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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Jiawen Lian (JL) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Jiawen Lian 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?
JL: Bachelor's Degree in Product Design from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano, Master Degree in Interaction Design in Domus Academy. Currently working as an interaction designer.To create, to solve problems, to give product unique user experienceWhen I was young, I was wondering to become a designer.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
JL: A home decor company based in Chengdu
FS: What is "design" for you?
JL: Creating, solving problems, optimizing states quo
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
JL: Strategy, experience and product
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
JL: Nendo，simple, clear, full of humor
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
JL: A educational robotic car
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
JL: Natural material
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
JL: During brain storming and sketching
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
JL: The goal and the customer requirement
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
JL: Pleasure
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
JL: Sense of achievement
FS: What makes a design successful?
JL: Customer, market, company, team, and the realizability of the product
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
JL: How the product been contacted and interacted with customer
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
JL: To optimise the world we live, even in a small single pieces of thing
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
JL: A wild, logic, world full of order and beautiful
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
JL: It was in Guangzhou, 2017I have not planing my next exhibition yet
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
JL: For every single moment of my daily life.By exploring, feeling, thinking
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?
JL: Minimal but useful
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?
JL: I lived in China, sometimes design must follow the business requirement
FS: How do you work with companies?
JL: I am employee
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
JL: Clear requirements, give designers enough space to diverge
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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