Denis Kalinin Portfolio
Denis Kalinin
+7 926 069-92-76 denis.kalinin.1982@gmail.com http://be.net/deniskalinin
Education
2010 - present Diploma of Higher Education, Product Design at British Higher School of Art and Design, www. britishdesign.ru
2009 - 2010 Foundation Course in Art and Design at British Higher School of Art and Design, www. britishdesign.ru
1999 - 2004 Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (5 years, MA) at Moscow Aviation Institute, www.mai.ru
Work Experience
2011 Product Designer at ArtLebedev Studio, www.artlebedev.com
2010 - 2011 Graphic and Packaging Designer
at Opticom Company, www.opti-com.ru
2008 - 2009 Graphic and Packaging Designer at Ippon Design Advertisement Agency, www.ippondesign.ru
2007 - 2008 Graphic and Packaging Designer at Binatone, www.binatone.ru
Exhibitions
2011 Sponsored by Nayada Co, www. nayada.ru
at Salone Satellite WorldWide Moscow iSaloni Moscow
2011 Annual Student BHSAD Exhibition at ART-PLAY design center
2010 Foundation Course Graduate Exhibition
Awards
2011 Salone Satellite WorldWide Moscow (5th place)
Skills
Sketching and Workshop techniques
Material: Photoshop, Painter
Presentation Sketches
The aim of presentation sketches was to present product to a tutor or client. Comparing with 3D renders there are some artistic air. Creating such a sketch is a good exercising too.
Material: pencil, ballpoint pen, marker
Sketching & Concept Development Explanatory sketches were used on the concept development stage, to present a number of concepts and deďŹ ne main ways of further concept evolution.
The study on the left shows part of the concept development of trash bin design - one of the solutions offered to the school Green Recycling Project brief. Studies above illustrate process of concept development of two student projects that are also in this book: Mush and SmartCam. All these sketches communicate in neutral manner. Attention should be focused on the main aspects of the idea. They are partly unďŹ nished because the main goal of these studies is to illustrate the princple or the idea, but no to sell or present the ďŹ nal product.
Material: different
Workshop Techniques
The Workshop studies explored different skills such as model making, rapid prototyping, wood working and other.
Spending a lot of time in School Workshop was useful to become familiar with almost all common used types of machining and machinery, such as CNC and manual operated milling machines, metalworking lathe, lasercutting machine, 3D printer, belt sanding machine, drill press, circular saw and all hand tools, manual and electric, as well as software needed for toolpath design for CNC operated machines such as ArtCam. During Workshop studies I explored into different coat techniques and types of ďŹ nishings (laquer ďŹ nishing, sanding, polishing, painting, different types of paint, etc). For realistic mock-up producing polystyrene foam was used, combined with epoxy coating technique. Self-studies included electrotechnics, component montage, all needed calculation and assembling circuits and boards.
Great attention was paid to the quality of mock-ups. To achieve attractive view of the model or protoype all surfaces should be precise as much as possible. Glossy and matte automotive enamels, laquer finishings show themselves to good advantage for the model finishing. As opposed to the traditional brown clay used in automotive scale models ploystyrene foam was used, covered with the epoxy resin to achieve hard and chemically neutral core for further filler coating and paint finishing.
Study Projects
2010 - 2012 years
student project, 2011
washstand faucet
Bachok
Do you know that less than 20% of the water you use to wash hands and face really contacts with your skin? It’s time for the smart use of water! BACHOK by Grohe is a revolutionary water waste control system, embodied in the elegant design object – the glass reservoir and the ceiling shower inspired by the perfect shape of a water drop. BACHOK is safe, simple, natural and intuitive.
Material: plastic Exhibited: Annual Graduation BHSAD Exhibition Published: industrialdesignserved, hometone
some sketches from concept
Mock-up: 1:1 scale mock-up made of foam was exhibited at the Annual Student BHSAD Exhibition.
