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Mini Tote Bag by Veronica Jibodh |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
VJ: The multifunctional fanny pack is the main product, main design, main inspiration, main idea. Our award winning bag a inspired by our most famous multifunctional fanny-pack.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
VJ: As any designer I wanted to achieve perfection. Every small detail counted. This design is inspired by our famous multifunctional fanny packs and that was my main focus.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
VJ: I will make this bag in different colours, but I will also improve this design for ultimate perfection.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
VJ: The design was in less than an hour but the product development took 3 months.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
VJ: This design was inspired by our famous multifunctional pouches.
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?
VJ: All our bags are produced by manufacturers. I design, I choose all materials and the manufacturer is putting it all together.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
VJ: Inspiration.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
VJ: My logo inspiration came from Gucci, Chanel and YSL but my designs were inspired by my own needs and vision.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
VJ: Fashion minded people who are confident, classy and chic, who loves fancy dining, who don't mind to pay more for quality, who admires timeless designs.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
VJ: It's the bigger sister of our multifunctional pouches.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
VJ: The brand name POUCHI is derived from the word "pouch", which means "bag" or "sack" since the idea of our very first product was to make a multifunctional fanny-pack
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
VJ: Paper and pen.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
VJ: Our multifunctional pouches are wearable as a fanny-pack, shoulder bag, cross body, clutch and wallet. The chains are also wearable as a belt.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
VJ: I worked alone on my designs. I still do.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
VJ: Multifunctional wearable styles.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
VJ: I did the research for the brand name, the logo and the design of the bag. I wanted to be sure that what I do would be unique.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
VJ: The biggest challenge was to find a manufacturer to make the perfect end-product from this design.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
VJ: I didn't know about this international design competition until A' Design Award Academy emailed me about my designs and suggested to submit my designs to the competition.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
VJ: I learned how to become a designer and set up my own brand. I didn't attend any design school. I didn't worked in any kind of fashion brand. I had an idea and I just typed in google: "how do I become a bags designer" - That's where my journey as a designer began.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
VJ: Follow us on social media @pouchiofficial. Contact us at info@pouchi.com - I want to thank A' Design Award and the Jury and everyone interested in POUCHI for everything so far. Thank you for the opportunities and thank you for your interest.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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