About us
A studio shaped by curiosity and craft.
Studio Myata was founded in Lviv with a conviction that interior design is ultimately about people — how they move, rest, gather and feel inside a space.
Our story
From a small studio on Rynok Square to a full design practice
Studio Myata opened its doors in 2015, founded by lead designer Darya Petrenko and her two closest collaborators after years of working in larger Kyiv and European firms. They returned to Lviv — a city they loved precisely because of its layered architecture, its artisan culture and its appetite for beauty — and set up a studio small enough to care about every project.
In the first three years, the studio worked almost exclusively on private apartments in Lviv's historic centre, developing a language that honours original architectural detail while introducing contemporary warmth and function. Word spread. Café owners, boutique hotel developers and technology companies began to ask for the same considered approach in commercial spaces.
Today Studio Myata is a team of fourteen designers and project architects. We have completed over 180 interiors across western Ukraine and remain headquartered in Lviv, where the best of our work continues to be made.
Our mission
To make the everyday life of our clients more beautiful and more liveable
We believe the best interiors are not showpieces — they are spaces that support real life. Our mission is to listen carefully, design precisely and deliver rooms where people feel more themselves.
What we value
The principles behind every project
Listening before drawing
The best design begins with the right questions, not assumptions. We spend as much time understanding your life as we do sketching solutions.
Proportion and restraint
Restraint is not minimalism — it is the discipline to only include what earns its place. Every element we specify must serve the space and the people in it.
Material honesty
We favour natural textures — stone, timber, linen, plaster — because they age gracefully and tell the truth about what they are. We avoid surfaces that perform as something they are not.
Delivered, not just designed
A beautiful drawing is worthless if the space doesn't match it on completion day. We stay engaged through build and fit-out to make sure it does.
Light as a material
We design daylight and lamplight with the same care we give to stone or timber. Layered, directional light is what makes a finished room feel alive at every hour.
Rooted in Lviv
We design for the way this city actually lives — its light, its courtyards, its local makers. The result belongs to its place rather than to a passing global trend.
Ten years in practice
Studio milestones, 2015–2026
From a two-person office in a rented room on Rynok Square to a fourteen-strong studio with a portfolio spanning six project sectors.
Studio founded
Darya Petrenko and two collaborators establish Studio Myata in Lviv with an initial focus on residential apartments in the historic centre. First project: a 54 m² flat on Virmenska Street, completed in eleven weeks.
First commercial commission
The studio designs its first hospitality space — a 40-seat speciality coffee house in Lviv's Halytskyi district. The project earns a commendation at the Ukrainian Interior Awards and opens the studio to commercial clients.
Team grows to six; first hotel project
Commissioned to design the interiors for a 22-room boutique hotel in Lviv's Lychakivskyi district. The project establishes the studio's hospitality methodology: neighbourhood-rooted, material-led, operationally pragmatic.
Workspace practice launched
First office commission — a 340 m² IT company headquarters. Senior architect Mykhailo Kovalenko joins as project director, bringing structural expertise that allows the studio to take on more complex renovation briefs.
Remote design offer introduced
In response to the pandemic, the studio develops a fully remote design methodology — including digital site measurement, online review sessions and fully annotated PDF delivery packages. Remote services now account for 20% of annual revenue.
Resilience through full wartime operations
Studio Myata maintains continuous operations throughout the full-scale invasion. The team adapts workflows, prioritises projects for displaced families returning to western Ukraine and donates 5% of 2022 fees to Lviv housing-rebuild initiatives.
100th completed interior
The studio reaches 100 completed projects — a milestone marked with an open-doors evening at the studio and a self-published archive booklet documenting ten favourite spaces from the first hundred.
WELL Building Standard certification
Lighting and material consultant Ivan Hrytsak completes WELL AP accreditation, enabling the studio to advise commercial clients on human-centric design standards — a growing requirement among international tenants in Ukrainian commercial property.
Medical & wellness sector launched; 150+ projects
Growing demand from private clinics and wellness centres prompts the formal launch of a medical-space design offer. The studio completes its 150th project and is featured in Interior+Design Ukraine's annual retrospective.
180+ projects; fourteen-person team
The studio enters 2026 with its largest team to date, an expanded commercial portfolio covering six distinct sectors, and a waiting list that averages six weeks. Work continues to be rooted in Lviv — with the same attention to craft and the same intolerance for anything generic.
Our team
Fourteen designers who take your home personally
Each project is led by a senior designer who remains your single point of contact throughout. They are supported by specialists in architecture, joinery, lighting and styling — but you always know who is responsible for your space.
Darya Petrenko
Founder & Lead Designer15 years of practice across residential and hospitality design. Lviv Polytechnic National University + Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. Specialises in spatial narrative and the architecture of calm.
Mykhailo Kovalenko
Senior Architect & Project DirectorStructural and spatial specialist with a decade of experience overseeing complex renovations in Lviv's historic fabric. Handles contractor relationships, site compliance and delivery risk.
Sofiya Oliynyk
Commercial Design LeadRestaurant, retail and hospitality specialist. Featured in Interior+Design Ukraine and Platfor.ma. Expert in flow, atmosphere and the ergonomics of service environments.
Ivan Hrytsak
Lighting & Material ConsultantWELL AP accredited. Advises on circadian and biophilic design, sustainable material specification and the integration of smart-home systems into traditional interiors.
Natalia Vasylenko
Senior Interior DesignerResidential specialist with a background in fine art and textile design. Leads styling and final-dressing phases; known for her precise approach to pattern, colour proportion and layering.
Oleh Romaniuk
Visualisation & 3D LeadResponsible for all client-facing 3D renders and walkthroughs. Trained in architecture at Lviv Polytechnic; uses photorealistic visualisation as a decision-making tool, not just presentation.
Kateryna Savchenko
Project ManagerKeeps every project on schedule and within budget. Manages contractor briefings, procurement tracking and site-visit logistics. The person clients call when they need a straight answer.
Yulia Bondar
Junior DesignerRecent graduate of the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Assists on residential projects, manages the studio's material library and leads client mood-board workshops.
Plus six additional junior designers, a dedicated technical draughting team, and our studio coordinator — all based in Lviv.
Recognition
Awards & press
Interior+Design Ukraine
Featured studio in the magazine's 2025 annual retrospective, with our Old-Town Apartment among the year's selected residential interiors.
Ukrainian Interior Awards
Commendation for our first hospitality project — a speciality coffee house in Lviv's Halytskyi district, recognised in 2016.
WELL AP accredited practice
Our lighting and material consultant holds WELL AP accreditation, allowing us to advise commercial clients on human-centric design standards.
Platfor.ma & local press
Our commercial work has been profiled in Ukrainian design and culture media, with a particular focus on neighbourhood-rooted hospitality interiors.
Beyond the studio
Rooted in our community
Design doesn't happen in isolation. We work with local makers, support the city that shaped us, and have kept our commitments through difficult years.
Housing rebuild support
During the full-scale invasion we donated 5% of our 2022 fees to Lviv housing-rebuild initiatives and prioritised projects for displaced families returning to western Ukraine.
Local craft, not catalogues
Wherever we can, we specify the work of Lviv joiners, plasterers, ceramicists and textile makers — keeping skill and money in the local economy.
Designing for longevity
We favour natural, durable, repairable materials over disposable trends — the most sustainable interior is the one that lasts and never needs ripping out.
Work with us
Ready to talk about your space?
Whether you have a fully formed brief or just a feeling that something needs to change, we are happy to start a conversation. The first consultation is free and carries no obligation.