Designer Interview

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Interview with Jose Santa-Clara at Monday 11th of March 2013

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?
JS: I am an engineer. Well, I studied civil engineering... Nowadays I am a manager. Design is a hobby.

FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
JS: There is no company or design studio.

FS: What is "design" for you?
JS: Design is beauty & function.

FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
JS: Home furniture; chairs, tables and shelves.

FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
JS: My most favorite design is a LEGO stoll. It was made with several hundred plastic pieces, of no more than four different sizes and two colours.

FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
JS: I never made comissioned designs.

FS: When do you feel the most creative?
JS: At the morning shower... :-)

FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
JS: It varies. There is no such typical focus.

FS: What makes a design successful?
JS: Its use as a final product.

FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
JS: The functional side. If it is OK, then it must look good.

FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
JS: I develop my designs myself.

FS: How can people contact you?
JS: People can contact me using my e-mail jsclara@clix.pt

FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.

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