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Turf Rug Lounger Lounge Chair by MASUO FUJIMURA |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
MF: I get inspirations for my designs from our daily lives. I believe that designs need to send messages to society and change something better.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
MF: I wanted to create a brand new living space which we had never had.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
MF: I don’t have any particular plans.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
MF: It took about one week to design and create concept for this Rug Lounger.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
MF: I pursued my inspiration because I believed this Rug Lounger would create a brand new concept.
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?
MF: My design is not used or produced by another company. I have no plan to sell or lease the production right. This is just a prototype and mass production is a next challenge.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
MF: I designed this because it was a brand new idea.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
MF: I respect Jean Prouve. His work influenced my work.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
MF: I designed this Rug Lounger for whoever would like to use.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
MF: I believe that my design is very unique.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
MF: I gave my design a name as you can see.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
MF: I used CAD while designing this Rug Lounger.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
MF: The most unique aspect of my work is to use artificial grass rug.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
MF: I own my design company and work alone.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
MF: Nothing, specially.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
MF: I ran a simulation by creating a real-size model.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
MF: I wanted to make this Rug Lounger universally user-friendly. I adjusted the slope angle of Longer and armrest position many times.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
MF: I usually submitted my design to an exhibition when its organizer had invited me.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
MF: Not during designing, after designing, when I checked the real thing, I found some points to be improved such as hardness and strength of material.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
MF: Nothing, specially.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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