About
Ella is a product designer based in Oslo, Norway, born in Siberia. After graduating from Paris X Nanterre University with a MA in Arts, she studied design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. With a background in art history, she implements cross-cultural styles, motives and associations in the product design context. She has an aesthetic and playful approach to design, exploring the versatility of shapes and structures.
Education
2010 MA in Arts, University Paris X Nanterre | France
2016 Designinstituttet, Oslo | Norway
2019 BA level in Design, Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Oslo | Norway
Languages: Norwegian, English, French, Russian
Work
2018- Ella Shegai Studio, Product designer
2019- Sintef Community, Byggforsk, UX designer
2021- Sintef, Byggforsk, Designer & Project Manager (Search Design)
2021- Fjord, Accenture Interactive, Product Designer
Exhibitions
2016 Design For Elderly Exhibition, Norway Designs, Oslo | Norway
2018 Paris Design Week, VIA, Paris | France with Arkiv and Jewelry box
2020 Maison&Objet (January), Paris | France via Woud with Arkiv
2020 IMM Cologne, Cologne | Germany via Woud with Arkiv
Press
Pupil, a book about young design talents, Student Design, 2018
The best of Maison et Objet 2020 by AD France, 2020