Tamas Csiszer

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Tamas Csiszer

About Tamas Csiszer

He comes of an artistic family (composer, painter, writer as family members) that helps him in inspiration and creativity. At the beginning of his career he designed eyewear frame displays for optician stores. Through the years he got involved into the designing and general execution of different kind of stores. He became by himself an expert of giving a harmonious athmosphere to a space by choosing the suitable materials, colors, furnitures, lightings. He is interested by the new trends, tendencies and he likes transforming spaces by giving beauty and value to them. He is not particular about any trends or styles, in his repertoire as a designer one can find Scandinavian, eclectic, baroque and neutral inclinations. He tends to create a harmony always with taking into account the practicality. He has an extensive experience of working within the construction industry. He can visionize then transform the visualization into a floorplan.

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Interview with Tamas Csiszer

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?
I think my incentive to design is not accidental. Composers and painters can be found among my ancestors so the creativity and artistic orientation have spanned generations in my family. As regards the education I became an expert by myself through the years without attending any universities.
Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
The Csiszer Design Studio was founded in 1999 in Hungary in Veszprem. Now the company plays a significant role ont the Hungarian optical market. We are in a small city in a small country and but we are glad to work on many projects throughout Europe.
What is "design" for you?
The design means big ideas for me and the art means its realisation when you manage to put it into practice. The design even an interior design is an art when I transforme my idea or my conception into a real, valuable, functional, meaningful final product.
What kinds of works do you like designing most?
I design different kind of retail stores and it makes me always happy when I meet a new challange. I prefer the most large spaces to design.
What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
My favorite is always the project I am currently working on. At the moment I am charged with designing Apheresis Centres from the medical sector which means a new challenge for me.
When do you feel the most creative?
When I get a commission and I have a possibility to create with complete freedom, without any strict expectations. When it is allowed expressing myself without limits.
Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
The main aspect is to create a store that functions smoothly in practice.
What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
I try to identify myself with the conditions of the surrounding area.
From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
Our suppliers, manufacturing sources or partners needs to have certificates. We prefer using packaging technology with recycled papers. In the office we try to avoid using paper for planning and sketches. To avoid air pollution we use electric rollers as much as we can.
How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
I think people value more and more the combination of simplicity and practicality. And using practicalness in production and fabrication of materials leads to an easier and environmentally friendly execution
Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
To develop my competence as a designer I regularly attend international exhibitions. Besides the values of the heritage of my family I also find inspiration in nature, contemporary art or even in hours of solitary silence in front of the Duomo de Milano.
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?
I am not particular about any trends and styles and I focus on the primary object of the project. Therefore I have no shop that compares to another.
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?
Yes, I feel the cultural heritage in my country sometimes it affects my designs. I have already designed a place bearing folklore motifs reminiscent of the past combining with minimalism to give a modern appearance of the space. One hand as a designer I cope with strict regulations in a case of designing in a listed building but the other hand the past is always a part of a masterpiece that should be remain.
What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
A chair, an electric roller, designed megaphone, an original stereoscope
Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
As much as you work you meet different kind of demands and challanges provided by clients. As an interior designer you have to sometimes cope with the restrictions of the strict expectations and other times complete freedom of design. More work experience makes you better designer.
From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
I consider myself an openminded designer that means sometimes I can easily find common ground with people but the other hand it leads me to struggle with the conformity of the society.
What is your "golden rule" in design?
Should be able empathetic and loyal with the client and if it is necessary should be able to compromise with the client to satisfy each demands and to reach ultimate goals.
Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
I like collecting catalogues at exhibitions and from the internet. I attend regularly exhibition halls of our partners to stay up-to date in materials, shapes, and paints.
What are your future plans? What is next for you?
I would like to be available internationally for those who like my works.

