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Xifix-one Chair, Stacking Chair by Juergen Josef Goetzmann |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
JG: Principle: To design a chair according to the philosophy of the Bauhaus - to use soft and fluent forms in accordance with Feng Shui - to integrate functions - - - Stacking chair - nesting as group chair or bench - corner chair. Idea: To develop a chair rack, consisting of one piece including th back rest. Inspiration: To find a form as a tribute to my hometown wich has a pyramid and a fan as an emblem - - - Chair rack as a pyramid - seat and back rest as a fan.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
JG: Few components - simple dismantling and exchange of the components without the use of tools - variable exchange of seat and back rest for a use indoors and outdoors - changing designs - protection by the parts themselves without screws and nuts - - - back rest secures seat against falling out.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
JG: To find a company which will produce and distribute my chair.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
JG: The concept is not finished yet. At present I am developing a supplement by armrests - a construction of seat and armrest consisting of one piece of pipe.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
JG: To develop and design a chair means to assert oneself in the highest level of design. I was pursuing an inspiration.
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?
JG: I plan to sell or lease my product.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
JG: Ambition.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
JG: No
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
JG: Everybody, who enjoys design.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
JG: The minimum of seperate parts and fixing parts.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
JG: The name - xifix - is my pseudonym - - - Juergen Goetzmann - alias xifix - the one man group - - - one - it is my first chair
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
JG: Wire
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
JG: The most unique aspect is that all my diverse requirements were realized in an elegant and filigree design.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
JG: No
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
JG: To reduce the technology to a minimum.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
JG: No
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
JG: The chair had to work with this particular form.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
JG: To win an international design competition, which was tendered by Italy the mother country of design, would be my greatest fulfilment.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
JG: In order to take part in this competition I had to learn a new CAD program, a shadow-construction-program.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
JG: No - but I like to use this possibility to express thanks for the professional tendering and support of this competition.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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