is a Russian-born designer and artist based in the Netherlands and a recent graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven.
Working across design, craft, and sculpture, her practice is rooted in material experimentation, with projects often emerging through hands-on exploration of materials and processes. Making becomes a method of inquiry, allowing research and experimentation to evolve together throughout the development of each project.
Her work ranges from open-ended material investigations to projects exploring the reciprocal relationship between human activity and ecological systems, examining how natural environments respond to extraction, urbanisation, and other forms of human intervention.
Education:
2022–2026
Design Academy Eindhoven
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Design
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2019–2020British Higher School of Art and Design
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Illustration
Moscow, Russia
2018–2019
British Higher School of Art and Design
Foundation Year (with Distinction)
Moscow, Russia
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2026 October – 2027 Aipril (Upcoming)
Dutch Design Week-Kazerne Design Lab
Group Exhibition
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2026 October (Upcoming)Dutch Design Week
Graduation Show
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2025 March – JuneTrienal Design Covilhã
Group Exhibition
Covilhã, Portugal
Selected Experience:
2025 February – JulyStudio Jonas Lutz,
Intern (Wooden furniture fabrication, 3D modelling, and prototyping)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2024 November
Studio ThusThat
Intern (Ceramic Production)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022–2023
TAC Eindhoven
Volunteer
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2021
MARS Contemporary Art Center
Mediator
Moscow, Russia
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