At COLLECTIBLE 2022 (Brussels), he premiered a new capsule collection named Black Mirror, which featured a one-of-a-kind set comprising of a chair and coiffeuse table. Vadim’s designs express a tense dialogue between function and aesthetics. Rational and emotional worlds collide to give birth to a burst of energy encapsulated in one artistic functional object.
The expert council of Ambiente Frankfurt, the world’s most important consumer goods trade fair, has included Vadim Kibardin's TOTEM project method in the World Trends 2021 list.
His international design awards include GOOD DESIGN and IDA Design Awards in USA, German Design Award and Iconic Design Award, iF Award, Red Dot Award and GMUND AWARD in Germany, Promosedia International Design Competition, Charmant design competition in Japan, Ro Plastic Prize and A'DESIGN AWARD in Italy, Design and Design in France, BIGSEE Productdesign Award in Slovenia.
His pieces have been internationally exhibited, notably the Design/Miami, Salon, Intersect Art and Design in USA, CODA Design Museum, Centraal Museum, PAN Amsterdam, GLUE Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the Cité du Design and BAD+ in France, COSMOSCOW, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Decorative Art Museum, Moscow Design Miseum in Russia, COLLECTIBLE and Galila’s P.O.C Gallery in Belgium, Paper positions Basel / Basel Art Week, Design Museum Holon in Israel, Ro Plastic Prize, Salone del Mobile and MIDO in Milano, Florence Design Week, Promosedia in Italy, Clerkenwell Design Week, Kevin's Green Heroes EXCEL London, Red dot design museum in Singapore, Gdynia Design Days, Dutch Design Week, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Korea and etc.