# Valentin Vodev
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{{short description|Austrian/Bulgarian industrial designer (born 1978)}}
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'''Valentin Vodev''' (born 1978) is an Austrian-Bulgarian [industrial design](/source/industrial_design)er. He creates design solutions{{buzzword inline|date=May 2019}} for consumer goods with a focus on urban mobility products.[Adam Štěch: [http://www.europeandesignstories.com/valentin-vodev-on-mobility-design/ ''Valentin Vodev on Mobility Design''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022644/http://www.europeandesignstories.com/valentin-vodev-on-mobility-design/ |date=2017-04-06 }}, European Design Stories, 2010-11-11]
== Life==
Valentin Vodev was born in 1978 in [Sofia](/source/Sofia), Bulgaria, to painter Maria Duhteva and opera singer Jordan Vodev. In 1998 he moved to [Vienna](/source/Vienna) and studied Industrial Design at the [University of Applied Arts](/source/University_of_Applied_Arts_Vienna). After graduating, he completed a master's degree in Design Products at the [Royal College of Art](/source/Royal_College_of_Art) in London.[[http://www.rca.ac.uk/students/valentin-vodev/ Royal College of Art]] Vodev designed products for international clients, amongst others, in the area of transportation, furniture, interiors, lighting designs and other consumer goods.[[http://edno.bg/en/sofia-design-week-2011/curators/2 Sofia Design Week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055147/http://edno.bg/en/sofia-design-week-2011/curators/2 |date=2017-04-01 }}, Edno, 2011] In 2013 he partnered with Valerie Wolff to found the company VELLO, which specializes in the development of bicycles and other mobility products.[[http://www.jumpthegap.net/en/jury_484 Jump the gap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211211/http://www.jumpthegap.net/en/jury_484 |date=2017-03-31 }}, Roca international design contest, 2016/2017]
== Works==
Vodev collaborated with the industrial designer and architect [Ron Arad](/source/Ron_Arad_(industrial_designer))[[http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=10138 Barbican], 2010] and the designer [Sebastian Conran](/source/Sebastian_Conran). In 2011 and 2013 he curated the Sofia Design Week[[http://edno.bg/en/one-design-week-2014/team/1199 One design week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211184824/http://edno.bg/en/one-design-week-2014/team/1199# |date=2015-02-11 }}, Edno, 2014] and in 2014 he was part of the Creative Team at the international design festival One Design Week.[[http://edno.bg/en/blog/workshops One design week Workshops] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194316/http://edno.bg/en/blog/workshops# |date=2015-02-11 }}, Edno, 2014]
thumb|Roller Buggy
One of his first internationally renowned{{buzzword inline|date=February 2023}} products was the Roller Buggy, a stroller that can be transformed into a [kick scooter](/source/kick_scooter).[Nate Archer: [http://www.designboom.com/design/valentin-vodev-roller-buggy/ ''Valentin Vodev: Roller Buggy''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331205549/http://www.designboom.com/design/valentin-vodev-roller-buggy/ |date=2017-03-31 }}, Designboom, 2010-05-24] Other mobility products include the Pullchair, a baby carriage that fits into a laptop case, the Biquattro, an electric bike that can be transformed into a tricycle with a loading surface[[http://www.designboom.com/project/biquattro/ ''Biquattro by Valentin Vodev from Austria''], Designboom, 2009-09-12] and the Vienna Bike, a compact and foldable tricycle.