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Interview with Ching, Wing Sing |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Ching, Wing Sing (CWS) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Ching, Wing Sing by clicking here.
FS: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
CWS: I love designs. I always want to be a designer. I did not study design when I was in University. However, I have different experience in different fields, including aviation, eyewear, and fashion. I always mix them together to create my new products.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
CWS: I worked in Manufacturing company for eyewear. Therefore, I have to review different eyewear designs, learn the eyewear construction and structures, and its production process in daily. Also, I have to discuss different projects with different eyewear designers in different countries.
FS: What is "design" for you?
CWS: Design means creative and comfortable. Now, many people just follow popular designs for making their own designs. However, it is same or very similar as the one on other brand. Customers feel that there has no choice for them. It is the reason why I tried to make the creative designs for market. However, it should be good for them to wear with comfortable. Otherwise, they will not want to buy.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
CWS: I do a lot of designs for sunglasses. It is because many people love sunglasses. Also, sunglasses designs could be more flexible than optical frames. People could accept the trend and fashion designs for sunglasses, but they are difficult to accept to have creative designs for optical frames. It is the info as I got from the markets and my research.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
CWS: My first collection is "owl" which is my most favorite design. When I launched it and presented in the show, I found many people love it. It attracted many eyes from the markets. Also, this is my first design for my brand, and it brought the first design award for me. It motivated me to do more designs. It is the reason why I started to design more 2 styles (i.e. Hooter and Screech Owl) for the markets. In this project, I got much satisfaction.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
CWS: "Owl" model is my first product for my brand. It brought the first International Design Awards for me.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
CWS: Acetate and titanium is favorite materials that I always use. Acetate always have different pattern and colors. It could make my designs as more colorful and fruitful. About titanium, I like that it is light weight. Eyewear always wear on the face. If the weight is light, people feel more comfortable.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
CWS: I want to design what I think for people after doing the search and estimating coming trend. I want to design more different designs and creative designs for markets. It was because the market was too dull. Many brands have same or similar design, because that kind of designs are popular always. As a result, I tried to bring more new things for the markets that people could have a choice.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
CWS: I focus on lifestyle, human, and fashion. It is because I feel that these elements are very important for people, not only on designs.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
CWS: I always visit different fashion show and read fashion magazine for getting the inspiration. Sometime, I get the ideas when watching TV. For example, my first design and brand logo were come from Discovery TV programme. After watching this programme, there has many animals in my mind. Therefore, I started to use animals (e.g. owl and tiger) for my first two collections' design concept. As a result, I made the animals styles for the fashion creative collections. My designs feeling always come suddenly. It come when I have different feeling, including happy and sad. Such feelings always bring me to different senses, and make different creative or stylish products.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
CWS: I am happy and appreciation when my designs are realized. As a designer, I always want to design the right things for people. It motivates me to make more designs for them. This is the synergy on me for making more designs.
FS: What makes a design successful?
CWS: I always get the inspiration from different channels. Firstly, I read fashion magazine and visit different fashion news website. Secondly, I join different fashion show. Thirdly, I talk and discuss with different fashion designers to estimate the trend. Fourthly, I get the last info and materials info from different suppliers. Lastly, I get some opinions from fashionista. After that, I will consolidate all data, and estimate the trend for my designs. It could make a design successful.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
CWS: As judging designs, I will consider about the design concept. If the design has no design concept, nobody will know why you designed that.
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
CWS: I always assist young fashion designers to style with my eyewear for their fashion catwalk show. Also, I always assist the students to make prototype, and provide some my opinions to them for their designs. I hope they know more, and will not do the mistakes on their designs. It is because some design structure is limited which it cannot produce. If they have such knowledge, they could produce what they design. Moreover, I always donate money to Orbis (NGO) when I sold my products via website. Of course, I always do the personal donation in every month for Orbis too.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
CWS: Design field is starting to look for the bio-materials. Many people feel that environmental protection is very important. Therefore, they will find some products as made by bio-materials with creative design. In other words, they are not only focusing on designs. They will focus on the environment protection too.
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
CWS: My last exhibition is in Malaysia. I introduced my design and products to the celebrities in Malaysia, including the Queen in Malaysia, Prince in Cambodia, and Professor Jimmy Choo respectively. Now, I am planning the next exhibition in Hong Kong in November.
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
CWS: I always get the inspiration from different channels. Firstly, I read fashion magazine and visit different fashion news website. Secondly, I join different fashion show. Thirdly, I talk and discuss with different fashion designers to estimate the trend. Fourthly, I get the last info and materials info from different suppliers. Lastly, I get some opinions from fashionista. After that, I will consolidate all data, and estimate the trend for my designs.
