The article examines questions of formation and development of design in the Kazakhstan, mutual influence of eastern and western schools in the practice of Kazakh design. Many-sided development of design in Kazakhstan was caused by historical development, geographical location, natural conditions and climate in its territory. The multinational tandem inside the country, which was established as a result of the synthesis of many aesthetical and cultural-historical components, in close influence and interaction of the East and West cultures, the wide international interrelation of the state government predetermined the development of design in Kazakhstan.

Key words: Kazakhstan school of costume modeling, design of national currency.