Vitalii Dorokhov

LEGENDARY INTERVIEW

Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Vitalii Dorokhov ("VD") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.

DL: Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

VD : In those ancient hours when I was a child, I wanted to invent sea ships because I had the opportunity to visit design firms that designed ocean-going ships. Later I became interested in designing cruise ship interiors.

DL: What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

VD : I constantly had images of futuristic starship interiors in my head and I wanted to learn how to create drawings so that I could later implement these interiors in space or on sea ships. This was and is a strong motivator that makes me a designer.

DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

VD : I attended art school. And when I was 15 years old I started an internship in an architectural studio. There I already consciously realized that I wanted to be a designer.

DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

VD : I would like to develop super high-tech residential capsule modules that can be serviced by humanoid robots.

DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

VD : I advise young designers to develop the second hemisphere of the brain, it is necessary when working in a virtual environment and when working with three-dimensional models

DL: What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?

VD : Unfortunately, it's a difficult question. For example, to feel and understand the nature of things, the nature of the material, to capture how the exterior flows into the interior forming a single ensemble.

DL: What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

VD : I have more than 20 evaluation characteristics. I can say that the assessment of interior design occurs from a photograph, sometimes the interior can be seen in real life. For me, the general combinatorics of all components is important, for example, the overall harmony of all the walls of the interior in relation to the ceiling and floor. The placement of furniture fittings in the interior environment influences natural light on the interior. How to solve the lighting scheme for evening night lighting. And many many others.

DL: What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?

VD : Now the main thesis of good design is a highly functional design that can take into account the needs of accommodating assistant robots.

DL: What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?

VD : I spend all my free time creating a virtual microdistrict of today, in which the service staff are humanoid robots. I am considering several functional concepts in which robot assistants do not intersect with the transit zones of people, being invisible assistants in people’s homes. A video on this topic can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SwP7Dp5u0

DL: What is the dream project you haven’t yet had time to realize?

VD : Modern interior project

DL: What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

VD : This is the ability to cooperate and communicate during construction with all subcontractors and builders.

DL: Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?

VD : Pier Luigi Nervi. Louis Isadore Kahn, Daniel Simon

DL: What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?

VD : Lufthansa Technik & MERCEDES-BENZ Premium automotive technology conglomerate Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new design for its VIP aircraft cabin. This is an incredible leap in interior design

DL: What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?

VD : my best interior design in mixed styles using more span structures so that a winter garden can be organized.

DL: How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?

VD : Develop the ability to express your thoughts on paper. With paints. Create sculptures. This is a 100% direct physical embodiment of your own thoughts. And the main thing is that you need to put a lot of effort into your hands so that the brain perceives the work created by your hands.

DL: If you hadn’t become a designer, what would you have done?

VD : I would shoot video clips, I would write music in the style of hip-hop rap.

DL: How do you define design, what is design for you?

VD : Design is what takes me away from the realities of war to the realities of tomorrow

DL: Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?

VD : my parents. I had many architect teachers who taught me one-on-one their craft.

DL: What helped you to become a great designer?

VD : Perfectionism in the details

DL: What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?

VD : Lack of ability to develop accurate design documentation

DL: How do you think designers should present their work?

VD : Definitely a must

DL: What’s your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?

VD : country villa project

DL: What’s your ultimate goal as a designer?

VD : Over a long period of work in this industry, I have found for myself the path to a new technological renaissance in the interior design of today and tomorrow.

DL: What people expect from an esteemed designer such as yourself?

VD : good work and quality services

DL: How does design help create a better society?

VD : When we value an item we buy and don’t throw it in the trash after a week, we pollute the planet. We need to move away from a society of endless consumption.

DL: What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?

VD : I am working on the interiors of a country villa in the historicist style. A synthesis of antique environments from different eras and a super modern climate control system and smart home.

DL: Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?

VD : Design projects of country villas in a modern style. Using more span trusses allowing to organize the flow of one space into another

DL: What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?

VD : . I am considering several functional concepts in which robot assistants do not intersect with the transit zones of people, being invisible assistants in people’s homes. A video on this topic can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SwP7Dp5u0

DL: Where do you think the design field is headed next?

VD : New level of comfort and service

DL: How long does it take you to finalize a design project?

VD : from 30 days to six months

DL: When you have a new design project, where do you start?

VD : From a three-dimensional fore-sketch model

DL: What is your life motto as a designer?

VD : We don’t stand still, we move forward to the stars on Mars

DL: Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?

VD : Trends have always determined design since our forefathers

DL: What is the role of technology when you design?

VD : technology 100% We have long moved away from designing on drawing boards; now our main assistant, our tool, is a computer and software that has replaced pencil and paper for us.

DL: What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?

VD : Revit. Lumion

DL: What do you wish people to ask about your design?

VD : Do you like this interior?

DL: When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?

VD : This is great I would like this for myself

DL: Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?

VD : my wife my partner my other half

DL: Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?

VD : Daniel Simon

DL: Which books you read had the most effect on your design?

VD : Proportions in nature and architecture. by Meisel and Gik

DL: How did you develop your skills as a master designer?

VD : worked a lot to start designing in a virtual environment

DL: Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?

VD : Louis Isadore Kahn discuss how the master considered the influence of the exterior on the interior and the interior as the internal environment influencing the exterior

DL: How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?

VD : I'm not very famous

DL: What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?

VD : Blue. city ​​of Paris, Genoa, Oysters, autumn, Thomas Carlyle Ford

DL: Please tell us a little memoir, a funny thing you had experienced as a designer?

VD : There was a case when we started doing an interior design project in a high-rise building. The high-rise building was not put into operation for a long time and most of the residents were not allowed to make repairs to their apartments on the floors. The point is that the building was empty without decoration, but the elevators worked. And our client was allowed to start renovating the apartment before anyone else. We communicated with the client remotely by phone. The administrator of the house showed us a room on the floor, he says this is Mr. (N)’s apartment, we started doing renovations, about 90% ready, the client arrived, we take him to the floor, we bring him into the apartment, we show him, he admires and says how beautiful it is, is it like that for me too?? What do you mean this happens to you too???? This is your apartment. No, my apartment is on the floor above.....HA HA HA. One guy made a mistake.

DL: What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?

VD : I am motivated and driven by war and constant attacks by missiles, bombs and drones. I just want to live

DL: When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?

VD : I think not, but I really liked to draw

DL: What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?

VD : The number of people on the planet will decrease. After the ban on the birth of a second child. Robot assistants will increase. Or we will all move to Mars.

DL: Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?

VD : Friends, and colleagues, take 5 minutes of your time and watch our film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SwP7Dp5u0