Serge Somkin is a young designer from Kiev, Ukraine, specializing in interior, architecture and visual art. He has 5 years of freelance design experience and a passion for conceptual design and advertising visualization. Some of Serge Somkin's designs were inspired by medieval aesthetics.

Yinji：Is it convenient for us to introduce your growth background?
Serge Somkin：I was born in Ukraine and I live here now. I got a bachelor degree in architecture and worked for a couple of years as an interior architect. Last year I felt a bit tired of office work so I decided to try myself in a freelance field. I don’t have a firm, I’m some kind of a freelance cg artist at the beginning of my career.

Yinji：Your design philosophy? What design style does it represent?
Serge Somkin：As a young cg artist/designer I haven’t yet build my own philosophy or vision. I guess, In my projects I always try to keep things simple, use natural materials such as stone, wood and metals. I love the idea of combining old vintage things with some modern aesthetics.

Yinji：The latest work Serenity, what is the background of this project? What does it convey?
Serge Somkin：Serge Somkin：This apartment is located in an old Belgian house and it needed to be treated with respect to its history. I tried to catch the vibe of this place and represent it in my project. I wanted it to be modern and minimal and yet to keep the feeling of a vintage place.

Yinji：What is your favorite designer? why?
Serge Somkin：Hmm, for now my two favorite designers are Axel Vervoordt and Vincent Van Duysen. I just adore the mood and feeling in their projects.

Yinji：The source of inspiration for the work?
Serge Somkin：Here I was deeply inspired by Belgian modern interior designers. I was also in love with works of Spanish studio called OOAA. These were my main sources of inspiration for this project.