Become a Professional Vehicle Designer

Tailored mentorship for aspiring designers, from beginner to advanced level through one-on-one sessions with an industry expert.

Personalized live courses

Learn directly from a pro

Practical feedback

Exclusive references

Portfolio development

Industry insights

A personalized and human approach towards reaching your goals

The mentorship structure is always adapted to the level and goals of the student.

Beginner

Accurate Observation

Understanding Form
Proportions
Sketching Tools
Basic 3D

Intermediate

Form Languages
Harmony
Digital sketching
2D Rendering
3D Workflow

Advanced

Innovative Creativity
Critical Observation

Balancing Form
Accurate 2D to 3D
Integrating AI, 2D, & 3D

Meet your Mentor

During the last 15 years Emmanuel Klissarov has helped shape the design of vehicles for a range of international brands such as Renault, Dacia, Alpine, Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, Smart and Amg. Being several times part of the masters degree jury at Strate School of Design in Paris, where he also worked as part time design teacher, he gave lectures and workshops at several other European design universities such as UAD (University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca) and Besign SDS in the south of France.

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If Emmanuel managed to get there, you can get there too

Emmanuel, believes creativity lives in all of us, we simply need to learn how to express it.

Dedicated students share their testimonials

Emmanuel has the professional background, and on field experience with following students through to their objectives.

Emmanuel adapted perfectly to my needs.

I carried out this training course with the aim of acquiring the basics of product design. I loved doing this training, I learned tremendously about drawing in perspective and drawing from observation. We also worked on passing from a 2D paper sketch to Photoshop and then to a 3D software. Emmanuel adapted perfectly to my needs and managed to understand and entirely fulfil my expectations. I am eager to start a second training session in order to improve my design skills on projects that are under development.

Julien R.

Product Designer

I thought it was brilliant.

I remember I was starting my automotive design education at Strate School of Design and was still a novice. It was intimidating sending my portfolio to an experienced designer. I received Emmanuel’s feedback a couple of days later, in an audio message format, a smart way to communicate. I don’t remember the specific comments but I thought it was brilliant because he took the time to comment on every page by pointing out the positives, negatives and the opportunities for improvement. It was very kind and educational. I truly appreciated the process and am thankful to this day

Eléonore L.

Colour & Trim Designer

He adapted his advices to my skills and needs as a design student

I highly appreciated the exchanges I had with Emmanuel, where he adapted his advices to my skills and needs as a design student. Few years later, I still apply these advices as a professional car designer.

Nozomi O.

Exterior Car Designer

He immediately gave us confidence

Emmanuel had a very human and kind approach with expert, in-depth, advice from a professional in the automotive industry. He immediately gave us confidence to learn the craft and progress.

Thomas C.

Strategic Car Designer

The feedback was accurate and precise

After spending a day with us (3rd year mobility class at Strate School of Design) during our Masters Class, Emmanuel offered to give feedback to the portfolios of each student. In this way, he took the time to comment page by page, our portfolios with the aim of improving them. The feedback was accurate and precise, which was of great help to constitute a solid portfolio and obtain, at that time, an internship; and more recently to obtain my first job as an interior designer at Renault

Alexis N.

Interior Car Designer

He managed to intensify my creative spirit

Emmanuel was a very good mentor during my first sketch courses on paper. He managed to intensify my creative spirit and to initiate me into the fundamentals of automotive design. Thanks again for the precious advice! :)

Emilie S.

Interior Car Designer

He immediately gave us confidence

Emmanuel served as my exterior design tutor during my initial year of studying transportation design at Strate School of Design. Under his guidance, I learned valuable skills in sketching, mastering perspectives, and cultivating a compelling design approach. He generously shared his design techniques, enabling me to create sketches that were not only more efficient but also impactful at first glance. What I admired the most was his positive attitude and willingness to impart his knowledge. I shall forever cherish the time he devoted to correcting my portfolio to elevate my skills. Merci Emmanuel !

Guillaume M.

Exterior Car Designer

I learned the equivalent of 6 months of classes

During our meetings, I learned the equivalent of 6 months of classes because the exchange with a professional, me being a young student, brought me true knowledge based on Emmanuel’s expertise and experience. It not only consisted of advice on sketches and portfolio arrangements, but also notions of coherence in the lines. The “eye” and the “touch” of each designer are very personal to themselves but Emmanuel passed on those notions during our exchanges which allowed me to enrich my design skills and to develop them further today in my position.

Matthieu T.

Exterior Car Designer

He positions himself at the same level as the students

I appreciated a lot the human side of Emmanuel during his contributions at Strate. He positions himself at the same level as the students and took time to analyse our projects. The exchange was always constructive, without questioning the creative work, while bringing enriching reflections / improvements.

Yann P.

Yacht Designer

He knows how to give sharp advice in order to boost our strengths

I was in close contact with Emmanuel during my studies and I keep a very good memory. From ideation to sketching, he knows how to give sharp advice in order to boost our strengths and help us learn from our weaknesses, always with a goodwill and an open mind. A real support, sensitive to others.

Steve L.

Interior Car Designer

Mentorship process

Level up your design game by fine tuning your design sensibility and by mastering the state of the art design tools.

You get in touch

You either click the "get access" button or simply send an email at levelup@klissarov.design and we can have a first exchange through email so I can answer your initial questions and see if this mentorship could be a fit for you.

We have an initial call

Then we can setup a first free meeting where we can chat more in detail about your goals and needs as well as about the paths we could take to help you to achieve them.

You book a spot

As soon as there are availabilities, I will let you know and you will be able to book a spot for yourself in the mentorship program.

We elaborate a tailored plan

Once it the spot is confirmed we will discuss the specific steps we plan to take in order to get you where you want to be in your design career.

Mentorship starts

Our first meeting will have been well prepared so as soon as our face-to-face courses start we will dig directly into the design challenges you are facing which often consists in finetuning your design sensibility and mastering the design tools.

Invest in yourself

Pricing excluding local taxes.

Pre-Student

€700

10h of live courses

2h/week

Tailored one on one exchange

2 portfolio reviews

30min follow-up exchange

Join up

Find your design voice

Student

€900

12h of live courses

2h/week, continuous or not

Tailored one on one exchange

2 portfolio reviews

2 x 30min follow-up exchanges

Join up

Get your break

Professional

€1200

17h of live courses

Flexible hours per week

Tailored one on one exchange

2 portfolio reviews

2h follow-up exchange

Join up

Lead design ahead

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