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'''From Alex's Website:''' | '''From Alex's Website:''' | ||
I was born and raised in '''Moscow''', '''Russia'''. | I was born and raised in '''Moscow''', '''Russia'''. | ||
For a long time I worked in the museum of antique furniture as a restorer. I learned a lot about wood as a material and how to bring it to the perfectly desired shape. At the same time, I learned how to operate some machinery and how to work with other materials such as plastics, stone and metal. | For a long time I worked in the museum of antique furniture as a restorer. I learned a lot about wood as a material and how to bring it to the perfectly desired shape. At the same time, I learned how to operate some machinery and how to work with other materials such as plastics, stone and metal. | ||
After I moved to the USA in 1992, I have been working as a model maker and prototype designer for a number of premier model making companies. Working with modeling wax, plastic composites and 3-D computer design, I realized how much I missed holding pure wood in my hands. My experiences throughout growing up and my skills have come to the level where I feel confident to complete any project that I set my mind on. | [[Image:Alex Florov.jpg|left|200px|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Alex Florov Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]]After I moved to the USA in 1992, I have been working as a model maker and prototype designer for a number of premier model making companies. Working with modeling wax, plastic composites and 3-D computer design, I realized how much I missed holding pure wood in my hands. My experiences throughout growing up and my skills have come to the level where I feel confident to complete any project that I set my mind on. | ||
Over the years I developed my unique style of designing wood pieces, which incorporates with the nature of wood and my vision on how to increase the beauty of Mother Nature's creations. | Over the years I developed my unique style of designing wood pieces, which incorporates with the nature of wood and my vision on how to increase the beauty of Mother Nature's creations. | ||