Year
2001-2005
Client
Art. Lebedev Studio
3D Visualization at Art. Lebedev Studio
The first employee of the industrial design department of the Studio
An amazing, creative, and exhilarating time spent with incredible people. During this period, I had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including the sensational Lavatrix washing machine, a Samsung microwave featuring a heart button, the innovative Optimus keyboard with screens on each key, a 3D visualization of the Daewoo Matiz car as an alternative to traditional photography, and, of course, the Ridibundus, stuffed emotions that arrived years before emoji or Facebook reactions.
It all began with a conversation in ICQ. While talking to Oleg Paschenko, who was working at the studio at that time, I asked about potential employment opportunities. The studio provided me with a test assignment. One aspect of it was to conceptualize an innovative design for a washing machine. Flexing my 3D skills, I designed and rendered the concept – and submitted the assignment. This effort led to me securing the position as the first employee of the studio's industrial design department. Interestingly, the core idea of using a play button to start the washing cycle eventually evolved into the Lavatrix project.
Working at the studio taught me the thrill of transforming the wildest ideas into reality.
