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Familiar and Unfamiliar Moving Objects With Clockwork Mechanism by YANG SONG |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
YS: Living objects. The relationships and stories between people and their belongings are the main inspiration of this design.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
YS: I intended to create an imaginative world, in which all the objects could move and react. The difficulty was how to make this real.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
YS: I would like to develop this whole concept as a long term programme. I think this design will become a symbol of me as an experimental industrial designer.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
YS: It took me around two months to get this concept.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
YS: I just want to share the concept of cherishing daily objects with other people within a dramatic design language.
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?
YS: I am also a designer maker. Therefore, I intend to make them by myself and perhaps not for commercial purpose.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
YS: The love of objects.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
YS: My tutor, Terry Rosenberg helped me a lot on theoretical thinking.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
YS: For all.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
YS: It is unique because the reactions of the objects are reflected by their users, so anyone could create his/ her own clockwork world.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
YS: The little details that we do not realize in our daily lives. So it means the unfamiliar elements within the familiar life.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
YS: 2D and 3D software, woodworking tools, metalworking tools, silicon rubber tool, etc.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
YS: crazy but sweat.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
YS: The technicians at Goldsmiths Design Department.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
YS: Technology should always serve humanity.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
YS: Memory is the data collection of this project.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
YS: The way of expressing the concept.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
YS: I am confident with my design and I just intend to participate into this top level design party.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
YS: Design should always be honest to the designer himself/herself, and then it might impress the users/audience.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
YS: Thanks to my sweat childhood given by my parents.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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