Project type
Related training
Project lead
Youri Kravtchenko
Year
Students
Hugo Maia Schmitt, Letizia Milone, Stéphanie Hemidi, Kim Sherin Schönauer, Jérémy Troilo, Martino De Grandis, Ailyn Pieyre, Jaemo Lee, Lisa Schober, Matilde Arletti, Diana Escalante, Karol Szmigielski, et al.
Partners
Alcova
Other credits
Christof Nüssli, Collectif la Dalle, Julie Chavaz, Angélique Kuenzle, Annie Bornet
Assistants
David Valadomiu Ceballos, Marie Schild

As part of Milano Design Week 2026, HEAD – Genève presents No One Sees Them Like We Do: Notes on Animal Interiors at Alcova, an exhibition imagined by the students of MAIA – Master in Interior Architecture. Through six spatial narratives, the project explores the place of companion animals in our living spaces and opens up new perspectives on the relationship between humans and non-humans.

Developed by the students of the Master in Interior Architecture, the project is led by Youri Kravtchenko, architect, professor at HEAD – Genève and founder of Bureau Ykra, in collaboration with David Valadomiu Ceballos and Marie Schild, MAIA assistants.

  • Six animals, six spatial narratives: There Are Seven Doves Dancing in My Home by Hugo Maia Schmitt and Letizia Milone
  • Dogs Are Not Only Creatures by Stéphanie Hemidi, Kim Sherin Schönauer and Jérémy Troilo
  • Frogs in Search of Wetlands by Martino De Grandis and Ailyn Pieyre
  • MEUW (Socius Novus) by Jaemo Lee and Lisa Schober, video by Christof Nüssli
  • Feast for Rats by Matilde Arletti, with Collectif la Dalle, Julie Chavaz & Angélique Kuenzle and Annie Bornet
  • Some Animals Hide to Die by Diana Escalante and Karol Szmigielski.
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HEAD Fashion Show 2026 – Highlight 2026
13 HOUSES, 1 GARDEN – MAIA GRADUATE SHOW 2026
Studio – FOOD FUTURES 2026
Studio – WELCOME CASINO 2026
Studio – NESTED SPACES 2026
Studio – INTÉRIEUR VIVANT 2026
Exposition NO ONE SEES THEM LIKE WE DO. Notes on Animal Interiors 2026
Physical Editing 2026 2026
Studio – HYBRID ENCOUNTERS 2026
Studio – HALLE BOSSON 2026
Studio – FOROGLIO (FOR-ALL-IO) 2026
Temporal Poster Pictograms and Iconography with Johanne Roten 2026