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Desire Chair by Vasil Velchev |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
VV: The original idea was inspired by the shape of a tear, but during the modeling the shape was changed.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
VV: A chair with smooth shape, nice color, to bring pleasure for all senses.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
VV: I will be very happy to see this project alive, hope that there will be a manufacturer who will be interested in producing it.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
VV: About 2 months.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
VV: No, it was not commissioned. I had it in my head and this design competition was a very good reason to force myself to bring the idea to live :-)
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?
VV: I have plan to sell or lease the production rights to a reliable manufacturer.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
VV: Ideas comes to my mind randomly, so there is no special reason.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
VV: No.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
VV: This chair is suitable for both public places (like clubs, cafeterias ...) and private customers.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
VV: I think that the only thing is the shape.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
VV: The name 'Desire' was inspired by the shape and the color, by the passion of using this product. Also i wanted this chair to have a woman's name.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
VV: If you are talking about software - ProEngneer and KeyShot.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
VV: Every design is unique, in my case probably the shape.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
VV: No, i was working alone.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
VV: The only role of technology in this particular design is the ability to be manufactured
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
VV: It was just an inspiration, not influenced by analysis and research
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
VV: Balance between design and ergonomy, which i still have doubts that is 100% achieved
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
VV: I had a lot of hesitations and doubts if my work is good enough to be shown in a worldwide competition like this but sometimes you should have to believe in your self and try
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
VV: Every step forward is a good experience
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
VV: No, thanks for the interview
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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