Alicja Kotlarek Design Studio

Where Art Shapes Innovation

Blending art, innovation, and refined functionality, Alicja Kotlarek Design Studio operates at the intersection of creativity and craftsmanship.

Originally from Poland, Alicja has built an international career shaped by her experience at Karim Rashid’s New York studio and London’s H2 Yacht Design, followed by her work with Sunreef Yachts - a pioneer in luxury catamaran design. Her professional path bridges art and engineering, merging contemporary aesthetics with advanced sustainable solutions for yachting and aviation.

The studio’s philosophy centers on emotional design - spaces and objects that not only please the eye but engage the senses. Alicja’s works have been featured in international competitions and exhibitions, reflecting a unique vision where precision meets artistic freedom. Beyond interiors, her collaborations with renowned brands, such as Frey Wille, showcase her sensitivity to color, form, and material.

Alicja Kotlarek Design Studio continues to create timeless projects that celebrate beauty, function, and innovation - all infused with a distinctly European sense of elegance.

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Alicja Kotlarek collaborated with Sunreef Yachts on a promotional project featuring Nico Rosberg, Formula 1 World Champion and sustainability ambassador. The video highlights the shared vision of combining luxury craftsmanship and eco-innovation, reflecting Alicja’s design philosophy — where technology, art, and nature coexist in perfect harmony.

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Alicja Kotlarek

Alicja Kotlarek is a Polish designer with an international background in art, design, and innovation.

After training at Karim Rashid’s iconic New York studio, she joined H2 Yacht Design in London and later Sunreef Yachts, where she contributed to pioneering sustainable concepts for luxury interiors and custom catamarans. Her design philosophy combines aesthetic purity with functional intelligence, guided by an emotional connection to form, light, and material.

Alicja’s multidisciplinary experience spans yachting, aviation, and interior design, allowing her to translate artistic ideas into tangible, timeless creations. She has been recognized in international design competitions and collaborates with global brands, including Frey Wille, for whom she created hand-painted jewelry collections.

Her work reflects a vision where innovation serves beauty, and every project tells a story of harmony between art and craftsmanship.

Luxury jet interior designed by Alicja Kotlarek

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Art Meets Innovation

Alicja Kotlarek explores the synergy between art, design, and technology. Her background in yachting and aviation has shaped a distinctive aesthetic language defined by sustainable materials and fluid forms. Each project represents a balance between function, beauty, and environmental awareness — design that inspires and respects nature, where emotion and innovation coexist.

Beyond Interiors: Objects as Art and Function

Alicja Kotlarek’s creative journey goes beyond interior design. She explores form and material, creating objects where art and function exist in perfect balance. Among her works is the Perseus concept.
Its technical inspiration comes from ancient Aztec and Egyptian temples, where strategically positioned mirrors could reflect sunlight from outside the pyramids. The mirror surface was able to bounce the light multiple times and guide it exactly where it was needed. The formal idea is based on the myth of Perseus and Medusa — his mirrored shield allowed him to see Medusa’s reflection and avoid being turned to stone.
This lighting concept is designed to create soft, reflected illumination. Its form is minimal and elegant, resembling a composition of two geometric elements: one that emits light and the other captures and reflects it through a distinctive mesh-on-mirror finish.