"It's time that American designers step up to the plate and take credit for being the first in a lot of things," he said.

Russian designers have certainly taken advantage of anything they could learn from the West.

The 30 designers take a student under their wings for a week to a month.

Sound designers often take a hit for someone else's actions.

A designer must take chances, and he took a big one.

The designers and architects had taken them at their word.

"But I don't think designers should take themselves too seriously."

But when this 28-year-old designer took it on, the years melted away.

However, not all designers took well to the new style and mood.

The designers took the opportunity to make other improvements as well.