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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Zhao Yan (YZ) for A' Design Awards and Competition. You can access the full profile of Zhao Yan by clicking here. Access more information about the award winning design Plus here. |
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Interview with Zhao Yan at Thursday 28th of July 2016 FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design? YZ: Plus is a baking tool combining the functions of spoon and stirrer. FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve? YZ: Plus has two functions, it is easy to use, and easy to clean. FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design? YZ: I plan to sell or lease the production rights. FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept? YZ: About 3 months FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration? YZ: People often cook have the problem that the whisk is hard to clean after using. So I start to consider a new whisk, it would be easy to wash. If it could be used as a spoon, that’s would be a better tool for the cook. 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? YZ: I plan to sell or lease the production rights. FS: What made you design this particular type of work? YZ: People often cook have the problem that the whisk is hard to clean after using. FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work? YZ: I am a lecturer of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China. My dean, Prof. Du Haibin gave me a lot of ideas when I start to design my work. FS: Who is the target customer for his design? YZ: People like cooking are the target customers of my design, meanwhile, Plus is more comfortable to clean and use, it will make cook interesting. It encourages more people cook by themselves. FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts? YZ: Plus is a baking tool combining the functions of spoon and stirrer. FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean? YZ: The name means it has two functions, which is better than other whisk. FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project? YZ: Solidworks and keyshot. FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design? YZ: Plus is a baking tool combining the functions of spoon and stirrer. FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills? YZ: Du haibin and Hu Haiquan FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design? YZ: Software FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design? YZ: I interview many peolple like cooking by themselves. FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept? YZ: When design, the challenge I faced was how to make the structure of the whisk reasonable. FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition? YZ: I had participated 2015 A'Design Award, and went to gala night at Como, Italy. The award is valuable to me, so I hope to win a better award in 2017. FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work? YZ: I learn many knowledges of product structure. FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions? YZ: No, thanks
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Good design deserves great recognition. |
A' Design Award & Competition. |