Alvar Aalto’s tea trolley 901 from 1936. Tuija Seipell.

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Salon Odes is located in Odessa, Ukraine, str, Marshala Govorova 10/6

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