Constantin Boym was born in Moscow, Russia in 1955, where he graduated from Moscow Architectural Institute. In 1984-85 he earned a Master’s degree in Design from Domus Academy in Milan. In 1986 he founded Boym Partners Inc in New York. Together with Laurene Leon Boym, he was a winner of the National Design Award in 2009. Boym Partners bring a critical, experimental approach to a range of products that infuse humor and wit into the everyday. Boym Partners’ work is included in the permanent collections of many design museums, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York.