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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Mimaya Dale (MD) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Mimaya Dale by clicking here.
FS: Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
MD: I started designing jewelry after I finished my university degree. I first studied to become a goldsmith and that also opened up my passion to design. Although I only professionally became a designer recently, I have been designing for about 10 years part time. I got married and started a family which obviously took up a lot of my time. I have worked for a small jewelry company in Melbourne, Australia, and I have a clientele at the moment which spans internationally.
FS: How did you become a designer?
MD: Initially I jumped into the jewelry industry by learning to become a gold smith in Canada. I moved to firenze, Italy to study more of designing and gold smithing. After about 18 months of staying in Italy, I moved to San Diego, California to attend Gemological Institute of America to gain my degree in Graduate Gemologist. Although I was always in love with jewelry and jewelry designing I was never confident enough to take a big step, until after becoming a wife and a mother of two children. Something triggered me one day and decided to follow my dream, and I started getting back in to designing and launched my business. I have had a vision of my dream for a long time and it finally came true.
FS: What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
MD: My top three priorities in designing are Quality, Precise measurements, and meaningfulness. Firstly I use sketchbooks and color pencils and all my designs are completed on the 3D computer software. Although the computer rendering is the final step in my designing, I do not rely on the images for final products. When designs come out of 3D printing I often change and alter my designing processes. Materials and the finished look depend on my inspiration and intuition. Depending on the projects, sometimes I use wax carving to help with visualizing, so I use both traditional and advanced technology for my jewelry designing.
FS: Which emotions do you feel when designing?
MD: When I see the 3D printed models coming out I get my first excitement. Meanwhile sometimes I am very nervous especially if I am under pressure for time. When I see final projects that are completely what I have imagined the joy is more hard to hide. The biggest reward is compliments and smiles I get from customers.
FS: What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
MD: I am very good with understanding people. I ever have a degree in Psychology from a university. Through studying at a university I believe I gained many skills such as patience and analyzing people, and that helped me to be a successful designer.
FS: What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
MD: In addition to making progress with my jewelry business, I also want to branch out from my jewelry designing. I want to design clothes, accessories, and shoes that can be collaborated with my jewelry designs.
FS: What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
MD: You do not need to rush, everything happens with the right timing. Keep steering yourself towards your goal.
FS: You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
MD: Slow and steady wins the race, and that is the tip I exactly followed.
FS: What is your day to day look like?
MD: Usually when I wake up I turn my computer on. Read some stock market prices because as a jewelry designer precious metal prices affect my work. When I read newsletters from GIA(Gemological institute of America) about new gemstones and such really excites me. Also sometimes I find news headlines about gemstones I definitely pay attention. I design whenever I can until I go to bed, bit by bit if it is hard for me to find the time.
FS: How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
MD: Although I do pay some attention to the latest design trends I tend to keep my style distinctively. I take pride in meaningful jewelry designing and that is often different from the common fashion trend. There are many designs that are not unique and that is not what I believe in.
FS: How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
MD: Good designs need to be appealing to the eye, to offer a quality product with service, and stands up to the reputation of the designer.
FS: How do you decide if your design is ready?
MD: I believe there is a way to improve a design. I look at a semi finished design project from 360 degree angles for a long time, and if I can not think any way to improve it then I leave it for a few days. It totally comes from within my intuition and inspiration if the product is ready or not.
FS: What is your biggest design work?
MD: My fine collection that I designed in my website is what I am most proud of. I have delivered positive meanings and messages in my designs and combined the elements with overall beauty and uniqueness. My fine collection has given me many opportunities and the reputation that I have been looking for and have a deep meaning to me.
FS: Who is your favourite designer?
MD: I love Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani's designs. If I could talk with a dead designer it would have to be Da Vinci for obvious reasons.
FS: Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
MD: I feel purified when I step into the city of Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto is full of historical architects and traditional Japanese culture. My designs are a collaboration between East and West, and I need to educate my self to learn about the Japanese art.
FS: Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?
MD: I think I can be a difficult person to work with! I am a perfectionist and for me to find a partner he or she needs to be trustworthy and hard working. I feel that I have a huge responsibility to keep my standards high, and I expect to see high performance from anyone I work with. However if I find the right person we become family.
FS: What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?
MD: I will absolutely involve myself with humanitarian projects. I also deeply care about the environment we live in. If I can contribute myself for a positive influence by my designing I am there!
FS: What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?
MD: The experience I had with A' Design Award is priceless. I have never entered a competition before and I could not be happier that my first experience was with A' Design Award. With the Covid-19 outbreak worldwide I was nervous how everything would turn out. Given in the most difficult time they kept everything very professional and helpful, and the result gave me the confidence and reward which I really needed.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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