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Amoeba Coffee Table by YOCA Pvt. Ltd. |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
SN: The main principle and idea is natural cell infusion- how two pieces connect, retain their own individuality but synchronise with each other. Also to use pieces that are generally discarded and create beauty from them.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
SN: The main focus in designing this work was the exploration of materials, their restraints and characteristics.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
SN: We plan to introduce this award winning design via fairs to the rest of the world.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
SN: It took 3 weeks to design the initial concept.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
SN: The design was based on inspiration of creating something usable from discarded pieces.
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?
SN: We intend to produce the work ourselves.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
SN: We wanted to show people that even discarded pieces have a lot of beauty within them that can be harnessed with proper care and attention.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
SN: We have respect for a lot of designers, artists, poets, writers and scholars alike- their thoughts and drive inspire us in our daily pursuance of creativity.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
SN: The design is available to anyone who appreciates good design and unique process.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
SN: This design is set apart from other concepts as the configuration of the barks is unique to this particular product, as is its care and treatment.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
SN: The amoeba is the cell organism that can change its shape by expanding and contracting, this was the inspiration behind the amoeba coffee table.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
SN: The design tools were a lot of hand sketches with graphite pencils and paper, and Auto CAD.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
SN: The beauty of the bark itself is the most unique aspect of the design and the fact that no two barks are the same yet they connect so effortlessly.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
SN: We worked with brass artisans, local wood craftsmen and of course our team.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
SN: Technology was utilised in the concept development stages
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
SN: N/A
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
SN: The design challenges were the stability and the actual pieces coming together.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
SN: We decided to submit our design to an international design competition in order to showcase our project on a platform that’s very encouraging.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
SN: We made several sampling processes and learned a lot during the process.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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