Designer of the Day Interview with Tamas Csiszer

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
I started my career in interior design by rethinking optical stores at around the turn of the millenium. I beleive in innovative solutions and it is within this field that I found common ground with companies such as Essilor, Zeiss and Kodak. Later on besides optical stores, restaurants hotels and dozen of companies of different profiles have been realized.
How did you become a designer?
Creativity and artistic orientation have spanned generations in my family. My incentive to design is not accidental, composers and painters can be found among my ancestors.
What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
Function, harmony and ambience are the top three aspects of my design process. I work primarily for retail stores, so I produce designs and plans for installation and constraction if it is needed. I prepare hand drawings and sketches when I start to design trying to assimilate to the ambience of the space intended for transformation. After discussing about the plan with my colleagues the digital tools and renderings are always integrated in all of our projects to create three-dimensional visualizations.
Which emotions do you feel when designing?
I feel humility in the initial phase of designing a retail store. My main goal is to meet and exceed my clients demand and of those who has intention to come in that store in the future. I am constantly balancing my design decisions and my clients desires, or what is the first, the design or the function. It is important to remember that it is up to the clients to decide what style suits them best. I try to be not so extremist. I like the whole process of working with my clients and colleagues to achieve the perfect final product.
What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
I am empathetic with people. They can rely on me as a human being as well. Meeting more people sharpens my sense more to feel what the client wants. I think apart from a strong technical expertise, the ability to communicate with people and understanding their feelings contribute to the success. Emotional intelligence is a necessary part of our works. A good communication skill including negotiation skills are also necessary for the contact and effective cooperation with general building contractors.
What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
As my career path prooves, not every interior designer needs to have an accredited education. But there are some essential qualities for interior designers such as artistic ability and creativity. For the creative young designers the limit is the sky but some technical skills such as being precise in measuring spaces and creating drawings to workers and engineers are also essential. Learning about local laws, building codes, electricity and load-bearing walls is required. Young designers does not have enough depth on particular knowledge. Work experience make possible to put into practice what they have learned. On the other hand I would like to add that the young designers can make the breaktrough and create masterpieces.
You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
I suggest to fellow designers and encourage them to create a design that refers to their own original idea and to resist on influence of others as much as possible.
What is your day to day look like?
I prefer to start my workday at 6 o'clock. I give a strong start to my days in order to avoid annoying disturbance. At daytime I am busy with phone calls, surveying locations and my work requires communication and cooperation with my partners and colleagues. For instance, during the day I can not choose appropriate time for creating drawings, rethinking challanges. Spending late afternoon and night time with my family is the convenient way to take part in my childrens life entirely, in other words, to spend quality time with my family.
How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
The influence of mass media is inevitable. I like to improve myself by new technical inventions and furniture novelties, fashion trends. I keep up with latest design trends by contacting distributors, attending show trades, collecting catalogues. I beleive I am open minded, I like to involve new things in designing. But I don't let the latest trends to hamper my decision making. I do not support any particular trend. The fashion trend represents just only 20 % of the design. The main part of the design consist of finding the mood of the interior and the way to express it.
How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
Regarding the initial phase of my works I like to be inspired by the emotional impact of an interior. It means I like to feel its soul. We can talk about a long- established or a newly formed interior, the important is that a good design should make an impression on me. I consider as a mistake when people think that just following the latest design is enough to give character to a place.
What is your biggest design work?
My favourite work is always the current project. But one of my earlier design the eyewear store Optika di Moda is still close to my heart. The retail space is in a listed building of a historic district. I wanted to make entering people touched by the historical feeling. My aim was to create a space combining the original 19th century features with the new in an elegant way. Even with this project I haven't gain any trophy I consider it as one of the biggest challenge in my life.
Who is your favourite designer?
Arne Jacobsen who is famous for his sense of proportion. Charles and Ray Eames are noted for the bent plywood designs. Jonathan Ive provides minimalist design by using simple forms taking from nature. I like Trussardi as well who combine elegance, sophistication with comfort.

Extended Interview with Tamas Csiszer

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
I think my incentive to design is not accidental. Composers and painters can be found among my ancestors so the creativity and artistic orientation have spanned generations in my family. As regards the education I became an expert by myself through the years without attending any universities.
How did you become a designer?
I started my career at around the turn of the millenium with designing displays for optical stores. then I got involved in designing and executing the optical shops from the first step to the very end. Since then I have left my mark on 300 stores. Later on besides optical stores, restaurants, hotels, and dozens of companies of various profiles have opted for my services.
What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
Since my childhood I was interested in designing. When I was 14 during socialist era the unanimity was annoying for me. Each flat in a block of flats was similar to an other. No uniqueness. Same wallpapers, same carpets and same furnitures were applied in each flat. So I was motivated to interrupt this conformity in order to create an interesting, unique ambience and to surround myself by new things. I think the sense of the selection of materials and colours derives from that time.
What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
I think a good interior designer can contribute to create a harmonious, pleasant and practical space, but a great designer can create something new, specifique and unique and timeless.
How do you decide if your design is ready?
Arne Jacobsen who is famous for his sense of proportion. Charles and Ray Eames are noted for the bent plywood designs. Jonathan Ive who provides minimalism design using simple and natural forms. I like Trussardi too who value the combination of sophistication , elegance and comfort using materials and colors I prefer.
Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
As much as you work you meet different kind of demands and challanges provided by clients. As an interior designer you have to sometimes cope with the restrictions of the strict expectations and other times complete freedom of design. More work experience makes you better designer.
What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?
The design means big ideas and the art means the realisation when you manage to put it into practice. The design even an interior design is an art when I transformed my idea or my conception into a real, valuable, functional, meaningful final product. The art is when the idea can work as an artwork.
What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?
My biggest supporters are those customers who give feedback to my clients even from abroad.

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