Mike Shilov was born and grew up in Moscow. A graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University, before making a successful career in interior design, he worked for many years as a fashion and lifestyle editor and art-director. Determined to do what he had wanted for so long, Mike received a position as interior and product design at the International Design School in Moscow. He continued his education abroad in order to obtain a truly global vision for design. In 2016, Architectural Digest chose Mike’s project for the Bosco Verticale Skyscraper in Milan as the very best. In 2018 Mike launched the eponymous luxury carpet collection.