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TINATIN EGIASHVILI

BIO

Tinatin Egiashvili
Furniture & Industrial Designer

From Tbilisi, Georgia
Based in New York

My multidisciplinary design practice moves between furniture design, material exploration, and spatial design. I am drawn to the physicality of design: the tactile experience of making, the qualities of materials, and the relationships people develop with the objects and spaces around them.

Becoming a mother has further shaped my perspective, bringing new dimensions to how I understand identity, creativity, and everyday life. It has deepened my interest in design as a space for dialogue between people, materials, and the objects we create, and in how these relationships shape the way we live, connect, and experience our surroundings.

CONTACT

tinatinegiashvili@gmail.com

@beyond.the.objects
@tikaegiashvili1

RESUME

Education

Pratt Institute,Master’s in Industrial Design, MID
Sept 2024 - Present
Brooklyn, New York

University of Europe for Applied Sciences,Master’s in Visual and Experience Design, MA
Sept 2021 - Aug 2022
Berlin, Germany

NABA, Nuova Accademia Di Belli Arti,Bachelor’s in Product and Interior Design, BA
Sept 2017 - Mar 2021
Milan, Italy

Employment

Material Lab Graduate Assistant and Researcher,Pratt Institute

January 2025 - Present
Brooklyn, New York

Founder and Designer,Beyond the Objects

Sept 2023 - Present
Brooklyn, New York

Thesis Supervisor and Invited Lecturer,Free University

Feb 2023 - Jul 2024
Tbilisi, Georgia

Furniture Designer,DesignBureau and Madam Bozarjiats

Jul 2022 - May 2024
Tbilisi, Georgia

Interior Design Intern,Motif Design Company

Jun 2020 - Sept 2020
Tbilisi, Georgia

Skills

Furniture Design
Industrial Design
Interior Design
Concept Development

Design Software (Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp)

Exhibitions

Rseaech Open House - “LEAF TO MATTER”
Navy Yard, Brooklyn

April 2026

Bealpha /ANTITESI/ - "Vakhtanguri" Chiesa Sant Ambrogio della Vittoria,Parabiago, Milano

Sept 2023

Milan Design Week - ორეოლი - "Halation”
Alcova - La Rimessa R12

April 2023

Press

Architectural Digest Polska - ARKADIE I AZYLE Kojace Przestrzenie

Intramuros - Milan Design Week 2023 : 5e edition d'Alcova Highsnobiety - INSIDE ALCOVA 2023, WHERE MILAN DESIGN WEEK PEAKED

AT.ge - Studio DesignBureau and new platform "Madam Bozarjiants"

Homeis - Georgian designers presented their works on Milan Design Week

Last Updated 24.10.31

FURNITURE & OBJECTS | MATERIAL RESEARCH | OTHER

1. LEAF TO MATTER

LEAF TO MATTER
Re-pot your plants
the natural way
2025

Seasonal change brings beauty to the city, yet it also creates an environmental challenge: organic debris that clogs drains, blocks sidewalks, and is often treated as waste.

By collecting this overlooked material from the urban environment, I experiment with material processes to transform the city’s biological byproducts into environmentally responsive re-pottery cups. Designed to reduce plastic use, they operate within a circular system, sourced from the ground, shaped into functional objects, and ultimately returned to the soil when the plant is re-potted.

2. Exploring Reed

Phragmites Australis
Iterations
2026

Reeds are a locally abundant invasive plant that disrupts native ecosystems and biodiversity. I became interested in reeds not only because of their environmental impact, but also because of their overlooked history and largely unexplored potential as a contemporary material.

Working with reeds allows me to engage directly with a material that is rooted in a specific places locally in NYC. I’m interested in how local materials can be investigated, transformed, and reimagined through making, while also reflecting on their ecological significance.

3. “Light-Fold”

Project proposal for
Ro Plastic Prize
2024

There is no such thing as waste. It's better to recreate with plastic rather than create it. Recycling should become a crucial part of our lifestyle. In order to have an impact on the culture of recycling we should care more, get involved and take a step towards the change.