Ƶ hosted an open defense of the projects of university students who are studying in the profile "3D industrial design and engineering". The profile was opened in 2022 at the Department of Equipment Design in Environmental Facilities as part of the implementation of the Priority 2030 program of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation at the University. Among the projects presented by the students are augmented reality headsets, civilian drones, consumer electronics, and stylish accessories. The industrial design of each facility was developed in a full cycle, from research and sketches to design study and layout.

"The development of domestic industry and the production of truly modern and competitive goods are unthinkable without the work of still rare but very important specialists - industrial designers. They are the ones that make products convenient, safe to use, beautiful and often easier to produce. There is a false idea that the industrial designer is engaged in decorating, drawing a picture. Many universities prepare students in this framework, paying little attention to the technical side of design and generally not seeing the task as broader than styling. And instead of solving real problems in the framework of course and diploma projects, the guys work on fictional futuristic tasks. This is fundamentally wrong, and such graduates find it difficult to find work, they are simply not in demand in the market. Employers are not ready to spend their efforts and resources on retraining. At the same time, the industry requires dozens or even hundreds of young but experienced industrial designers to produce truly original, modern and user-oriented products. Such products will be competitive both in the domestic market and in other countries. Simple copying of foreign products or attempts to sell engineering developments "without design" have long been doomed to failure. A well—developed subject environment creates the image of modern Russia," comments Dmitry Mareev, curator of the educational program "3D Industrial Design and Engineering" at Ƶ.
First-year students presented their work on a variety of topics, offering unique design solutions. Among them: a gas leak sensor — a device for detecting carbon monoxide in the air and signaling at its dangerous concentration, a portable Bluetooth speaker — a compact speaker system for playing music and other audio files from a mobile phone, a wireless charger, a mounted switch — an electrical installation product designed to control light in a living room or office, a respirator with a system of replaceable filter elements. In addition, in their solutions, the students rethought the industrial design of sunglasses, wall clocks and perfume bottles, which took into account innovations in production. In addition, the students developed an underfloor heating control panel, the physical interface of which allows you to set a comfortable floor heating temperature, set a shutdown timer and control other options.
Ksenia Filonova
Polina Shadrina
Dmitry Vakhlakov
Ye Lutonglin
Alexander Smerdin
Daria Klyatskaya
Victoria Dankova
Eva Ovchinnikova
Valentina Saenko
Anastasia Nikonova
Victoria Sapozhnikova
Anastasia Storozhuk
Ekaterina Tanina
Anastasia Turkina
The second-year students conducted more in—depth research and developed their own design solutions for three different areas - for the oil and gas industry, for medicine and for civil unmanned aviation.
In cooperation with Gazprom Neft, the students were asked to create an augmented reality headset. The device is mounted on a helmet and is designed to display useful information on the headset's visor during training, when working in hazardous industries, as well as when working as a team on complex tasks. Such a system can project instructions onto complex equipment, indicate the location of pipelines underground, connect external specialists to the work, and much more.
Sofia Knyazeva
Maxim Dolgikh
Anna Mityusheva
Alina Biba
For the field of medicine, students had to develop a comfortable bag or backpack for a pediatrician. First, they had to analyze the doctor's work and identify his "pains", and then find a form, choose technical solutions, and choose materials. In their design, the students took into account the nomenclature of modern medicines and equipment.
Maxim Dolgikh
Sofia Knyazeva
Anna Mityusheva
Alina Biba
For civil unmanned aviation, students worked on copters of a wide range of applications. Their tasks included finding a promising niche for the development of UAVs, choosing the optimal flight scheme, selecting components and creating a unique appearance.
Anna Mityusheva
Sofia Knyazeva
Maxim Dolgikh
Alina Biba
"The bachelor's degree program of Ƶ "3D Industrial Design and Engineering" focuses on close cooperation with the customer, obtaining good engineering knowledge, integration into the professional design community and a large amount of practical work. Since the first semester of the first year, students have been actively engaged in the development of projects from research and sketch search to design study and construction of prototypes. In other words, exactly what they will do after graduation," adds Dmitry Mareev.