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Body and mind: LONDI and OMMA are building a space Kyiv hasn't seen yet. First “me time” space in Kyiv.
On September 18, LONDI and OMMA open a shared space in the centre of Kyiv, near the Golden Gate. LONDI — the Ukrainian conceptual loungewear brand built on the idea that every body is a work of genius, crafted from natural fabrics and featured by international fashion media including Hypebae. OMMA — the specialty matcha and tea brand founded in Dublin by Ukrainian entrepreneur Nastya Kharytonova, whose Brown Thomas pop-up became the most successful in the key Dublin’s department store's history.
The two are united by one idea: connection with oneself. LONDI restores the dialogue between person and body — pieces made for comfort, freedom, and the quiet confidence of living in one's own skin. OMMA does the same for the mind — a pause, a bowl whisked by hand, five minutes that belong to you. Together they are building a space for that moment of me time: LONDI's world of natural garments alongside OMMA's tea space, inspired by the traditional Japanese tea ceremony room with a contemporary touch.
“We admire nature without doubting its perfection. Why not admire the body, which is part of it? LONDI exists to remind us of a beauty that needs no proof.”
— Yulkka Vozniak, founder, LONDI
LONDI began in 2022, when founder Yulkka Vozniak surveyed women around the world about what they lacked in lingerie. The answers split two ways — comfortable but plain, or beautiful but uncomfortable — and LONDI was created to end that conflict. The brand produces at its own Ukrainian facility meeting ISO ethical standards, works in natural fabrics, gives offcuts a second life through upcycling, makes around 70 per cent of pieces to order, and offers sizes XS to 2XL.
“When LONDI invited us, it took one conversation. We had been telling the same story in different languages — they through the body, we through the mind. Kyiv deserves a space where the two meet.”
— Nastya Kharytonova, founder, OMMA
OMMA is built on direct relationships with small organic farms across Japan. Founder Nastya Kharytonova, named in the Irish Independent's 30 Under 30, left Google in 2025 to run the brand full-time; the Dublin café gathers queues daily. The Kyiv opening is OMMA's homecoming — built as a family, with an investment three times larger than the Dublin space.