Stylish interior of a modern room with a black sofa, white armchair, glass display tables, and framed gemstone artwork on the walls, featuring a light wood floor.

Malka Diamonds & Jewelry

Interior Designer: Elk Collective
Photography: Kitta Bodmer Photography

  • When it comes to displaying diamonds, light is key, so glass played a lead role in this design —and provided plenty of constructability challenges. Light means transparency, so the quality of the finish work on this project was paramount.

    In this second-story space, windows flank two walls of the showroom, casting light everywhere—a good thing for showing gemstones, but a challenge for a project where the budget necessitated a patchwork approach, even if the use demanded perfection.

    A gold-tiled workshop serves as the centerpiece of the space; nestled in the heart of the showroom, a unique glass cutout at the corner of the room allows guests to peek in and see the manufacturing process in action. A custom textured paneling made of 24-inch square tiles was applied to the balance of “the cube.” The trick: joining intersecting angled planes for the look of a seamless solid surface—and concealing the joints. With just 1/16 of an inch of joinery in some spots, the meticulous finishing demonstrates the level of care applied to this portion of the project in particular.

    A family-run business for several generations, it was essential that Malka also be a warm, inviting space for clients to feel comfortable. Now complete with a sofa and coffee table books, it’s a welcoming environment with its showpiece maple floors, which the team refinished.

    The entry serves as the main showpiece on this project: a solid wood door with eighth-inch steel and brass on either side in a sunburst pattern – to provide visual interest, but equally important, security for a business under constant threat of break in. The design for this statement (and theft deterrent) piece meant excess weight, so it required custom reinforced hinges and careful engineering to ensure it both opened easily for those coming to shop and did not open easily for would-be thieves. From the second guests walk through those brass-on-steel details, past the stunning brass chandelier, traversing warm woods, and discovering the art of metalsmithing behind the custom cube, it’s immediately apparent that Malka Diamonds is truly a cut above.

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