Hello,
It’s Mick, Industrial Design Leader and Director based in New York.
Mick is a hands-on industrial design leader with broad experience creating physical products across multiple industries. Blending design vision, engineering insight, and strategic thinking, he leads early concept development and drives ideas toward real-world execution.
End-to-End Industrial Design Leadership
More than 250 Projects
Over the Last 5 years.
Some of them.
Pushing Boundaries: Innovations & Experiments
Among clients
Mick appreciates all of his clients—whether private entrepreneurs or Fortune 100 brands.
These are some of the most renowned companies he’s had the pleasure of collaborating with.
Design Thinking, Management and Research
Advanced Design Direction & Management
$500K → $25M in One Year.
Mick began his Manager career as Head of Product Development at major European companies, building a full design and innovation function and leading teams from concept to mass production, including personal launches in China. (Dozens of trade and design fairs worldwide, Red Dots, iF and other awards.)
He later ran his own small agency, directing projects for global brands in consumer electronics, furniture, AI devices, luxury goods, and aerospace, with multiple products generating millions in revenue.
Mick continues to strengthen his leadership through management and strategy courses from top universities including Harvard, Yale, Illinois Tech, and Stanford.
Design Research and Innovation Strategy
Case study: Fitness Equipment Project—From Insights to Implementation
Innovation strategy and service design sit at the core of Mick’s practice. By uncovering insights, framing challenges, and defining clear principles, Mick creates the foundation for bold ideas to be transformed into market-ready solutions.
Unique Cultural and Ethnographic Experience
Socially and Ecologically Responsible Design based on Victor Papanek Principles | CIBART, India
In 2012, Mick Beliaev was invited to India by an intergovernmental organization to develop Victor Papanek–style social design projects. UMBOO was created for hot, low-resource regions in India and Africa, offering shade during scorching sun and rainy seasons. Each hexagonal bamboo module can be combined to form flexible, open-air rural schools or shelters using any locally available canopy materials.
The full project story is on Coroflot.
Also:
Engineering, Manufacturing, Graphic Design, Branding and Photography.
Details are coming soon.