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The Colored Lock Bag Combination Lock Bag by jiwon, Shin.

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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer jiwon, Shin. (JS) for A' Design Awards and Competition. You can access the full profile of jiwon, Shin. by clicking here. Access more information about the award winning design The Colored Lock Bag here.



Interview with jiwon, Shin. at Sunday 26th of January 2014

FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
JS: Users can open the lock with their own colors not just numbers.

FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
JS: Coloring is most important part of whole design. Each number is filled with exclusive colors.

FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
JS: Launch the fashion accessories brand covers fashion accessories ; various exterior design bags with customizing colored combination lock

FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
JS: Idea concept started at 2011, but slowly developing within 2 years. Whole concept is finalized at 2013.

FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
JS: This idea is my own idea, and I like this concept to give big identity of fashion area. I decided to pursuit 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?
JS: I have my own design right in South Korea. I produce my work myself but I'd like to sell myself or with multi-fashion shops.

FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
JS: Especially, I worked at shoe-pattern making factory for 3 months in 2013. That time I learned about how to treat leather products. Thanks to that experience, I'd like to design these things.

FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
JS: Fashion magazines are helping to give me some creative idea in fashion area.

FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
JS: Someone who like precious product, extraordinary or unique items.

FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
JS: Lock is main concept of this design. I give the name more directly, the lock.

FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
JS: With computer, to visualize this design, I used illustrator, photoshop, solid-works. But manufacturing this whole product, air brush with IPP paints, crocodile leather, hot pink suede, knife, sewing tools are used.

FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
JS: Users can open the lock with their own color password.

FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
JS: Coloring with air-brush

FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
JS: Making good quality of photos is very important, so I took photos to create simple and impact ones.


FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.

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