Artemy Lebedev
Russian designer
Artemy Andreyevich Lebedev (Russian: Артемий Андреевич Лебедев; born 13 February 1975) is a Russian designer, entrepreneur and Internet personality. He is the founder of the design company Art. Lebedev Studio. He is also an avid blogger, known for provocative views and frequent use of obscene language. Lebedev is a member of the Tolstoy family.
Biography
Born in Moscow February 13, 1975, Lebedev is the son of the Russian writer Tatyana Tolstaya and a member of the aristocratic Tolstoy family. He graduated from Moscow State School 57. He enrolled at Faculty of Journalism at the Moscow State University, but dropped out during his second year. He spent the following years working for a few design studios until 1995 when he founded his own company.
According to The Best Travelled Master List, Lebedev is one of the very few people in the world and the only Russian who has travelled to each of the 193 countries of the World.
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