[Tafline Laylin: [http://zit.co.at/awareness-information/das-wiener-forschungsfest/forschungsfest-on-tour/vienna-bike.html "Valentin Vodev’s Partially Electric Vienna Bike Can Carry a Trunk Load of Groceries”]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, inhabitat, 2011-10-14] The Vienna Bike, launched at London's eco-rally in 2011,[Marie Hudson: [http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentin-vodev-vienna-bike ''The Valentin Vodev 'Vienna Bike' is Stylish and Strong''] Trendhunter, 2011-08-03] was chosen by the [European Commission](/source/European_Commission) to represent Austria in one of 27 ecological success stories[Daniel Nutz: [http://www.die-wirtschaft.at/revoluzzer-auf-drei-raedern-123653.html ''Revoluzzer auf drei Rädern''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311124946/http://www.die-wirtschaft.at/revoluzzer-auf-drei-raedern-123653.html |date=2016-03-11 }}, die Wirtschaft, 2012-12-06] and published in the book ''100 Best Bikes'' by Zahid Sardar.[Zahid Sardar, 100 Best Bikes, 2012, Laurence King. {{ISBN|978-1780670089}}]
In cooperation with [Lohner](/source/Lohner-Werke), Vodev designed the [electric scooter](/source/Electric_motorcycles_and_scooters) LEA which was showcased at the Vienna Design Week in 2013 and the London Design Festival 2015, by reinterpreting the design of a scooter model from the 1950s.[London Design Festival: [http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/silent-passion-experience-urban-mobility ''Lohnerwerke Silent passion - experience of urban mobility''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210017/http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/silent-passion-experience-urban-mobility |date=2017-03-31 }}, 2015] In 2015 his design product VELLO bike, an urban bicycle with a patented magnetic folding mechanism, was introduced into the market.[Dezeen: [http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/07/vello-folding-bike-valentin-vodev-vienna-design-week/ ''Valentin Vodev’s VELLO bike folds with a simple kick''], 2014-10-07]
Vodev is a three-time winner of the International Bicycle Design Award and was the recipient of the [Red Dot](/source/Red_Dot_Design_Award) Concept Design Award in the category mobility in 2009.[[http://www.jumpthegap.net/en/jury_484 Jump the gap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211211/http://www.jumpthegap.net/en/jury_484 |date=2017-03-31 }}, Roca international design contest, 2016/2017] For the VELLO bike, he won the Red Dot: Best of the Best 2015, the 2017 European Product Design Award,[Red Dot 21 world design: [http://red-dot-21.com/design/vello-bike/ ''Vello Bike''], 2015] the Good Design Award 2017 [{{Cite web|url=https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/green-transportation-2018/2018/04/12/vello-bike-2017/|title = The Chicago Athenaeum}}] and the Austrian National Design Prize 2019 (Staatspreis Design).[{{cite web |url=https://www.staatspreis-design.at/ |title=Home |website=staatspreis-design.at}}]
Vodev's design products were exhibited at design shows and fairs such as [Salone del Mobile](/source/Salone_del_Mobile) in Milan, [London Design Festival](/source/London_Design_Festival), ICFF in New York, 100% Design in London and Tokyo and the Vienna Design Week.[[http://www.viennadesignweek.at/player.php?id=171 Vienna Design Week]]
== Further reading==
* ''360° Ein Designpanorama'', Universität für angewandte Kunst, 2005, {{ISBN|3-85211-122-6}}
* ''Official Daily'', The 20th Taipei International Cycle Show, 2007 März 24.-27, Taiwan External Trade Development Council
* ''Red Dot Design Concept Yearbook 2009/2010'', Red Dot, Singapore, 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-89939-109-1}}
* ''Blueprint. The Magazine for leading Architects and Designers'', Nr.249, 2006, Wilmington Media
* ''The Bulgarian Nouvelle Vague'', Edno, 2012, {{ISBN|978-954-92044-5-2}}
* ''Azure'', Oktober 2007, Azure Publishing
* ''Frame'', Issue, 64 Sept/Oct, 2008
* ''Luna'', Nr. 10 Winter 2007, MEDICOM Gesellschaft für Medien Köln, ISSN-NR: 1860–3696
* ''Temporary Museum for New Design'', April 2012 Nr.3, Superstudio Group
== References ==
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== External links==
* [http://valentinvodev.com/ Website Valentin Vodev]
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