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Left: Every square on the e2-e4 chess set is
marked with its grid reference to make
the game more simple
This picture: Spicies is a salt and
pepper shaker set which is manufactured
by German company koZIol
DESIGNER: What kItchEN- oR
bathRoom-RElatED DESIGN pRojEctS
havE you uNDERtakEN?
RaSSaDIN: I’ve made two projects – the
first is the K-whale bath in Corian for
Manworksdesign. Another project is the
Vostok Bath, which I designed for the ROCA
Design Competition (Spain). I was actually creating things throughout my life. I do
the winner of this contest. not necessarily know what projects they are
I also have some other new projects exactly, but I still love the process.
in this sector but can’t show them at the Now I’m trying to make a system which
moment. will help me transform my ideas into a reality.
I am looking for producers, partners and
DESIGNER: havE you WoRkED oN investors. It can be a very difficult process,
pRojEctS outSIDE of thE kItchEN/ but I’ll do it, because I am sure that I have
Below: k-Whale by
manworksdesign is a
bathRoom SEctoR aND If So, What smart ideas that will ultimately make a
bath and sink which was
typE of WoRk DoES thIS INcluDE? difference for consumers. designer inspired by killer whales
RaSSaDIN: I do not restrict myself, I do
anything I want to do. I think that doing yar Rassadin
something new is better than spending www.rassadin.com
all of my life doing the same things. I am www.manworksdesign.com
working on approximately ten projects at the
same time and I design for a wide range of
companies from Moscow to Paris.
DESIGNER: WhIch of youR oWN DESIGN
pRojEctS haS bEEN youR pERSoNal
favouRItE So faR?
RaSSaDIN: I love my future projects that
nobody has seen, they are still in my head.
I am often not happy with my designs and
therefore the next project is better than
the previous one for me. But if I could pick
out one for your attention it would be the
Inverse cutting board; it is a smart and
functional product.
DESIGNER: IN WhIch othER aREaS of
DESIGN WoulD you moSt lIkE to havE
thE oppoRtuNIty to WoRk IN thE
futuRE?
RaSSaDIN: I think I will do experiments with
all that I’ll see in the future, because I have a
very inquisitive mind.
I want to make a wristwatch series this
year. I also have a dream to do the interior
design for a restaurant or a bar in the future.
Every day I come across something new
and I have a lot of ideas about how I can do
it better.
DESIGNER: What IS youR loNG-tERm
caREER plaN aS a DESIGNER?
RaSSaDIN: Designing is in my head and
Above: Winner of the Russian Roca Design competition, vostock is a
I think I will spend my time inventing or bathroom suite which was inspired by the style of uSSR spaceships
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