Ivan Rusak
Founder & lead designer
Since 2014
About us
A studio where design meets the workshop floor
Modula started as a two-person atelier making one sofa at a time. The scale has changed; the method has not.
2014
Studio founded
1 800+
Interiors furnished
38
Makers in the workshop
10 yr
Frame warranty
Our manifesto
“A sofa is not a product you replace. It is the thing your family sits on for twenty years — so we build the parts nobody sees exactly as carefully as the ones everybody does.”
How we work
Every project begins with a conversation about the room — light, traffic, the way you actually sit. Then we draw, prototype the seat depth in foam, and only after that do we cut fabric.
Frames are joined with dowels and glue rather than staples, cushions are filled by hand, and each cover is sewn by one maker from start to finish. It takes longer. It lasts longer.
Natural materials
Solid oak and ash frames, wool and bouclé upholstery, natural latex and feather fillings.
Made to order
Nothing is mass produced. Each piece is cut, sewn and assembled after you choose it.
Quiet design
Soft radii, honest proportions and a restrained palette that ages well in any room.
The makers
Thirty-eight people, four you will actually meet
Marya Bialko
Head of upholstery
Since 2016
Pavel Zhuk
Master joiner
Since 2017
Nadzeya Lis
Interior consultant
Since 2020
In the workshop
Where the frames are cut and the cushions are filled
Est. 2014
Thirty-eight makers, one bench at a time.
Sourcing
The quiet part of making furniture well
Timber we can trace
Oak and ash from certified Belarusian forestry, bought as whole boards and cut in-house.
Built to be repaired
Covers unzip, cushions refill, frames re-glue. We stock parts for every model we have made.
Cleaner workshop air
Water-based finishes and glues only — better for our makers, and for the room it ends up in.
Milestones
2014
Atelier opens
Two makers, one bench, and a waiting list of neighbours after the first sofa.
2017
First workshop
Moved out of the atelier into a proper workshop and hired our first joiners.
2020
Showroom in Minsk
Opened the Kastrychnitskaya Street showroom to meet clients and fabrics in person.
2024
1 800th interior
Delivered our 1 800th commission without changing how a single frame is built.
Recognition
Kind words from people who judge furniture for a living
- 2019Minsk Design Week — Best Local Studio
- 2021Interior Belarus — Furniture of the Year
- 2023Nordic Craft Awards — Honourable mention
- 2025Dom & Interior — Editors' pick, seating