Alissa Volchkova is a Franco-Russian designer. After several years of experience in architecture, Alissa changed the scale of her work by producing objects. 

Following her passion for design objects, she graduated with a master degree from the Royal College of Art in London which gave her the opportunity to exhibit her first project “The Beautiful Imperfect” in Saatchi Gallery. She then started collaborating with different institutions such as the Design Museum Gent, Temple Newsam - Leeds Museums and many galleries participating in various design shows around the world.

Based in Paris, Alissa challenges the perception of everyday objects and surrounding materials by developing their capacities and new aspects. She is interested in experimenting different materials and techniques of production, rather than in the aesthetic of objects and their final aspect. Mutation, transformation and irregularity define her work. Alissa finds beauty in imperfection.

“My work explores various processes of production in a poetic way, revealing their uniqueness, and developing the potential of surrounding materials by pushing their limits - which changes our preconceptions about them and our surrounding environment.” A.V

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