Vadim Kibardin
Overview
For many years, Vadim Kibardin's design practice has been recognised for experimenting with materials and developing unparalleled construction techniques. His work encourages positive social impact by awakening our collective human responsibility to the environment.
Vadim Kibardin graduated from the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art’s Industrial Design Department, Ekaterinburg in 1996. An internationally critically-acclaimed designer, Vadim was listed by Wallpaper* magazine in its list of the 40 designers “who will change the world”, along with Jonathan Eve, Ora Ito, John Maeda and the Bouroullec brothers. He currently works and lives in Prague.
Kibardin places equal emphasis on both innovation and functionality. He takes the minimalist philosophy of stripping an object to its essential features to a completely new level. With his iconic Black Paper and Totem collections, Vadim offers his contribution towards achieving a circular economy, creating sculptural, highly aesthetic and fully functional furniture from cardboard waste. Kibardin’s approach to design emphasizes both innovation and functionality. He takes the minimalist philosophy of stripping an object to its essentials to a completely new level. By exploring new ideas, materials and technologies, and executing them well, Kibardin’s work is highly artistic, smart and always inspiring.
Vadim Kibardin was nominated in the Design section of the 2013 World Technology Awards. Ross Lovegrove said that Vadim Kibardin opened his eyes on Russian design. Vadim was the only designer to be given the German Chancellor’s grant in the area of industrial design. He has organized and participated in more than 30 personal and group exhibitions. Kibardin is an inventor, author, scientist, and artisan. His designs bring about a positive social impact, materialize an ideology, and trigger specific human behavior. Most of his time is spent looking for materials or technologies that define the future of humanity.
Works
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Black Mirror Chair #1, 2018 Sold
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Black Mirror Chair #3, 2022
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Black Mirror Chair #2, 2022 Sold
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Black Lotus chair, 2018
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Dolly Blue Chair, 2023
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Dolly Chair, 2018
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Paper chair # 1. Dolly, 2017
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Rabbit Hole Lamp, 2011
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Duolly Sofa, 2022
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Black Pearl Chair #2, 2018
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Black Mirror coiffeuse, 2022
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Black Mirror Metamorphosis Chair, 2024
Exhibitions
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Inside the Strongest Colours: Black and White
19 Sep - 31 Oct 2024Taking part of GLUE Amsterdam's Design Event, this exhibition is an examination of the nuanced interplay of light and shadow, their dynamic tension, and the serene harmony that black and white bring to artistic creation.Read more -
Summer Group Exhibition
18 Jun - 6 Sep 2024Mia Karlova Galerie summer exhibition in Amsterdam, featuring a curated selection international artists and designers.Read more -
GLUE Amsterdam 2023
14 - 17 Sep 2023Mia Karlova Galerie presents Femke van Gemert, Jonne Stout, Francoise Jeffrey, Vadim Kibardin, Jesse Visser and Jordan van der Ven at GLUE Amsterdam.Read more -
GLUE Amsterdam 2022
15 - 17 Sep 2022Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition for GLUE Amsterdam, exhibiting Sho Ota, Femke van Gemert, Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel, Valery Pchelin, Jesse Visser, Françoise Jeffrey, Olesya and Andriy Voznicki and Jan Ernst de Wet.Read more -
Design Dilemma
16 Sep - 24 Oct 2021Design Dilemma Mia Karlova Galerie exhibition featuring Teun Zwets, Femke van Gemert, Vadim Kibardin and Anton Brunberg.Read more -
A Life Less Ordinary
27 May - 23 Jul 2021Life less ordinary exhibition from 2021 by Mia Karlova Galerie in Amsterdam, featuring Vadim Kibardin, Femke van Gemert, Olga Engel and Sho Ota.Read more
Art Fairs
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Salon Art + Design New York 2024
7 - 11 Nov 2024Mia Karlova Galerie second participation in Salon New York Design and Art Fair in New York.Read more -
PAD London 2024
8 - 13 Oct 2024Mia Karlova Galerie inaugural participation at renowned art and design fair PAD London.Read more -