Principle:
Working principle is quite intuitive: when you push the drop upwards, you get amount of water on hands.
water intake regulation valve
This indoor device that is the remake of the washstand traditionally used by Russian village and country-side residents. The main principle is maintained - water ows only when the stem of the spillway is raised. It is impossible to ďŹ x it in the open position which leads to smarter use of water. The glass reservoir enables to control the water supply which is replenished directly form the pipeline. In such a way the traditional device gets a new life. development stage
Traditional rural washstand
student project, 2010 Material: plastic, aluminium, electronic components Published: I.D.
Controls: Manual zoom control is available via rotating ring. Also it is switch on/off.
photocamera of the future
SmartCam
In the brief we were offered to create a device totake digital pictures. After having analyzed the digital camera market we knewthat all the presented models limit consumers a lot by their functions and ergonomics. The key idea was to free customers of artificial and strained limitations. We have also noticed that the role of user is too small - he only adjusts the camera and push «shut» button. We decided to broaden up the involvement of user into the fixing of the picture. Thus the idea of this camera was born.
Controls: The zoom control is managed by squeezed aluminium plates. All the rest functions are available on the outer device - communicator.
Principle:
A customer can shoot the picture step by step usingthe lens as the brush. This is achieved because some matrix sectors become active to various extent - either due to the user or due to the camera itself. First of all you make a so called preshot and then you ďŹ x different areas withthe help of lens. In such a way the camera enables user to participate in the process which becomes much more interactive. Camera use outer device - communicator as a screen and processing power.
contest project, 2011
Because of its dimensions and construction building is easy transportable via railroad in half-assembled state.
Material: glulam, plywood, steel fittings Exhibited: ‘House on the roof’ contest
small office building
Timberblock
NLK Domostroenie – а company building premium class country houses exclusively of glulam – announced a contest for architects and designers for the project of the office building and show room which shall be located on the territory of Art-Play design center. The key point of brief was that the house should be located on the roof of the already existing one-floor technical building (former bomb shelter entrance). This imposed a challenging number of limits in terms of the area of housing, materials used and the very construction of building.
First level
Second level
East elevation
South elevation
Designing the architecture of the building we aimed to express the company proďŹ le through the shape as much as possible. As the company uses the glulam for constructing, taking the typical shape of the glulam timber cross section for the elevation was considered to be the best solution. The idea of naturalness and ‘woodiness’ is supported also by using glulam as the main material. Combination of the panoramic windows and timber-frame makes a light elegant construction appealing to the best examples of the contemporary American architecture.
West elevation
North elevation
student project, 2011
power juicer
Sokowizhimalka
Obviously modern lifestyle demands modern objects and environment. We surround ourselves with up-to-date furniture, cars and gadgets, and to reach harmony we need every detail to be appropriate. Thus if you drive the latest car and use the newest cell phone, why your juicer should be outmoded dinosaur on your glossy hi-tech kitchen? Stylish black color, dynamic ergonomic shape and unexcelled mechanism make Sokovizhimalka not just a great cooking helper but a trendy accessory of your daily life. Obviously modern lifestyle demands modern objects and environment. We surround ourselves with up-to-date furniture, cars and gadgets, and to reach.
Material: steel, plastic, rubber Exhibited: Annual Graduation BHSAD Exhibition
Principle:
Using traditional ribbed cone this device uses set of gears, that allows you to perform with applying power more efďŹ cient. You squeeze half of the citrus fruit, and your hands have no contact with the juice.
Mock-up & Prototype: Both were developed in 1:1 scale for the Annual Student BHSAD Exhibition.
explanatory sketches
Mechanics:
Part list:
student project, 2012
transport system design
Share a Car
In this task every student of the group was asked to offer transport system, that would be able to solve dramatic trafďŹ c issues existing in Moscow. TraďŹ c situation in Moscow seems to be catastrophic due to lack of roads all over city, lack of parking places in the downtown as well as low driving culture of the citizens. Current solution has its basis in symbiosis of modern technical layout and municipal measures to motivate citizens use this system.
