Boris Berlin
Designer Dd/Partner
Boris Berlin Design, KOMPLOT Design & ISKOS-BERLIN Design Member of Danish Design CouncilCopenhagen, Denmark
Boris began his career in 1975 as an industrial and graphic designer at VNIITE in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia). In 1983 moved to Denmark, founded Boris Berlin Design, in 1987 co-founder and partner of Komplot Design, in 2010 co-founded partnership Iskos-Berlin Design
In his design he focuses on experimenting with new technologies and materials exploring their possibilities and impact on design of everyday objects.The geography of his clients spreads from Denmark and Sweden to USA and Japan including such companies as Gubi, Hay, Normann, Muuto, Fritz Hansen, Källemo, Tendo Mokko, Stylex Seating, Jot.Jot and so forth.
Received numerous design awards and his works are represented in design museums around the world, among them: Design Museum Denmark, Die Neue Sammlung - The International Design Museum Munich, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Vitra Design Museum, etc
Awarded The Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for excellence in the fields of applied art and industrial design.
From 2014 to 2017 he was appointed as a Member of Danish Arts Foundation Committee for Crafts and Design.
He has curated, designed and participated in numerous design exhibitions, led master classes in several design schools and was invited as a key-note speaker at several design conferences.
Avion | Fritz Hansen | 2015
Penol | 1987
Nobody Chair | Hay | 2007
Viking | A.Winther | 1986
NON Chair | Källemo AB | 2000