Boris Berlin graduated from the Higher School of Art and Industry in 1975 and began his career as an industrial and graphic designer at VNIITE, Leningrad, where he designed a wide range of industrial products. In 1983, Boris Berlin moved to Denmark, founding “Boris Berlin Design”. In 1987, he became a co-founder and partner of Komplot Design, which has received numerous design awards. In 2010, Boris Berlin co-founded and became a partner of Iskos-Berlin Design, together with Aleksej Iskos, who was earlier working i Komplot Design. The geography of his clients spreads from Denmark and Sweden to USA and Japan, including such companies as Gubi, Hay, Muuto, Normann, Fritz Hansen, R+R, Källemo, Tendo Mokko, Stylex Seating, and Jot.Jot.
Boris Berlin’s designs have received numerous distinctions and design awards, among them: Dansk Designpris, G-Mark (Japanese Golden Design Award), The Forum AID Award: Best Nordic product, Red Dot – Best of the Best Award, Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. His works are represented in design museums around the world, among them:
Design Museum Denmark, Trapholt, Designmuseo, Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich, Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Vitra Design Museum. Boris Berlin has been awarded the Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for excellence in the fields of applied art and industrial design.
Design Museum Denmark, Trapholt, Designmuseo, Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich, Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Vitra Design Museum. Boris Berlin has been awarded the Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for excellence in the fields of applied art and industrial design.