Mikhail Beliaev
Industrial Designer, Art director
Award winning Industrial Designer and Art Director from Serbia. Jury member of Lexus Design Award, background of leading of the in-house Design Departments and R&Ds of a few companies. Worldwide exhibitions, invited specialist for social design projects in India and Africa. IF Product Design Award winner /as Art Director/ and others. Wide range of expertise: from research and concepts to engineering and manufacture technologies. Collaboration with worldwide brands and small startups.
David Popkov
Mechanical Engineer, Automotive Engineering
Education: Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Specialist degree, Automotive engineering, Master degree, Industrial design), Politecnico di Torino (Systemic Design). Work experience: design and mechanical engineering in the automotive industry, robotics, medical equipment and consumer electronics.
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Mikhail Belyaev works with various worldwide companies and organizations. He’s one of the top-10 best contemporary designers, according to the British The Culture Trip website. Participant of more than 30 different exhibitions during the last 5 years: in London, Milan, Stockholm, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Boston, Moscow, Hong Kong, etc. Works and interviews have been featured in Huff Post, Microsoft Network News, Daily Mail, Wallpaper, The Independent, Yanko Design, Designboom, Metro News.
Education
Art School / Academic drawing and painting
Ural State University of Architecture and Art / Industrial design
St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture / Media design
Among Clients
Client’s Feedbacks
Successful work with both worldwide brands and startups
«Mikhail’s willingness and enthusiasm made him a pleasure to work with. He was able to offer valuable insight into the Russian market which was integral to our project.”
Murray Campbell, Design Strategist of Seymourpowell
«You will have no issues with Mikhail if he looks after you like he looked after me. Pretty smart designer. Very fair guy.”
John Show, CEO of Maxill
«It is amazing how Mikhail managed to create a collection of objects for Samsung Staron that are relevant both at exhibitions and for sale.”
Marketing Department of Samsung
Awards, Exhibitions And Events
Where: USA, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Sweden, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, China, France etc.
2018 — ADD Awards, a member of the expert Council of the award and the trophy designer.
2018 — Lexus Design Award, Jury member
2016 — Hong Kong Mega Show Part I
2015 — ArkDes, “Reprogramming The City”, Stockholm, Sweden 19/06–30/09
2015 — Gifts and Premium, Hong Kong, China 27–30/04
2015 — Salone Del Mobile (iSaloni), Milan, Italy 14–19/04
2015 — A’Design Award Ceremony, Milan, Italy, Winner 18/04
2015 — Design And Design International Award, France, Winner
2015 — Ambiente Messe Frankfurt, Germany 13–17/02
2015 — Virginia Center for Architecture, “Reprogramming The City” by Scott Burnham, Richmond, USA 15/01–24/03
2015 — PSI Messe, Dusseldorf, Germany 13–15/01
2014 — Hong Kong Mega Show Part I, China 20–23/10
2014 — Design and Design Awards, winner several products, France
2014 — Dutch Architecture Centre 2014, Denmark 1/10–4/01
2014 — London Design Festival 2014, United Kingdom 13–21/09
2014 — St.Petersburg Design Week 2014, 21–28/05
2014 — Lecturing, Smalta Italian Design Studio, St.Petersburg, Russia 23/04
2014 — Gifts and Premuim, Hong Kong 27–30/04
2014 — Lecturing, Erarta museum, St.Petersburg, 19/03
2014 — PSI, Dusseldorf, Germany 10–14/01
2013 — Mega Show Part 1, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 20–23/10
2013 — 100% Design London, within Russian Design Pavilion, England 18–21/09
2013 — Innoprom International Industry Fair, participant of “TOP-7″ Designers during Global Industrial Design Forum (special guests: Ross Lovegrove, Karim Rashid, Rogier van der Heide), Ekaterinburg, 10–14/07
2013 — Industrial Designer’s Club, Lecturing, Ekaterinburg, 11/07
2013 — Boston Society of Architects’ BSA Space Gallery, “Reprogramming The City: Opportunities for Urban Infrastructure”, Boston, USA 25/06–29/09
2013 — Design and Design International Awards (Artedore collection), France, winner
2013 — St.Petersburg Design Week, as Special Guest, 22–29/05
2013 — VITRINA FAIR, St.Petersburg, Russia 23–25/05
2013 — Martini Art Club (Bench Contest), shortlist
2013 — Mosbuild 2013 (with Artedore brand), Moscow 2–5/04
2013 — Second University of Naples of Architecture and Design (Exhibition), Italy
2012 — Design and Design International Awards (Spheroid-Fosterlamp), France, winner
2012 — DA!Fest, International film festival and award in the field of product design and architecture, St.Petersburg
2012 — SaloneSatellite at I Saloni WorldWide, Moscow 10–13/10
2012 — Moscow Design Week 2012, Russia 9–14/10
2012 — Design Debut, contest, Moscow, shortlist
2012 — ARCH Moscow, XVII International Exhibition of Architecture and Design(with Great Matryoshka), Moscow, Russia 23–27/05
2012 — Mosbuild 2012 (with ‘eqloo’ brand), Moscow, Russia 2–5/04
2011 — The Faces of the Streets, Urban Furniture and Enviroment Design Exhibition, Perm
2011 — Design and Design International Awards, France, winner
2011 — Perm Furniture Design Competition, winner