ID-movies and video for broadcasts
for the federal TV-channel "TRC “Petersburg –
The Fifth Channel" 2007 to 2010. Art-director of the
projects (concepts, scetches, storyboards, supervising).
Christina was born in 1983 in Saint-Petersburg (than Leningrad), in the fifth generation of Petersburgers on maternal line.
SCHOOL * 1989 - 2000
Studied at secondary school № 496 of the Moscow district of the St. Petersburg city. Graduated with honours - Excellent pupil.
Christina was engaged in a dance group, then choreographed, was engaged in shaping. Also, she learned to play the piano with a teacher. Kristina and her brother practiced taekwondo.
In 1997 Christina was President of the Children's Health Camp "Vostok 6" (Zelenogorsk resort city, St. Petersburg area).
ACADEMY * 2000 – 2006
Graduated one of the best design school in Russia:
Master of Industrial Design Department, St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design n. a. A. Stieglitz (St. Petersburg, Russia). Education on a budgetary basis.
The final project: Individual eco-vehicle “OSMI”. Received the maximum score.
Since February 2015 we are living in Bulgaria.
Worked permanently in the companies of St. Petersburg, like:
–– “Umnaja Bumaga” firm. Elaboration of children's toys (meccano) of a paper and isolon: ideas, design, construction, painting (2002 – 2004); original St. Petersburg gift cards, packaging.
–– “Lesta” studio. Artist, designer, 3D-modeller, composer on the films, TV commercials and video game projects (2004 – 2006);
–– TRC “Petersburg – The Fifth Channel” (St.-Petersburg federal television channel). Senior artist of the Creative department of Direction of Development (2007 – 2009);
–– Indian Tea Company «MK Tea» (Production and sale of tea). Senior Designer / Development officer, Design and Advertising Department (2013).
Collaborated with firms:
“RED Studio” (Petersburg), advertising agency “NEBO” (Petersburg), PR agency “2PR” (Petersburg), the biggest local St. Petersburg TV channel “TV100” (Petersburg), TV channel “Where and Who” (Moscow), furniture company "Punkalive" / "Havuu" (Finland), "Christyhovercraft" Ltd (Petersburg), sport shoes "Karhu" (Finland), “VANI” company (Petersburg), “Nevo-Him Plus” company (Petersburg) and more.
Christina wrote many articles on the topics “Russian design”, “Trends in global design”, and about the world design events. By the invitation, she participated in international seminars and roundtables in St. Petersburg. Organized a number of events between Russia and Finland, Russia and China in the field of design and design education.
–– Christina speaks good English, French and Bulgarian.
–– STARTTIME 2012: CHILDREN’S FURNITURE CONSTRUCTOR –––– 1ST PRIZE
International competition
Organizer: North-Western Association of Furniture Enterprises. Russiag.
–– LAHTI: BIENNALE2011 AWARD –––– FINALIST
International industrial design exhibition and competition
Organizers: Lahti: Biennale2011. Finland.
–– LOTUS PRIZE 2010 –––– MERIT AWARD
International competition of industrial design
Organizers: Hunan Science and Technology Bureau. China.
–– JAMES DYSON AWARD 2010 –––– NATIONAL WINNER OF RUSSIA
International industrial design award
Organizers: Dyson Ltd. England.
–– MICHELIN CHALLENGE DESIGN 2010 –––– PRIZE-WINNER
International car-design competition
Organizers: Michelin North America Company. USA.
–– MODULOR 2009 –––– 3RD PRIZE
St. Petersburg’s international design exhibition and competition
Organizers: St. Petersburg Design Union. Russia.
–– MACEF DESIGN AWARD 2009, “BEYOND SILVER”–––– SHORTLIST
International competition of product design
Organizers: www.Designboom.com , Fiera Milano International S.p.A. Italy.
–– STILE ITALIANO GIOVANI 2008 –––– AUTO & DESIGN AWARD
International competition of industrial design
Organizers: The Association of the Automotive Industry (ANFIA),
Italian Car Coachbuilders Group Italy.
–– ISKU DESIGN AT WORK 2008 –––– FINALIST
International competition of interior solutions
Organizers: Finland furniture company “ISKU”. Finland.
–– WONDER WARE. 2007 –––– 2ND PRIZE
All-Russian competition of images for ware.
Organizers: magazine “Centre”, “МDМ” company, “Design – interior” salon. Ufa, Russia.
–– 21ST CENTURY NEW YEAR’S TOY. 2007 –––– 1ST PRIZE
All-Russian competition
Organizers: Mister Christmas Company. Moscow, Russia.
–– VDA DESIGN AWARD 2006, “FUTURE ROAD TRANSPORT 2020” –––– FINALIST
International vehicle design competition
Organizers: Verband der Automobilindustrie. Germany.
