Tting touch

graffiti art, maybe something to do with us being teenagers in the 1990s and heavily influenced at the time by the skate boarding culture,” she said.

Two Russian artists Alex Kuzetsnov and MishaMost, German artist Stohead, American artist Flore, two French artists — JC de Castelbajac and Cieu — and her favorite photojournalist and good friend James Hill grace the walls of their living room.

“Each of the works tells a story of where we were living at that time, and majority of the cases we know the artists and we visited their art studios,” she said. “That also creates a very special relationship with the art that hangs on our wall. However, we are still looking for our first piece from a Chinese artist.

“For me, those cozy finishing touches are always art and fresh and potted flowers. And at home I spend a lot of time in my living room lounging in my Eames chair overlooking the city lanes. It’s such a serene view in this concrete jungle. Usually my 2 -year-old son sits in my lap and we twist and stare out at this amazing city.”

The master bedroom on the other hand gives off a cozy contemporary feel, hence their choice of a Calligaris bedroom set and organic cotton bedding, clean lines and flowers.

“For the kids’ bedroom I wanted them to have a very fun environment yet with artistic and vintage elements,” Iva said.

“The first acquired piece was the jumbo Miffy lamp, then the vintage rocking horse acquired in a Parisian antique sales, a wooden doll house and then came the Mickey painting to put it all together.”