Yao Wu

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Yao Wu

About Yao Wu

  • Winner of the A' Design Award.
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Interview with Yao Wu

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 am engaged in Teaching Industrial Design in a university in china. I like this job very much. I think the industrial designer is a cool job. He is an inventor. You can design everything you like.
Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
My studio is very close to the city, because the city needs it. We are not just industrial design, in fact, graphic design, animation and packaging design, we have to do
What is "design" for you?
I think it should be the way to solve the problem. For a long time, we have been engaged in the improvement of the product design, and I hope these products will bring better life experience. This kind of work is very interesting.
What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
Last year, we designed a earpick, it not metal, it is very safe, style is also very elegant, I love a lady in his ear, we very love.
What was the first thing you designed for a company?
A company in Shenzhen engaged in the design of TV sets. That should be my earliest product design.
What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
No special material, I think, basically as long as I need to like.
Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
Basically, I do everything, but I usually do a lot of work on creative ideas in general. For example, in many cases, I was the first to propose solutions even if they weren't the best. But it needs someone to do it.
What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
I think design is a very interesting job, and creative process is often very exciting.
What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
In fact, every completed a design works, are very exciting things. Of course, personally, I think the process is also very important, because we don't just need a good result, the process is very important.
When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
Modern China is different from the traditional ones. We are more interested in the functions of our times, so I think it is more important to design the functions in the present situation and function than to look good.
From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
In my opinion, the difference between a designer and an artist is that the artist usually creates for himself, and the designer needs to think for others, so the designer is responsible for the society. It's very important.
How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
Ha ha, modern society has become very fast, technology is different every day, I think the design of the future should be popular, right?
When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
Recently, the works were exhibited in Milan, and in November there was another in Hangzhou.
Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
We often say that design comes from life, and I think that's quite right. Only when we find problems in life, we have the chance to create. So I think designers need to know how to live very well.
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?
As far as I'm concerned, I like simple products. In fact, that doesn't mean I'm rejecting traditional decorations. I used to study the design of classical furniture. It's very useful. Chinese said: "I think we should accumulate steadily, to learn to do subtraction.
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?
China is a country with a long history and culture. It has a long history and culture, and every designer benefits from it.
What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
I often tell my students that grades are not the most important things. It is important to have ideas and actions. I think it's a basic quality for designers.
Can you talk a little about your design process?
Usually thinking for a long time, or doing a lot of research, and in fact, a lot of time, inspiration is the most important
What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
A work I have designed for my daughter is now taking part in the red dot award. I feel great!
Can you describe a day in your life?
In school, it is basically in class, which leads students to participate in some activities. That's it。
Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
The foundation must be better, even if you are a genius. We must pay attention to the Internet age, this will affect all of our design.
From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
Industrial designers are affected by the development of the surrounding industries, and of course, the development is very fast, and I think the impact will be smaller.
Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
Designers are really busy, and they don't have much free time. I usually work late into the night.
How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
There is no standard, sometimes very soon, and sometimes it takes a long time.
What was your most important job experience?
Working in a very famous household appliance company in shenzhen, the time is very short, but it has a great influence on me.
What are your future plans? What is next for you?
I am now a government design consultant in Wenzhou, hoping to promote the development of the entire design industry.
Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
I'd like to have both, but now I'd like to do my own product.
Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
This time, I take my students, is doing a series of cultural products creative design work, which is very interesting.

