Vladimir Pirojkov

Graduated from Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute (now – the Ural State Architectural and art Academy, Yekaterinburg). In 1991 was invited as a trainee to Professor Luigi Kolani, Kolani Design, Bern AG, Switzerland In 1993 won competition and received a scholarship in Art Center College of Design, Switzerland, has degree of the Bachelor in «Transportation Design» 1994-2000 – the interior designer, CITROEN, France. Worked on creation of interiors for the best selling models C3, C4 Coupe, C5, C6 2000-2007 the senior interior designer  TOYOTA Europe Design Development, France. Worked on creation of the most popular cars “Yaris”, “Avensis”, “Auris”, “Corolla”, RAV4, Celica, IQ, directed development of perspective models till 2020-2025. Since 2007 – the President of «ASTRAROSSA» the industrial design Center and innovations, Russia. Teaches transport design in leading European and Russian arts colleges and schools. The honourable Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts (since 2004).