BAD+ Bordeaux 2024
29 May - 2 Jun 2024Mia Karlova Galerie at BAD+ Bordeaux 2024 with Korean artist Moon Seop Seo, wooden sculptures by Valery Pchelin, functional sculptures by gallery core designers Olga Engel and Vadim Kibardin and Sho Ota, walnut collection by Spanish designer Jordi Sarrate. clay mural by Ukrainian sculptor Andriy Voznicki and vessels by Tokyo based studio YOCHIYA.Read more -
PAD Paris 2024
3 - 7 Apr 2024Mia Karlova Galerie at PAD Paris 2024, exhibiting Sho Ota, Luuk van Laarhoven, Olexandr Pinchuk, Jordan van der Ven, Vadim Kibardin, Jesse Visser, Olga Engel, Olesya and Andriy Voznicki, studio YOCHIYA and Jordi Sarrate.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2024
7 - 10 Mar 2024Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Brussels 2024, exhibiting Olga Engel, Sho Ota, Vadim Kibardin, Jordan van der Ven, Jordi Sarrate, Natali Katwal, Jesse Visser, Olesya and Andriy Voznicki, Studio Yochiya, Moon Seop Seo and Olexander Pinchuk and Ilaria Cavagliá.Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2023
19 - 26 Nov 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2023, exhibiting Femke van Gemert, Yulia Batyrova and Marat Mukhametov, Jesse Visser, Jonne Stout, Jordan van der Ven, Jordi Sarrate, Kartini Thomas, Andryi and Olesya Voznicki, Olexandr Pinchuk, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin and studio YOCHIYA.Read more -
Salon New York 2023
9 - 13 Nov 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at Salon Art + Design New York 2023, exhibiting Sho Ota, Jordan van der Ven, Vadim Kibardin, Jesse Visser, Yulia Batyrova and Marat Mukhametov, Moon Seop Seo, and Olesya and Andriy Voznicki.Read more -
BAD+ Bordeaux 2023
4 - 7 May 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at BAD+ Bordeaux 2022 with Sho Ota, Jonne Stout, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Jordan van der Ven, JB Ceramics, Jesse Visser and Francoise Jeffrey.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2023
8 - 12 Mar 2023Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Brussels 2023, presenting Vadim Kibardin, Femke van Gemert and Jonne Stout.Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2022
19 - 27 Nov 2022Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2022, exhibiting Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel, Valery Pchelin, Jesse Visser, Olesya and Andryi Voznicki, Jan Ernst de Wet, Jonne Stout and Femke van Gemert.Read more -
BAD+ Bordeaux 2022
7 - 10 Jul 2022Mia Karlova Galerie at BAD+ Bordeaux 2022 with Femke van Gemert, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Sho Ota, Valery Pchelin, Voznicki, Jan Ernst and Jesse Visser.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2022
19 - 22 May 2022Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Brussels 2022, featuring Sho Ota, Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Jesse Visser and Voznicki.Read more -
PAN Amsterdam 2021
14 Nov - 21 Oct 2021Mia Karlova Galerie at PAN Amsterdam 2021, exhibiting Olga Engel, Vadim Kibardin, Sho Ota and Femke van Gemert.Read more -
Collectible Brussels 2021
28 - 31 May 2021Mia Karlova Galerie at Collectible Salon 2021, featuring Sho Ota, Vadim Kibardin, Olga Engel and Femke van Gemert.Read more
Press
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Artfairmag
Pauline Loeb, Artfairmag, June 3, 2024 -
Le Quotidien de l' Art
Armelle Malvoisin, Le Quotidien de l' Art, June 3, 2024 -
Le Monde
Véronique Lorelle, Le Monde, April 2, 2024 -
ELLE France
Jean-Christophe Camuset, ELLE France, March 13, 2024 -
AD
Par Nicolas Milon, AD, March 12, 2024 -
Interior Furniture Design Magazine
Anna Casotti, IFDM, November 22, 2023 -
STIRpad
STIRpad, March 10, 2023 -
STIRpad
Almas Sadique, STIRpad, November 26, 2022 -
Le Monde
Veronique Larelle, Le Monde, November 20, 2022 -
ELLE Decor US
ELLE Decor, September 1, 2022 -
Interior Design
Interior Design, August 1, 2022 -
The Design Edit
Anna Sansom, The Design Edit, July 7, 2022 -
ELLE Decor Spain
ELLE Decor, December 1, 2021 -
AD Italia
AD Italia, October 19, 2021 -
Espaces Contemporains
Espaces Contemporains, October 7, 2021 -
Het Parool
Edo Dijksterhuis, Het Parool, May 28, 2021 -
The Design Edit
Charlotte Abrahams, The Design Edit, May 25, 2021 -
Design Milk
Kelly Beall, Design Milk, May 25, 2021 -
Financial Times
Roddy Clarke, Financial Times, May 22, 2021 -
Rory Robertson
Rory Robertson, Rory Robertson, May 20, 2021 -
Interior Design
Mairi Beautyman, Interior Design, May 19, 2021 -
Interior + Design
Interior+Design, April 22, 2021 -
Eigen Huis & Interieur | Feeling Wonen | Gael Maison
Eigen Huis & Interieur | Feeling Wonen | Gael Maison, April 1, 2021
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