Stepan Drunks

Stepan Drunks

Designer in Tel-Aviv, He/Him

About

I design products, make games and teach you how to do both.

Projects

2018

A device designed to offer thermal sensing experience to humans.

Developed as a piece of educational equipment for the Polytechnic Museum of Moscow, Python Headset serves to demonstrate how thermal sensing and camouflaging works in the animal kingdom.

Equipped with an infrared camera, the device indicates the relative position of nearby heat sources by gently cooling and warming a pair of Peltier elements resting against the face of the user.

Working on behalf of the vosq design team, and in collaboration with external engineers I’ve developed this headset with the primary focus of ergonomics and visual appeal.

2017

A consumer-grade drone plane. Designed to be operated with an AR headset linked to the gimbal-based camera at the front of the drone. Developed under the Dedicated Drones brand

2015

An ergonomic backpack design based on a unique and flexible tessellated material. Produced from a single sheet of precisely CNC-milled leather, Phroresy Pack’s structure expands or shrinks flat based on the volume of its contents.

Coupled with an online generator, this product offers a unique service of tailoring each backpack to the exact needs and body parameters of the user.

Exhibitions

2018
"UNO" at Center MARS
Moscow, Russia

A design exhibition featuring my collection of Phoresy Backpacks

2018
"Design NEXT" at Central House of Artists
Moscow, Russia

Organized as part of the Moscow Design Biennale of 2018, this exhibition awarded my Phoresy Pack a special exhibit trophy.

2017
Linz, Germany

The festival featured our bio-printer design, developed in a collaboration between studio vosq and 18 Apples.

2015
Moscow, Russia

My Phoresy Backpack Featured at the exhibition section of the festival as part of Nissan + BHSAD collab.

Speaking

2021
"Design as Communication" at Nenets Industry Days
Naryan-Mar, Russia

A lecture on the expressive power of Product and Industrial design

2021
"AI and Generative Design" at BHSAD Tech & Design Day
Moscow, Russia

Leading a discussion on how new technologies affect the design industry

2019
"State of Industrial Design in Russia" at Jewish Museum & Centre of Tolerance
Moscow, Russia

A discussion on the current state the industry

2018
Compete! at BHSAD Industry Day
Moscow, Russia

A motivational talk on the value of awards and competitions in a design career.

2023

Presented for the Industrial design of HeatBit mini
- a crypty-mining household heater

2018
1s place from Skolkovo Industrial Design Hackathon

Awarded for a robotic coffee station design concept.

2017

Awarded for a convertible bath design concept

2015
1st place from Skolkovo Robotics Hackathon

Awarded for a robotic construction set concept.

2014
3rd place from SEAT

Awarded for an automotive design concept for the year 2035

Features

2018

A book review blurb printed on the cover of "Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman

2018

My online interview on the topic of IoT. Taken in the context of my Product and Industrial Design Course at BHSAD

2018

The book includes my research into backpack ergonomics conducted as part of the Phoresy Backpack project.

2016

The first major online feature of my Phoresy Backpack.

2015
"Future Fashion" on Esquire Russia

Phoresy Backpack featured (in print) in the fashion lineup section of the magazine

Work Experience

2015 — Now

Full Scope of Industrial Design Services

2022 — 2022
Lead Game Designer at Krem Digital
Remote

Making hyper-casual mobile games

2015 — 2022
Moscow, Russia

Product and Industrial design tutor

2015 — 2016
Product Designer at Dezign Zavod
Moscow, Russia

New Product Development for a manufacturer

2013 — 2013
Moscow, Russia

While studying for an ID degree I've been invited to intern at the one of the largest Industrial Design agencies of Russia

Education

2017 — 2017
Teaching and Supporting Learning at University of Hertfordshire
Remote

Postgraduate Certificate

2012 — 2015
BA (Hons) Product Design at University of Hertfordshire
Moscow, Russia

Graduated with First Class Honours

Certifications

2018

Awarded in In recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.