Mariam Sahakyan is a Beijing based interior architect of residential, retail and commercial spaces. Mariam strives to design unique interiors that will have a positive impact on her clients’ lives. With extensive and considerable experience in over 10 countries around Europe and Asia, she possesses an innate desire to create and design interiors that exceed clients’ expectations, with an eye for quality, style, and a client-centered approach to business. She offers a balance of creativity, collaboration and forward thinking with a structured, organized and detailed mentality; enabling her to deliver focused development, follow through and total completion to each aspect of the design.
Mariam moved to Beijing in September 2016, where she embraced her entrepreneurial spirit, founding MSIA Interior Architects, working side by side with numerous design companies around Asia. Whether classic or contemporary, across a vast range of styles, we balance colors, textures, and lighting to create a space that reflects our clients’ personalities and suits their design needs.
Yushan Cassie Sun is the founder of Solotus Jewelry Studio. She is a jewelry artist, metalsmith and pole dance. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Craft&Material study with a minor in Painting and print making. Her works were shown in E05 Art Gallery Beijing, China; Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA; Various galleries in Richmond, VA and more. Cassie is an active member of Ethical Metalsmiths, Society of North American Goldsmiths, former board member of Seattle Metals Guild.
Inko is one of the first tribal bellydancers in China. Since discovering this strangely elegant and mesmerizing dance form, which was born in California and combines elements of Oriental Bellydance, Flamenco and Indian dance, Inko has studied intensively with many of the greatest American stars of the style (Rachel Brice, Mardi Love, Kae Montgomery, Kristine Adams, Lady Fred, Moria Chappell, Amy Sygil, Mira Betz, Heather Stants) in France, Japan and China. Inko initially moved to Beijing to master the art of kung fu (Baguazhang). Now, further inspired by her experience of theatre, she is developing her own dance style which is at once spiritual, expressive and primal.
Teaching regular classes since 2012, and performing in many of the hottest spots in the Chinese capital, Inko aims to build an international tribal bellydance community in Beijing and connect China to the greater international scene through organizing and hosting workshops taught by the most famous stars.
In October 2014, Inko founded the Lunatic Moires, a troupe composed of dancers from Russia, South African, Canada, Germany, Armenia, China, America, India, Australia, Dutch, Ukraine and France. With Inko at the helm, the Lunatic Moires create fresh, unique performances that combine dance, mythology, poetry and ritual.