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Sonia Zhuravlyova

London

Journalist at Freelance

Sub-editor and writer at Monocle

Normal person. Words in @monoclemag, @PositivenewsUK @onofficemag and @iconeye. Book ‘Prefabs’ is out now

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  • 1 month ago | invaluable.com | Jessica Smith |Sonia Zhuravlyova |Egyptian art

    Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Last updated: 03.10.25 In ancient Egypt, amulets were seen as magical objects that were worn to ward off bad luck or bring about health, prosperity and protection. These talismans often took the shape of animals, such as scarab beetles, a symbol of rebirth and regeneration, hieroglyphs, such as the ankh, which stood for eternal life, or the shape of Egyptian deities, such as the goddess Isis.

  • 1 month ago | dwell.com | Sonia Zhuravlyova

    View 11 PhotosIn northern Italy, a couple spent years carefully restoring a 1971 masterwork by architect Carlo Graffi designed (appropriately) for the owner of a concrete company. View 11 Photos"It was completely abandoned, completely impossible to imagine life here at the beginning," Roberto Mazzilli says of the brutalist 1971 home he bought with his partner, Fabian Nagel, in 2019.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sonia Zhuravlyova

    In northern Italy, a couple spent years carefully restoring a 1971 masterwork by architect Carlo Graffi designed (appropriately) for the owner of a concrete company. "It was completely abandoned, completely impossible to imagine life here at the beginning," Roberto Mazzilli says of the brutalist 1971 home he bought with his partner, Fabian Nagel, in 2019.

  • Jan 6, 2025 | onofficemagazine.com | Sonia Zhuravlyova

    Superfreak’s other eclectic and playful touches include small cushions crafted from vintage Japanese fabrics with raw-stitched edges and a suspended artwork in the shape of a fan by Venezuelan-Australian artist Nadia Hernández that is emblazoned with the word ‘DESTINO’ (destiny, in English). “When you think of the 1970s, you automatically cue thoughts of chilling out, lying back and feeling the abundance of real-time, which is the opposite of how we all operate these days,” says Ghoniem.

  • Dec 9, 2024 | onofficemagazine.com | Sonia Zhuravlyova

    OnOffice: Please talk us through the philosophy behind the concept of a ‘century product’? Nedre Foss: An object will always mirror its own time in some way, that’s partly why we continue to make things. But how can any object stay relevant for a century? What we have done is to try to approach this task by choosing categories that we have collectively kept in our interiors for centuries. If we have already kept them for centuries, we might want to keep them for another 100 years.

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Sonia
Sonia @SoniaZhur
26 Feb 25

I’m looking for an interiors expert who can comment on trends such as hygge and wabi sabi for an essay. Is it about a desire to tap into a way to live that is perceived as particularly appealing or… just another way to package and monetise another culture? #journorequest

Sonia
Sonia @SoniaZhur
30 May 24

Are you a fact-checker or a sub who fancies giving it a go? Get in touch #journojobs

Sonia
Sonia @SoniaZhur
12 Apr 24

RT @ChiaraWilkinson: Pitch call out! Looking to commission a few features this month for Time Out UK / London. Original reporting across…