FS: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
CWS: My style is creative. The temple tip design is the main characteristics on my designs. The tip end is more thick, and install my brand 3D metal logo. It is caused to wear with comfortable.
FS: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
CWS: I live in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is not big city, however, there has different culture. The pros is "I could learn different culture". The cons is "The culture is changed coz of mixture. I am difficult to find the history and story. Therefore, I love travel. During travel, I always search their culture, arts, designs, and history. In addition, I have different knowledge and experience in different fields and industries, including aviation, eyewear, and fashion. I help my designs very much now.
FS: How do you work with companies?
CWS: I become eyewear designer, because I worked in eyewear industry. I always meet different eyewear designers and the people from eyewear industry for the OEM projects, because I worked in the manufacturing company for producing eyewear to all my customers. During the meeting, we always exchange the designs and structure ideas. It motivated me to design and develop my eyewear. Therefore, I tried to create my brand with my own designs since Year 2011. My first design is named "Owl". This style is very fancy and creative. After launching that, it attracted many people to find. Also, many people love that, especially celebrities and style house in U.S.A. It confirmed my designs and recognized what I did. It motivated me to design more and more.I studied Business Management, not design. Therefore, I would hope to recognize by the official design associations that it could confirm me as designer. As a result, I participated in 'A' Design Awards. Luckily, my designs had been recognized by the jury panels. It is very appreciated.
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
CWS: Companies select good designer that they could see whether they respect on designs. How do they work? Do they have a hard to work or want to accept different projects?
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
CWS: Everyday, I do the search. I read different fashion magazine and fashion news website for getting the trend. Also, I coordinate with different material suppliers to find materials for my designs. If there has any new ideas, I will make a draft for further designs and modification. I enjoy to do that daily.
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
CWS: Silver wines bottle from Middle-EastLamp from Middle-EastBell from KoreaClam art design from PhilippinesVanes from China
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
CWS: Everyday, I do the search. I read different fashion magazine and fashion news website for getting the trend. Also, I coordinate with different material suppliers to find materials for my designs. If there has any new ideas, I will make a draft for further designs and modification. I enjoy to do that daily.
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
CWS: I want to share with the young designers that they need to know what they are doing. If they love designs, they should never give up. There has different people who should have different opinions for your designs. If you don't recognize your own designs, nobody will respect on your designs. In other words, you should work hard on every designs project with confidence. If not, you will give it up easily.
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
CWS: In the new generation, we have to search more data for our designs, including both commercial or non-commercial info. As designers, you must have many many ideas to do the different things and products. However, such ideas may not be recognized by others. It is because such things or products are not their needs. In my suggestion, they have to evaluate and estimate the data before designs. It may be able to recognize and confirm your talents by others.
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
CWS: Creative
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
CWS: Read and seek more, and explore more from different channels.
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
CWS: I always make the draft by pencil. After outline the designs, it will make the autocad drawing for review.
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
CWS: Many of my time used for data research, i.e. read fashion magazine, netsearching fashion news, and participate in fashion catwalk show. It is because these activities could assist me to make the right designs.
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
CWS: Around 1 month
FS: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
CWS: the most frequently asked question to me is "how to make the inspiration?". It is very important for every designer, but it is difficult to point out for making your own designs. It is the reason why many people always ask.
FS: What was your most important job experience?
CWS: Eyewear design, construction, technical skill, structure of the designs are the most important job experience for me.
FS: Who are some of your clients?
CWS: Celebrities in U.S.A. (including Hollywood), UK, Europe, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
CWS: My first collection is "owl" which included 3 styles (Owl, Hooter, and Screech Owl). In the beginning, I designed "Owl" only. When I launched it and presented in the show, I found many people love it. There has many people to suggest me to do more styles as like this. Therefore, I started to design more 2 styles (i.e. Hooter and Screech Owl) for the markets. It attracted many eyes from the markets. It is caused that many people start to know my brand and me. In this project, I got much satisfaction. It is because this is my first designs for my brand. Also, this is my first designs to win the International Design Awards.
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
CWS: I want to do more collaborations with different designers and brands. Also, I want to have more crossover projects too. I believe that this is win-win projects for both parties. For me, I could make more designs for different products. As a designer, I would like to work more different projects on designs, because I love designs.
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
CWS: For designs, I work individually. After making designs, I will discuss with my team and fashion designers' friend for getting their comments and opinions.
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
CWS: Today, the trend for the eyewear is metal frames. Therefore, I am now trying to design more products in metal.
FS: How can people contact you?
CWS: People could contact me via email at kevin.ching@bighornhk.com. Also, they could visit my website (www.bighornhk.com) to shop my products, and visit my instagram (www.instagram.com/bighornrhino) for getting more info about my design and me.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
CWS: Willing to have more collaborations with different parties. If there has any projects, please feel free to contact me.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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