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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Xiaoyan Wei (XW) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Xiaoyan Wei 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?
XW: I grew up with my grand-ma in the country side; things were rather nature and pure. When I moved to big cities as I got older I realised that the space here tend to break the connection between people instead of bring them closer. I wanted to help people building friendly relation with each other through my design.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
XW: Daisenbear studio is furniture and accessories design brand base in Los Angeles. They are finding balance between flinty and femininity. They creating design narratives which promote the interaction between people and carefully curating landscape design stories by texture, light/shadow and negative space.
FS: What is "design" for you?
XW: A tool that could potentially make the world a better place
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
XW: furniture/ spacial experience design/ documentary film making
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
XW: Amangiri
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
XW: Learn the company's culture
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
XW: I like nature wood and handcraft.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
XW: When I travel.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
XW: User experience.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
XW: I feel very exciting and can't stop.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
XW: overall visual affect will be the fist thing i consider.
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
XW: Sustainable design
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
XW: Technology, environmental protection
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
XW: Next exhibition is SaloneSatellite (Jun 16, 2020 – Sun, Jun 21, 2020)
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?
XW: I born in China and live in Los Angeles. I like Chinese culture a lot and I will do more design to show the local traditional culture.
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
XW: Rhino
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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