William Diko, born in 1966, is an experienced artist and interior designer based in Mykolaiv. His academic and professional background combines a solid foundation in fine arts with technical expertise in engineering and architecture.
Academic Training
Early Years: Graduated from the Boris Lukyanovich Kolesnichenko Art Studio in Mykolaiv. Award winner of the "Art for Children and Teenagers" exhibition in 1984.
William Diko, born in 1966, is an experienced artist and interior designer based in Mykolaiv. His academic and professional background combines a solid foundation in fine arts with technical expertise in engineering and architecture.
Academic Training
Early Years: Graduated from the Boris Lukyanovich Kolesnichenko Art Studio in Mykolaiv. Award winner of the "Art for Children and Teenagers" exhibition in 1984.
Fine Arts: Graduated from the Grekov Art School in Odessa (now a College), specializing in painting, under the tutelage of Svetlana Grigoryevna Kryzhevskaya.
Engineering and Architecture: From 1987 to 1992, he studied at the Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (OSACE). He specialized in "Construction and Civil Engineering" (specialty 192) at the Faculty of Technology of Construction Structures, Products, and Materials, under the supervision of Dean Alexey Vasilyevich Rodionov.
William Diko
Artist and Interior Designer
Dmitry Nikolaevich Kolesnikov, born in 1966, is an experienced artist and interior designer based in Mykolaiv. His academic and professional background combines a solid foundation in fine arts with technical expertise in engineering and architecture.
Academic Training
Early Years: Graduated from the Boris Lukyanovich Kolesnichenko Art Studio in Mykolaiv. Award winner of the "Art for Children and Teenagers" exhibition in 1984.
Fine Arts: Graduated from the Grekov Art School in Odessa (now a College), specializing in painting, under the tutelage of Svetlana Grigoryevna Kryzhevskaya.
Engineering and Architecture: From 1987 to 1992, he studied at the Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (OSACE). He specialized in "Construction and Civil Engineering" (specialty 192) at the Faculty of Technology of Construction Structures, Products, and Materials, under the supervision of Dean Alexey Vasilyevich Rodionov.
International and Editorial Experience
Internship in Italy: He completed a professional internship in Genoa at Convolgi, a company specializing in the production of sandwich panels for industrial construction.
Exhibitions: He participated in an art exhibition in Genoa, where several of his works were acquired by private collectors.
Specialized Journalism: From 1997, he contributed to the Moscow magazines SALON-interior and Idei Vashego Doma (Ideas for Your Home), where he wrote the "Design and Decoration" and "Materials and Technologies" sections.
Projects and Achievements (Atrium Design Center)
In 2002, he founded his own design studio, Atrium, in Mykolaiv, specializing in interior architecture and landscape design. Among his most notable projects are:
The Baldino Countryside Resort.
The interior design of the Delta-Lotsman Hotel.
The façade of the Mykolaiv Cultural Institute.
The Corvette boutique.
Numerous interiors of high-end private residences.
Current Activities
Dmitry Kolesnikov currently lives and works in Mykolaiv. In addition to his commissioned projects, he shares his expertise by teaching interior architecture and painting at the Atrium Design Center. His works are featured in numerous private collections worldwide.