Information collected in special research was formalized in infographics. Different sources were used such as ofďŹ cial data, unofďŹ cial reports, different types of media, ethnographical researches and web surveys.
Perspectives:
In the perspectives the System seems to be progressive and developmentable. In tactics, it reduces trafďŹ c jams and number of people in public transport at the same time, as it is described above. The main advantage of the System is the principle it is based on: communication. Firstly, communication between the user and the Sysrem, secondly between users and
ďŹ nally between different types of public transport. In strategic, the principle of communication should be expanded to all over the public transit. Nevertheless, the positive inuence of the System on city life depends on straight compliance of rules. If they are not obeyed, if some fakements take place, the System will be ineffective or will not function at all.
Principle:
System monitors registred users, who participate in the project via signals of their phones. While driver’s phone moving together with rideless person’s phone it means that one shares his car with another. They earn points according to the distance. To motivate drivers, parking lots in the downtown is available only for points or money.
student project, 2010 Optional lightstripe is able to change its color.
set of stools
Mush
Uppercoat of the stool is to produce of plywood combining rational die-cut and press forms of one plate that becomes the working surface of the item. The inner surface is made of several parts of polished aluminium connected together. The contrast of two materials - warm and living plywood having plant origin versus cold inorganic metal which is originally mineral - sets off the features of each of them and creates a ďŹ ne contrast. To make this contrast even more obvious I strengthened it with the light play caused by a light stripe placed on the inner part of the object. I suggest using AC led-lamps will be the most striking solution (optional feature).
Material: bended plywood, aluminium Published: industrialdesignserved, trendhunter
Saddle position is quite comfort and intuitive.
student project, 2010
Material: plastic Published: tuvie, designbuzz, luxedb, t-future, trendhunter
rotating charge mp3 player
Rotator
People like to rotate stuff in fingers. I think it goes throw ages. As response to this prehistoric instict MP3 player was created. It plays while you are rotating it and controlling speed or volume the same way. Need to recharge – rotate it again! It does not require charge, it recharge while you rotating it, and it is green.
Principle:
The ring is to put on your finger and it stay still while you rotating the body is rotating. The wire does not twisted because it fixed to the ring and has sliding output inside the body.
wire outlet
finger ring
body
multifunctional control
live project, 2011
Material: felt
keychain
Little Helper Hugman
How many keys you carry in your pocket or bag every day? One to lock your apartment, one to open the front door, one from the mail box, one to drive your car... No surprise that sometimes you feel like a steward with such a bunch of clinking keys. It is irritating and you never feel totally comfortable although you have keys to all doors.
Little Helpers know how to help you! These colorful felt people love keys so much that they will hug them with their felt hands keeping them still and ordered. Little Helper Hugman weights nothing and does not take more space in your pocket. Choose one of your favorite colours (lemon yellow, lilac, bright orange, dark blue) and get your own little helper.
Just fasten the snap over your keys and be sure that they will not jingle in you pocket or get mixed up with your ear-phones. The keychain Hugman is geniously easy and smart. Boys and girls are in stock.
contest project, 2011
collapsible table
Stolik
This interesting piece of furniture designed especially for balcony or loggias of penthouses or villas. You can also use it as garden furniture. Of course it can be used inside of ats with suitable modernistic interiors.
Material: plywood, steel Exhibited: iSaloni Satellite Moscow 2011 Awarded: 5th place Published: obstanovka.com, designet
In open position parts are ďŹ xed via supporting guides, being closed are fasted with magnets.
It use innovative way of collapsibility similar towell-known post envelope: parts of table folds, that allows to reduce (or enlarge) table’s surface by two times! There is the place for from one up to four people around the table. Which segment is to open is up to you. Word “Stolik” translated from Russian means “Little table”. It is up to you which segment you fold or unfold. Segments are operated independently one from another.
While you need more and more space for the work on the table, you do not need to move your stuff or pile it up, just open additional segments.
Denis Kalinin | denis.kalinin.1982@gmail.com | +7 926 069-92-76