Vova Naumov

Vova Naumov grew up in Russia drawing constantly, studied at an art school for six years, then trained as an architect. After a year in the field, he shifted to 3D digital art, a move that let him push further than built structures allowed. That detour became permanent. He now leads Numo Furniture as founder and works as Art Director at Sphere.arch, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

His furniture starts with emotion: the way a shape registers before you understand it, the color that feels wrong then right. Naumov takes everyday categories (sofa, armchair, table) and distorts them until the object becomes strange again. Forms are surreal, proportions exaggerated, and material choices deliberate: pinewood, plywood, tablex, foam CMHR, and Mongolian fur have each appeared in his work, often combined in ways that prioritize sensation over convention.

The Yeti sofa is the piece that brought him international attention. The design began as a 3D render in 2020, circulated on Instagram, and went viral. Two years later, Missana Lab fabricated it as a physical object: a low, cloud-shaped sofa upholstered entirely in Mongolian fur, with a pinewood and plywood structure. It remains the clearest example of how Naumov works: concept first, material second, with no compromise between the two.

His full collection, including the Yeti Collection and additional furniture from Numo Furniture, is available on Monde Singulier.