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Interview with Ming-Hong Tsai |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Ming-Hong Tsai (MT) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Ming-Hong Tsai 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?
MT: My major in university was Literature. Mainly Chinese and Western Literature. One day when I know that design can change people’s lifestyle, I put my heart into design until today.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
MT: Han Yue Is an elegant and poetic name in Chinese. It means the pearl upon the Milky Way.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
MT: I like Commercial space design the most. It can achieve all kinds of possibilities.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
MT: I love to see new materials being added to the historic space. The beauty of inter grate old and new elements that achieve functional and splendid is a masterpiece.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
MT: A bed. A French style canopy bed.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
MT: I like try to process natural materials to see how it will become. Normally it’ll give me unexpected and surprisingly outcome.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
MT: While I am alone.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
MT: In my opinion that functionality and beauty is the basic of design. The more I care about would be the use experience.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
MT: Excitement and expectation.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
MT: To be honest, quite calm. I was more excited when the work during processed.
FS: What makes a design successful?
MT: The clients that can let me freely develop my design.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
MT: Beauty or not is the basic consideration.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
MT: How to improve and elevate life’s quality at the same time while taking care environment and not wasting life style.
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
MT: The details of life. You pay more attention the more interesting things you can find. These are the inspirations of my creation.
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?
MT: Nowadays designers shouldn’t be limited by traditional styles, such as Modern, Simplicity, Classical…etc. But try more different style to collision and fusion that create another result.
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?
MT: I was born in Taiwan and I live in Taiwan. Here in Taiwan we have numerous cultural integration. So the most important lesson of my life is how to make ‘Taiwan Aesthetics ‘ outstanding from numerous cultures.
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
MT: I’ll immediately have many possibilities of design to analysis and consideration in my mind while entering the new space. Usually I’ll choose two or three options to continue.
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
MT: In my opinion that young designers have well-understand and variety of design. But they can have more communication with site in order to make their work more completely.
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
MT: Communication. It’s very important to know how to communicate with client and suppliers.
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
MT: AutoCAD and Sketchup. I usually use pen and paper to develop concept of design.
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
MT: Probably 3 days or a month. Depends on the project.
FS: How can people contact you?
MT: https://www.facebook.com/HanYueInteriorDesign/ or http://hanyue-interior.com/
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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