Designer of the Day Interview with Yao Wu

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
I started my first job in 2005, when I was in a very famous electronics company in Shenzhen.It turns out that Mr. MOMOTA and professor YANGJUNSHUN, the design director of the Japanese Panasonic electric appliance, are my teachers. They have a great influence on my design now.Later in some research institutions engaged in design work, but now the center of gravity gradually turned to school teaching and promoting the development of the design industry.I think it is more meaningful to transform from a single product design service to one design of the whole society.
How did you become a designer?
I think design itself is a very meaningful thing, which requires innovation. Innovation is the way to promote social progress, and it can also satisfy people's higher pursuit of a better life. So, at the time when I was in college chose the industrial design this major, like my teacher just said to me influence is big, now at work or in life, they all have influence on me, let me think can do more meaningful things.
What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
when I was just work like all use the computer to complete the related tasks and assignments, but Mr MOMOTA always oppose I use the computer too much, he thought that computers can be very good expression effect, but will limit imagination, the computer is just a tool. So even though I use a lot of computers now, I still use sketching in the design stage.
Which emotions do you feel when designing?
Innovation is a very attractive thing.Very attractive, of course, also very challenging, the style of what I do is usually not the same, I think the product is first practical, as the artist is concerned about their own imagination and feelings.It is time to give full consideration to the needs of the users.This is a different place.Sometimes I think of late at night.I was so excited when I had a sudden inspiration that I could hardly sleep.I think the vast majority of designers have this feeling?
What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
I think the reason why I am in the design of today, with their own experience is very related, in the early years of industrial design in China is the major arts, and then there is a comprehensive subject.I am a liberal arts student, but I am studying industrial design in science and engineering, I am an art student, and then the teacher is a mechanical expert in China.In China, it's called SIBUXIANG, which means nothing, but I think it's good now. There are students who often think I'm a mechanical teacher, I think.This is not the direction of the current industrial design: resource integration and innovative design.
What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
As we all know, industrial design in all the design, is a more difficult professional, need materials, technology, structure, computer engineering, economics, psychology and so on.So more than 10 years of design experience is just the basis for an industrial designer.I was a member of the REDDOT club in '2014, but my award-winning work is not yet produced, and, of course, there are a lot of new works, and I hope they all find partners.Can become the product that everybody uses.
What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
As I said, learning product design, the most important thing is to insist that you have to accumulate new knowledge, know new techniques, master new materials, and of course, fashion.
You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
There is an old saying in China: there is no learning, which means that we can't stop learning new knowledge. I think this is what we all need to follow. I am now a district design consultant.So I am also constantly calling for and supporting innovative youth and friends, and I want to do more for our design industry.
What is your day to day look like?
I think the biggest problem with designers is that time is not enough, yes, I am very busy, in general I will find something, or think about some interesting design, which is not entrusted by the enterprise.It is my own spontaneous, I call it "active design.".
How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
In all industrial design, trends and fashion knowledge, and more to consider the practicality of the product, of course, we will pay attention to the trend of the world's popular style, which is also very interesting.Sometimes it affects your thinking about the future.
How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
Good product design is certainly for the service, design is not like an artist, China's famous industrial design educator Liu Guan said: art is concerned about the wave of the rainbow,And designers are concerned about the rise in sea level.I think good design should be green because it serves the future of human life.
How do you decide if your design is ready?
In Wenzhou business college (WZBC), we will educate students in this way, design is not to be completed at one time, it takes a lot of effort, maybe not once, maybe not twice.It may take three or five times to complete.I personally emphasize the students' process, and I think that many good ideas and ideas are accumulated and you have to work one step at a time.
What is your biggest design work?
When I was studying in Beijing, I visited the national museum and saw a very interesting gift from a Brazilian leader who gave it to our country.I'd like to make a transformation of this handicraft, and I'll be in touch with Mr. YE XIAO PENG, who is a famous sculpture expert, and we have good cooperation.Finally, we designed a vase.This is very interesting.
Who is your favourite designer?
Now the excellent designers are very many, but can do business perfectly I think it should be IKEA's design team.Very simple, very practical, very green, in fact, from a certain point of view, I think the Nordic design and the design of China have the same, I have done some of these research.
Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
I was born in Zhejiang province, is a fast economic development area, but I graduated from the university in Xi'an, so I think in the design of the enlightenment, Xi'an has a great influence on me.Including later I went to Beijing to study, the Chinese media university has a great influence on me.I feel that the ideas of different historical and cultural backgrounds are mingled with each other, and will bring a steady stream of inspiration.
Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?
In China, designers are very busy, because the current industry is still relatively low level, the good design did not get the value reflected.Many designers need to do a lot of work to have a good income, we need to change, so I have been calling to respect the designer, to respect intellectual property.I'm also part-time as a government consultant, so I'm not only doing design work, but also giving advice to the government's policies.
What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?
I often talk to my friends about how to make the design better, how to attract more design students to join the design team, because the society needs to design, through design, the society has the future.In 2017 years, with the support of the government, we set up the Wenzhou industrial design association, hoping to provide a platform for young designers.
What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?
To participate in international design competition, you can let yourself know more friends, you can find a better design, you can learn more design methods.It also allows designers to communicate with designers around the world.This is very good.Hope the design contest is getting better and better.

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