Ana Strumpf is many women in one. She is an illustrator, an interior and product designer, trend forecaster and mother of Max and Noah – her 1.5 year old twins. She has owned a design and fashion shop while she was still in college and nowadays has a monthly design column in Vogue Brazil. All of that is only a fraction of her story.
After spending the last four years in New York with her husband, Dennison Ramalho, she came back to her hometown São Paulo in 2014. Although neither city sleeps, she found peace in a spacious apartment in a calm neighborhood that reflects exactly what she is: multifaceted. Inside a fusion of different styles and furniture harmoniously come together in a reflection of her versatile personality.
Her headquarters are her home. From there, she tries to conciliate all her passions: work, family and friends. Her multitasking abilities allow her to balance all that. While playing with both her kids, talking to her husband and getting ready for the day, she opens the door of her apartment to talk about her life, creative process and work.
This portrait is produced together with USM and is part of the series “Personalities by USM.” See a different angle to this story with an interior focus here.
Ana, thanks for your time and for talking to us so spontaneously about your life and work. You can check Ana’s work at her website and get some inspiration from her Tumblr and Instagram.
We’ve chatted with creatives from São Paulo before, meet them here. Contributor Fran Parente, who took their photographs for us, tells a little more about himself and his way of working here.
This portrait is produced together with USM and is part of the series “Personalities by USM.” See a different angle to this story with a focus on Ana’s interior here.
Photography: Fran Parente
Interview & Text: Isabella Ayub