–––– 2014
– Official invitation from the organizers to participation in the exhibition “Big Boys Toys Exhibition Dubai” (United Arab Emirates)
–––– 2013
– International Industrial Fair “INNOPROM 2013” (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
– Timber Industry exhibition “LESPROM-URAL” (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
–––– 2012
– 4th Russian furniture industry summit (St. Petersburg, Russia)
– “INTERIOROOM” Interregional exhibition (Samara, Russia)
–––– 2011
– Habitare 2011, “Helsinki Design Week 2011” (Helsinki, Finland)
– Lahti:Bienale2011 (Lahti, Finland)
– International Furnishing Show “imm cologne” (Cologne, Germany)
–––– 2010
– Habitare 2010 Fair at “Helsinki Design Week 2010” (Helsinki, Finland)
– Rochester International Auto Show (New York, USA)
– Milan Furniture Fair 2010 at “Milan Design Week 2010” (Milan, Italy)
– International Furnishing Show “imm cologne” (Cologne, Germany)
– "Michelin Challenge Design 2010" winner's projects exhibition at “North American International Auto Show” (Detroit, USA)
–––– 2009
– St. Petersburg Design Biennale “Modulor 2009” (St. Petersburg, Russia)
– “Car Pencil sketches” exhibition in Civico Museo Revoltella (Triesto, Italy)
– Macef 2009 (Milan, Italy)
–––– 2008
– “Dream Car” exhibition in Torino Design World Capital'08 (Torino, Italy)
– “Design At Work” – ISKU company exhibition in “Finland Design Forum” (Helsinki, Finland)
–––– 2006
– IAA 2006 – Commercial Vehicles Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (Hannover, Germany).
Many publications have written about projects and ideas of Christina.
Several examples:
/// Франция, журнал "MAISON" 2012. // Россия, Петербург, газета "Мой Район" 2011. // Китай, Гонконг, журнал "Next Magazine" 2010. // Россия, Москва, журнал "Автомобили", 2010. // Финляндия, журнал "Gloria coti". // Финляндия, журнал "Talo&Koti". // Россия, Петербург, журнал "Дизайнинформ". // Россия, Саратов, журнал "Novus Trend", 2010. // Журнал "Digital photo". // Журнал "Business Finland".
In Internet:
// "James Dyson Award: the best inventions of 2010" (журнал "Telegraph"). // "Not a Tiny Airplane – On the Ground" 2010 (журнал "Yanko Design"). // “VESNA:THE JAMES CAMERON AVATAR COUPE” (журнал "Synamatiq"). // "Vesna by Kristina Magnitskaya, Russia" (журнал "Michelin Challenge Design"). // "VESNA, проект Кристины Магницкой" (журнал "Cardesign"). // "VESNA: An All New Eco-Friendly Single Seat Electric Concept Car" (журнал "TrendsUpdates"). // "ТОП-20 конкурса Stile Italiano Giovani – 2008" (журнал "Cardesign"). // "VESNA – Electric Car with Natural Composite Body by Kristina Magnitskaya" (журнал "FuturisticNews"). // "Pskov by Kristina Magnitskaya from russia" 2009 (журнал "Designboom"). // "Естественная простота от Кристины Магницкой" (о коллекции мебели, созданной для финской компании "Punkalive"), (журнал "infohome"). // design-milk.com/punkalive. // "VESNA: A single person electric vehicle" (журнал "GREENLAUNCHES" greenlaunches.com). // "Future of Electric Car Discussed at First Conference in Madrid" (журнал "EV World"). // "The Vesna Electric Car Features Some Shocking Capabilities" (журнал "Trendhunter"). // А также журналы: "1R Design", Slideshare.net", "Cardesignnews", "Museum-design", "Weburbanist", "3docean", "FUTURIKА", "Design-union", "Jandan", Trend", "Design Вuzz", "ШОКавто", "Woman,s day", "ТrendsВlog", EcoFriend.com", museum-design.ru и др.
For the web-sites "CARDESIGN.ru" и "DESIGNET.ru" Kristina wrote several articles about design, for example:
// "Итоги Модулора-2009. Обзор Кристины Магницкой". About St. Petersburg design biennale.
// "Muha in Lahti" 2011. About the participation of St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design n. a. A. Stieglitz (before n. a. Muhinoy) in International "Lahti:Biennale 2011" in Lahti, Finland.
_____________ Specialization
– GRAPHIC DESIGN: logotypes, corporate identity, web-sites, packaging, etc.
– INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: consumer goods, furniture.
– INSTALLATIONS: exhibition stands, TV-sets, stage design, etc.
– TRANSPORTATION DESIGN.
– INVENTIONS in the field of robotics and socially significant projects.
– BRANDING: concept, naming, slogans, texts writing, full support for the implementation of the philosophy in the required materials.
– CREATIVE: the concept of the development of products or firms, the writing of the plans for development and promotion to the market, full advertising campaign.
– ADVERTISING: promotion concept, slogans, visual materials.
– VIDEO PRODUCTION: ideas, scripts, storyboards, art direction process of pre-production, shooting and post-production process.
– FINE ARTIST: classical and abstract techniques.
– ORGANIZER of international events in the field of design.
