When the Owner’s Children First Saw This Eclectic Riverside Apartment, They Hugged the Walls

A living room area with bespoke touches, including a custom fireplace with a mosaic surround.

This project, like many these days, began with a DM. “We started communicating with the client a whole year before the project began,” says Aisha Adilshiyeva, founder of Kazakhstan’s IDA Design Mates, whose client found her on Instagram.

That didn’t mean the client (matriarch to a family of five, including three boys) had a home for Aisha to design: she was still on the market. But the client knew she wanted Aisha — known for her sensitive touch — to design her future apartment. And it was worth the wait.