Kateryna Sokolova

Ukrainian industrial designer Kateryna Sokolova is Co-Founder and creative director of the brand NOOM and SOKOLOVA design studio.
Design team working in a wide range of disciplines: furniture, lighting, hardware, electronics, decor.

Kateryna graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. And held an internship at the German Design University "Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle". She is a master of Industrial Design.

Participant and winner of a lot of European design exhibitions and competitions. The most important of the Red Dot Design Award 2015. From 2011 to 2017, collaborated with French company Jarre Technologies, related to developing and designing video and musical hi-tech products around the name and the experience of famous French musician Jean Michel Jarre.

Today, Kateryna is an internationally established designer based in Kyiv. Collaborate with European and Asian companies. Among clients: Ligne Roset, Jarre Technologies, Forestier, Bolia, Casala, Roche Bobois, Driade, Noom.

    • 2025 – NYCxDesign Award Best of the Best in 20 years for Gropius Chair.

    • 2025 – NYCxDesign Award for Archipen Chair.

    • 2024 – Archiproducts Design Awards for the Archipen Chair.

    • 2024 – NYCxDesign Award for Flock Chair.

    • 2023 – Archiproducts Design Awards for the Flock Lounge Chair

    • 2021 – Designer of the year according EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Award Ukraine.

    • 2021 – EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Award Ukraine for Bilboquet cocktail tables for Roche Bobois.

    • 2021 – EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Award Ukraine for UNA vases for Bolia.

    • 2020 – German Design Award for Capsule chair for Casala.

    • 2019 – Designer of the year according EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Award Ukraine.

    • 2018 – EDIDA - Elle Decoration International Design Award Ukraine for the Suprematic Collection of lighting.

    • 2018 – FX Award, Product of the Year for Capsule chair for Casala.

    • 2015 – Red Dot Design Award for AeroTwist portable speaker for Jarre Technologies.

    • 2015 – Industart – International Industrial Design Awards.

    • 2024 – Salone del Mobile Milano. Collective stand “Ukraine Design Brands”

    • 2024 – Maison & Objet

    • 2024 Trend Space with theme “WHAT’S NEW Nouveaux Mondes”

    • 2023 – ‘i am u are' Ukrainian creators fair in Los Angeles

    • 2023 – Salone del Mobile Milano. Collective stand “Ukraine Design Brands”

    • 2023 – Milan Design Week. Archiproducts set-up “TERRA Inspired by Earth”

    • 2023 – Collectible Design Fair. Joint exposition with

    • 2023 – Panoptikum Collections

    • 2023 – Maison & Objet. Collective Ukrainian exposition "L'art de la résilience/ Ukrainian design and craft"

    • 2023 – Maison & Objet. Collective Ukrainian exposition "L'art de la résilience/ Ukrainian design and craft"

    • 2022 – London Design Festival. Brompton Design District’s curated program “Make yourself at Home”.

    • 2022 – Milan Design Week. Super Design Show at Superstudio

    • 2022 – Barcelona Design Week. Part of the collective Ukrainian exposition “Ukraine.Design for real time”

    • 2022 – Lithuanian Design Week

    • 2022 – Budapest Design Week

    • 2021 – 3 Days of Design Copenhagen

    • 2021 – KIFF Kyiv International Furniture Forum

    • 2020 – Maison & Objet. NOOM showcased the first furniture collection

    • 2019 – Art Élysées. Art & Design in Paris

    • 2019 – Milan Design Week. Super Design Show at Superstudio

    • 2019 – 1000 VASES DUBAI at Dubai Design District

    • 2019 – Imm Cologne. Collaboration with ELIO HOME

    • 2018 – Exhibition Modern_ism at Dutch Design Week

    • 2018 – Maison & Objet. NOOM showcased the first decor and lighting collection

    • 2017 – NOOM debut at Dutch Design Week

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