Sarolta Hüttl taps into family history as she outfits her home with primary color, industrial accents, and cherished heirlooms.
In high school, Sarolta Hüttl’s step-grandmother, an architectural historian, gifted her a book on the Bauhaus, and those stunning pages propelled an ongoing fascination with the revolutionary school and the 20th-century design movement it sparked. “The mix of fine arts, photography, and theater was interesting for me,” recalls Sarolta, who studied architecture at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Designer Sarolta Hüttl stands in the living area of the 1930s apartment she revamped for her family in Budapest, Hungary.
Photo: Michaela Giles
Naturally, Bauhaus principles were front and center when Sarolta tackled her most personal design project yet, the airy Budapest apartment she shares with her husband, director Luka Kostil, and their four-year-old son, Misha, in a quiet, leafy neighborhood. “I knew immediately it was Bauhaus,” she says, thinking back to the first time she saw the home and its 968-square-foot floor plan.
Before: Entry
After: Entry
Sarolta sits on the entry steps of the 1930s Bauhaus-style villa where her apartment is located. Her step-grandmother was a Bauhaus historian who she says was related to legendary architect and designer Marcel Breuer.
Photo: Michaela Giles
See the full story on Dwell.com: Before & After: Memory Guided the Design of This Bauhaus-Style Budapest Flat
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