Khrystyna Oryshchak

Interior Design (MA)
Khrystyna Oryshchak standing under leafy branches of guelder rose, wearing a pink checkered dress in soft natural light.
Open book showing a spread with text on one page and a dark circular charcoal mark on the other, photographed on a light background.
Open book showing a spread with text on one page and a dark circular charcoal mark on the other, photographed on a light background.
Spread from “Warscapes: Listening to Ukraine” — a book documenting the sonic and emotional landscape of war through charcoal images and personal testimonies.
“I Wasn’t Supposed to Exist” is a poetic short film reflecting on memory, grief, and resilience through the personal story of a Ukrainian family. Shot across rural and sacred landscapes, the film weaves intimate moments with historical echoes, exploring identity through voice, silence, and place.
Physical architectural model of The Lighthouse, featuring layered volumes, carved concrete facades, and illuminated interiors.
Physical architectural model of The Lighthouse, featuring layered volumes, carved concrete facades, and illuminated interiors.
“The Lighthouse” — a reuse proposal for the SuperReuse platform, transforming an office building into a vertical sanctuary for reflection, creativity, and connection. The design explores themes of light, memory, and emotional spatial experience through carved form and immersive spatial sequencing.
Material layout showing clay pressings of reused cigar press parts, arranged in rows with a wooden template and printed drawings beneath.
Material layout showing clay pressings of reused cigar press parts, arranged in rows with a wooden template and printed drawings beneath.
“Subversion” — a collaborative SuperReuse project exploring transformation through discarded objects. Using deconstructed cigar press parts, the work reinterprets historical materials associated with colonialism and masculinity through clay casting, rhythm, and spatial composition.
Open book showing a spread with text on one page and a dark circular charcoal mark on the other, photographed on a light background.
Physical architectural model of The Lighthouse, featuring layered volumes, carved concrete facades, and illuminated interiors.
Material layout showing clay pressings of reused cigar press parts, arranged in rows with a wooden template and printed drawings beneath.

About

Khrystyna Oryshchak is a Ukrainian designer working across interior architecture, moving image, and material storytelling. Her work explores memory, sensory experience, and cultural identity through spatial design and experimental media. With a background in architecture and entrepreneurship, she is particularly interested in adaptive reuse and the emotional resonance of space. Her recent projects respond to themes of displacement, war, and sanctuary — reimagining existing structures as places of reflection and presence.

Instagram: @xrystyna.o

 

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