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Six For All Chair, Bench, Bed, Table and Shelf Together by Benno Simma |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
BS: I follow the principles of design: less pieces , less material, simple production and simple consumption
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
BS: Making furniture with six different modular pieces
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
BS: Continue to propose my principles
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
BS: 18 months
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
BS: I decided by myself following a long personal research in reducing components
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?
BS: My design is sponsored by an art gallery (ES gallery of contemporary art - merano-italy) and a furniture company (höller kg - laives-italy)
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
BS: CNC - digital milling machine
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
BS: The work of richard buckminster fuller, otto frei and conrad wachsmann
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
BS: Someone who likes do the things by himself
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
BS: It is assembled with a minimal number of pieces
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
BS: Six for all means that with only six different pieces You can make a lot of furniture
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
BS: Only CNC digital milling machine
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
BS: The reduction
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
BS: With a furniture company
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
BS: Mostly digital machines
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
BS: Find good solutions for simple digital productions
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
BS: Six for all
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
BS: For searching more visibility
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
BS: Fighting for simple solutions
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
BS: Going on nearer to perfection
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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