Where creativity meets precision.
Shenali de Fonseka Interior Design creates homes, workplaces, hotels and restaurants, healthcare and wellness spaces, shops and showrooms: spaces that balance beauty and function.
Shenali has worked in interior design since 2012, first as lead interior designer at MICD Associates, and founded her own studio in 2018. She has completed more than 120 projects. Based in Colombo, working across Sri Lanka.
Selected projects
Botanik
A rooftop bistro and bar above Colombo Fort for Cantaloupe & Co., one of the first concept bars in Colombo, built around a botanical theme.
Carson Cumberbatch co-working space
An abandoned office floor in Colombo 1 converted into a co-working space for Carson Cumberbatch PLC.
Carnage
A prototype store for the activewear brand Carnage, designed as the blueprint for all its future stores.
The studio
Dream spaces, made real.
Shenali studied interior design at AOD, the Academy of Design in Colombo, graduating with a BA (Hons) from Northumbria University in 2012. After leading interiors at MICD Associates she founded her own studio in 2018, where she is creative director.
“The best thing about my career is that I get the opportunity to meet different people and talk to them about their dream spaces and support them to make it a reality.”
From the journal
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Beyond aesthetics: interior essentials
Notes from Shenali’s talk at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2024: sustainability, materials, a personal brand and digital tools.
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