The team

Elina Vilá holds an MS in Building Engineering from MIIT in Moscow. She also has a Master's Degree in Architecture, specializing in Architectural Restoration, from the Escuela Nacional de Restauración y Conservación del Patrimonio in Mexico City (1994). In 1996 she began her professional practice in Barcelona, pursuing renovation projects for public and residential spaces. In 1999, jointly with Agnès Blanch, she founded the Estudio vilablanch interior design firm.

Agnès Blanch graduated in Interior Design from the Escola Massana art school in Barcelona (1994) and holds a Master's Degree in Ephemeral Architecture from UPC/Elisava (1996). Since 1995 she has been working as an interior designer, developing interior architecture projects and managing their implementation for residential and commercial spaces. In 1999, she started up the Estudio vilablanch interior design firm jointly with Elina Vilá. Currently, she is Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ArquinFAD, which she joined as a member in 2017, and lecturer of the Postgraduate in Interior Space Design at Elisava.

In parallel to their professional work, Elina and Agnès carry out a range of other activities related to the sector, such as being a Jury in various architecture and interior design awards (Premis FAD, Premios ASCER, Créateurs Design Awards (Paris), Interiér Roku (Prague), Hostelco Awards, AJAC Awards and bulthaup Awards, among others), being part of the Architect @Work Barcelona Experts Committee, teachers of master's  and postgraduate degrees, and participate in conferences and colloquies on architecture, interior design and design.