Studio

MALYEV | SCHAFER is an award winning interior design firm, grounded in the belief that well curated spaces elevate and enrich our lives. The partnership emerged as a result of a collaboration that spanned over a decade, a deep mutual respect, and a collective passion for good design. Our residential projects collage luxurious architectural finishes, collectable vintage pieces, curated art and one-of-a-kind artifacts. They’ve been featured consecutively in international publications of Elle Decor and Architectural Digest, and honored on their respective lists of top designers.

The practice gives particular regard to incorporating bespoke furnishings, rugs and lighting, as a means of expressing our clients’ individual style and catering to their personal needs. Our custom pieces are the focal points of the layered interiors we deliver. They allow us to play with materials and innovative methods, with the end goal of translating function to a graphic and unique narrative for our clients.

Olga Malyev

PARTNER

Olga is a designer based in London, specializing in interiors, furniture and decorative accessories. She was named Decorator of the Year 2017 by ELLE Decor Russia, and honored as one of AD100 in Architectural Digest Russia.

The Editor-in-Chief of Interior + Design magazine has described Olga as “a first rate professional, who has good command of collectible American Design. She never tires of honing her taste and training her expert eye. Olga is exceptional at balancing a decorator’s bold stroke with the client’s personal comfort. This designer has developed her own signature and theme of the American Interior. This is rare and valuable”.

Outside the studio, Olga has found great fulfillment in teaching and lecturing on design and decorating. Her spare time is shared with her sons and husband, and is often spent exploring two of her favorite sources of inspiration: museums and architecture.

Yana Schafer

PARTNER

Raised in a family of multiple generations of architects, Yana recalls doodling and notating Greek column orders as a child, during museum visits. Her pedigree grew into passion when she attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, graduating cum laude with a Bachelors of Architecture in 2005. She went on to work in multiple New York architecture firms, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Roart and O’Neil Langan Architects, where she gained extensive experience in high-end retail interiors, prompting an enthusiasm for detailed custom millwork design.

Ultimately drawn to the human scale and the intimacy of private residential spaces, Yana began her own interior design and decorating practice in 2010. Soon after, she met Olga Malyev, sparking a gratifying collaboration that eventually grew into a partnership. Yana’s discerning perspective honors the client with timeless spaces, marked by a sophisticated use of texture, color and proportion.

Media

PRESS

1stDibs

From Moscow to London

ELLE DECOR India

Designer family apartment

YELLOWTRACE

Family residence

INTERIOR + DESIGN

Designer family apartment

HOME JOURNAL

Heart and love

ELLE DECOR India

This house is a little slice of the Hamptons

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST Russia

Moscow country house with Hamptons vibe

ELLE DECOR Russia

Inside park view apartment

INTERIOR + DESIGN

American Glam

Recognition

ELLE DECOR Russia

Decorator of the Year 2017

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST Russia

AD100