Rodion Usaev is an industrial designer with extensive experience in technology products.
In more than 10 years of professional activity in Italy and Russia, he has worked in many fields, won several awards and worked his way up from junior to leading designer.
A global manufacturer of home appliances, one of Italy's leading design studios and several innovative start-ups are some of the places where he has gained unique experience working on various technological projects from concept to market launch.
In private practice since 2020, he has helped companies produce successful mass-produced products that are designed down to the smallest detail and balance function, technology, aesthetics, and convenience.
On his own or in collaboration with selected design industry professionals, he designs products for ambitious startups and companies around the world, as well as curates and educates.
We are always excited to make new acquaintances and take on new challenges.
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Timeline
2023
- Mentor and teacher of the Intensive "Industrial Design. Fundamentals in practice" at BHSAD.
- Curator of industrial design projects at ArtLebedev.
2022
- Co-curator and teacher of the VET course "Industrial design" at BHSAD.
- Ambassador of Istituto Europeo di Design in Russia.
2021
- Lead industrial designer in High-Tech Engineering.
- Mentor of the diploma project of the Industrial Design course at BHSAD. Client - Sber Devices.
- Moving to Moscow.
2020-2023
- Senior Industrial Designer at DV8 ID.
2020
- Ambassador of Istituto Europeo di Design in Russia.
- USAEVDESIGN Creation.
- Transfer to St. Petersburg.
2019
- Industrial designer in Studio Volpi.
2017-2018
- Industrial Designer at Whirlpool EMEA.
2014-2016
- Industrial designer in Studio&Partners.
2014
- Graduation from Istituto Europeo di Design.
- Subject matter designer at IdeaFactoryStore.
2011
- Enrollment in Istituto Europeo di Design majoring in Product Design.
- Transfer to Italy, the city of Milan.
- Academic leave at USNTU.
2008
- Enrollment in UGNTU to major in Environmental Design.
Events
- Jury. Design Drive 2024. Moscow.
- Lecturer. Design-Drive 2024. Online Lecture "Virtual reality in industrial design“.
- Speaker. Russian Creative Week Siberia. Krasnoyarsk.
- Jury and faculty. Archipelago 2023Moscow and Novosibirsk.
- Speaker and hackathon mentor. Siberian Industrial Design DaysTomsk.
- Master class presenter, speaker and moderator. BHSAD Industrial Design DayMoscow.
- Speaker. Lecture "The Radical Design Movement in Italy", Moscow Film School.
- Speaker. Online Lecture "IED Virtual Meeting“.
- Speaker. Lecture "IED in Moscow", Moscow.
- Jury. Design Challenge 2050Moscow.
- Speaker. Russian Industrial Design DayMoscow.
- Speaker. Lecture "Careers in industrial design", BHSAD.
- Moderator. "How to create cool products and build a career", BHSAD.
- Publication in Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- Video Podcast. "Дand a designer with a microphone".
- Video Interview. "Britanka Small Talk" on Industrial Design.
- Online lecturer. "A career as an industrial designer in Europe", BHSAD.
- Interview. "Questions and Answers: Rodion Usaev", www.design-mate.ru
- Interview. "A career in industrial design in Italy with IED"
- Second place. My Design Accessories contest. Mything.com.
- Victory. Innovation Starts with a Green Dot hackathon. Deloitte, Milan
- Shortlisted. Add Awards. "Ambience Kitchen"
- Mentor. Inside the Designers Mind workshop. Design Innovation, Milan
- Mentor. Inside the Designers Mind workshop. Design Innovation, Milan
- Speaker. "106 Elevator Pitch. Domus Academy and Audi
- Interview. "Design Mecca", "Stolnik" magazine
- The exhibition "Fai la cosa Giusta". Exhibitor. Milan
- Competition "CIAO & IED accendono la creatività". Second place. Milan
- Mission Gifts contest. Winning. Formabilio.com
- Participant. Master class on design. Coolhunting & Heineken. Milan
- Exhibitor. Exhibition Womade #6Milan.
- Speaker. TV program "Good mood. Repair". BST, Ufa
