Light, Bright and Relaxing Spaces with Estudio Maria Santos
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Maria Santos founded her studio in 2015 and has since become a name synonymous with the world of luxurious interior design. Known for her timeless approach to style and respect for classical architecture, Maria uses natural materials to create light, bright and relaxed spaces that always deliver on functionality.
WEBSITE: estudiomariasantos.com INSTAGRAM: @estudiomariasantos
Words: designeers
September 2023
designeers
The most important thing you’ve designed to date:
maria santos
All our projects are special, and with each of them we have taken a step forward, but I think the most ambitious are the ones we are doing this year: a country house in the French Provence and a huge beach house in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
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A project you are working on now:
maria santos
A wonderful beach house in Dominican Republic.
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What constitutes great design:
maria santos
Great layout, a lot of details in flooring patterns, walls and ceilings.
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What you do when you’re not working:
maria santos
I love spending time with my family: my two sons, dog and husband!
“We are the sum total of all our parts and history and present. It’s all in our people and in our unique stories.”
JEREMY BULL
designeers
Concrete or marble?
maria santos
Marble.
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On your coffee table right now:
maria santos
A coffee book of my upcoming trip to Gstaad and a sculpture of Spanish artist “Jose Chafer” I gave my husband as his last birthday present.
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Top 3 suppliers you love working with:
maria santos
I love working with local artisans, can't live without my carpenter and my marmolist or brassworker!
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Favourite hotel in the world?
maria santos
“Atrio” in Cáceres (Spain) and “Cuixmala” in Careyes (Mexico).
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Design hero:
maria santos
I love the sophisticated elegance of Joseph Dirand.
designeers
What is on your coffee table right now?
JEREMY BULL
Pendulum Power (A book on pendulum use), a stick of sage, a Lami Pen and a piece of art by Greg Wood.
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What makes a great interior designer?
JEREMY BULL
What makes a great human?! Passion, care, compassion, energy, tenacity, love, interest, curiosity, courage, openness… I could go on. Creativity is a gorgeous and important gift, but anyone can have it if they want. The world needs more of it, and not just in interior design. We need it everywhere.
