Dmitriy joined the team in early 2015. He is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design and has been a freelance designer in Transportation, Entertainment and Industrial design fields. His work can be seen on TV, in the air and the sea, and in some mansions around LA. Before joining the Hot Wheels team, he was a co-founder in an electric car startup. Outside of work he juggles multiple roles: a husband, a father, a furniture designer and a mechanic for his vintage 911.
His favorite Hot Wheels projects include: 2016 SDCC X-wing Carship, 2015 SDCC Batman vs Superman Twin Mill, 2017 Line of the Star Wars Carships, 2017 Aristo Rat
Some collectors love to hate on #Unlicensed Hot Wheels cars like the plague that affects them from obtaining the latest licensed vehicles. I, for one, am not one of said collectors as I think these “fantasy cars” showcase the designers’ imagination and skill set far more than replicating, […]
Pinch me. Is there really a #Land Rover in the #2018 Hot Wheels mainline? Just like #Jeep — which also reemerged in the Hot Wheels mainline this year — Land Rover vehicles have typically been reserved for the Matchbox brand over there at Mattel. Well, times, “they are […]
Its safe to say that the Hot Wheels #Porsche game is strong right now. The #2018 Hot Wheels lineup brings us new models such as the ’71 Porsche 911, Porsche 918 Spyder, and this #Porsche 917 LH — but the Hot Wheels / Porsche relationship didn’t just start […]
For guys like me, the ’90s don’t seem that long ago as I remember my friend’s dad actually owning a Nissan 180SX. The ’90s we also the start of the #Hot Wheels Race Team in segment series form. Now, we are combining “classic” #JDM vehicles with neo- Hot […]
Chances are, you’ve seen images of the newest #Cruise Bruiser from the #2017 Hot Wheels #HW Daredevils series — and hopefully, you’ve had success finding it as part of the “K” cast assortment along with its Super #Treasure Hunt variant. If you haven’t seen it, we have that […]
Can you ever have too much chrome? Simply put, yes you can. But I don’t believe that to be the case with this year’s 10-car #Super Chromes (2017) series. The #Dmitriy Shakhmatov Designed #Gazella GT is a great example of what this series is all about. Debuting in […]
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) opening last Friday, people across all walks of life are undoubtedly lining up to see yet another blockbuster from the Star Wars movie franchise — a franchise so popular that we are now viewing entire movies about tangential story lines. Great for […]
