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Interview with Misako Niwa |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Misako Niwa (MN) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Misako Niwa 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?
MN: Because I thought one would like to give delight to a person at designed space from the impression when having made a secondhand apartment over, buying it and having got space on the concerned street.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
MN: You can use combination of the texture which feels warmth and the interesting color for the material in present-day various scenes using the Kurume cotton cloth with a splashed pattern which are traditional arts and crafts while enjoying oneself.
FS: What is "design" for you?
MN: Something the life is made abundant in which
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
MN: Something to have functionality and be loved for a long time
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
MN: Kimono, Kimono sash and homespun cloth
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
MN: Japanese cushion
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
MN: Cloth, Japanese paper and bamboo
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
MN: Time when mind has gentle plenty of room
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
MN: The durability, the simple shape and functionality
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
MN: Mind is gentle.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
MN: The feeling of achievement and euphoria
FS: What makes a design successful?
MN: The feeling that I'd like always to offer something appreciated to person's purpose
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
MN: Convenient good or bad and beauty which harmonizes with daily life
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
MN: I don't dispose of a thing and tell importance of keeping using it for a long time.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
MN: The daily life is made abundant in future with the design, and prompts a person to be conscious and behave.
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
MN: November, 2015 Interior Lifestyle Living
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
MN: Enjoyment of a European movie and the interior color used in the movie
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?
MN: Choice and combination with the color of the fabric which was added to the shape and the use refined simply
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?
MN: Japan, Tokyo and kimono
FS: How do you work with companies?
MN: Event submitting of period limitation
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
MN: Good of the Japanese traditional arts and crafts
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
MN: For whom you design is decided and the purpose is made clear.
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
MN: Sewing machine and single-lens reflex camera
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
MN: The morning which cleared up
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
MN: See something various, and understand what your favorite one is.
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
MN: To take out originality and to take out the profit as a business
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
MN: Combination of choice of the material and the color
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
MN: Curiosity and challenge spirit
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
MN: Library, art museum and movie
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
MN: Library, art museum and movie
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
MN: 6 months
FS: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
MN: The former background
FS: What was your most important job experience?
MN: Styling of advertisement photography
FS: Who are some of your clients?
MN: Department store
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
MN: I design according to the present-day living style using Japanese traditional arts and crafts.
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
MN: The community bass rooted in an area, the supervision which is the interior using traditional arts and crafts
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
MN: The design is developed by itself.
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
MN: Spatial production in a hotel and a Japanese-style hotel
FS: How can people contact you?
MN: E-mail
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
MN: Yes
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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