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Purple Orchid Ring by Teong Yan Ni |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
YT: It was inspired by purple orchid flower that bloomed beautifully at my balcony. I enjoyed little beautiful things and I studied the details of the flower. I like purple flower myself and orchid represent our tropical country in Malaysia.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
YT: I want this design to have natural feeling, lively and vibrant. I want to achieve appreciation of my work.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
YT: I will continue to design to make this world more beautiful and I wish to design more sellable design as well.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
YT: For the whole collection it takes about 3 months.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
YT: I design based on my design inspiration totally created originally.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
YT: No. My design is not sold yet. I have produced 1 set on my own for sampling and display purposes. Yes I planned to sell or lease my rights.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
YT: I like and enjoy nature myself and I always admire things around me.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
YT: I always pay attention to Christie's auction and jewellery exhibition for the reference of my design
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
YT: Young, vibrant and confident lady
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
YT: It is the new way of wearing ring and the unconventional way of self-expression
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
YT: Purple Orchid is named over the original name of the flower I inspired
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
YT: Sketching, drawing tools and 3D CAD
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
YT: The color and usage of off-white pearl combined with purple stone make it unique
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
YT: I worked with our technical team and craftsmen for this design
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
YT: 3D CAD
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
YT: No
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
YT: The stone sorting and the sizes of the stone to represent the petal flowers
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
YT: It is always in my mind and I want to showcase to the world of my new creation
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
YT: I learnt that there are many factors to consider when designing and materializing the work
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
YT: Please support my work at https://www.facebook.com/juwelendesignmalaysia or https://www.instagram.com/juwelen_design/
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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