Mike Milyavsky
Lifelong Creative | Director | Animator | Visual AI Storyteller | Exited Founder
- Role
- Partner at Au Collection
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Milyavsky
Bear on a Tricycle delivers high quality motion graphics work for a variety of clients for over 17 years. Highlights include directing/producing a spot for Sesame Street, graphics for a Common music video, and designing multiple logos for TruTV shows.bearonatricycle.studio-Shaker & Spoon was founded in 2015 to make cocktails at home more accessible. My co-founder and I scaled the company from 0 to 8 figures in annual revenue and expanded from a DTC cocktail subscription service to an omnichannel CPG company sold at a vast variety of retailers, with Shaker & Spoon cocktails served at bars and events throughout the country. Shaker & Spoon was acquired by ShakeStir in February 2025.shakerandspoon.com
Experience
Partner
Sep 2025 — Present · NY, US
Original Design for Art Lovers Since 2009Founded by NY-based sculptor and designer Andrej Urem, the AU Collection transforms candlelight into sculptural art. What began in a small Gowanus studio with six designs has evolved into a globally recognized line of over 30 architectural candles, admired by collectors, design stores, and museum shops worldwide.Each candle begins as a 3D-generated form, inspired by geometric deconstruction and the beauty of Platonic solids. Hot soy wax is poured, cooled, examined, and polished through ten careful stages of handcraft—every piece a small work of art. When lit, the flame burns a core cylinder, leaving the outer shell illuminated like a glowing sculpture.Made in New York from 100% organic soy wax, AU Collection candles embody both beauty and utility—minimal, timeless, and effortlessly giftable. A proven favorite among design-led retailers, each piece enhances visual merchandising and sparks customer curiosity in-store.Select press features include: Vogue, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, The Wall Street Journal, and GQ.AU Collection continues its mission: to craft candles that are livable art pieces, enriching interiors and daily rituals with quiet brilliance.
Education
School of Visual Arts
Bfa, Computer Art
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Typography
- Broadcast Design
- Creative Direction
- Motion Design
- Video
- Broadcast
- Animation
- Graphics
- After Effects
- Motion Graphics
- Photoshop
- Computer Animation
- Illustrator
- Music Videos
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