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Mood Tree Desktop Memo Holder by Sameh Ibrahim Emam |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
SE: The main idea was to give a light touch of human interaction within a common national symbol of Japan. The Bonsai tree symbolizes harmony and peace, which was the perfect symbol to use as a concept for the design
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
SE: Ease of use and understanding of the hidden meaning right away
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
SE: Manufacturing it on a global scale
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
SE: 2 months
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
SE: It was a Japanese competition about designing stationery that can bring people together and make the embrace their differences
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?
SE: I may lease the production rights
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
SE: My love for human-focused design
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
SE: No
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
SE: Mainly it will be in work and study places, so employees, managers, teachers, students, and customer services
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
SE: It is a simple memo holder that can change human behavior
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
SE: Because of the bonsai tree
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
SE: Rhino, Cinema 4D, and Octane render
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
SE: It's Japanese essence
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
SE: My brother who is working as a Film Director
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
SE: 3D printing wood
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
SE: It was a result of many researches that talk about the amount of stress and anxiety in workplaces due to the nature of hiding feelings and current mood
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
SE: The main challenge in this project was how to make this mood shower tool be seen as a normal and beautiful object to be placed on the desktop and also to match the Japanese culture.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
SE: by seeing your competition on arch-daily
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
SE: I learned how to improve my presentation
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
SE: thanks
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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