Interviews with Irena kilibarda

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21 October 2016

Design Legend Interview

7 questions

I have studied architecture in Belgrade Faculty of Architecture and while studying started working on projects. I have applyed at the Faculty of Architecture, but always wanted to work in interior design projects, which…

Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

I have studied architecture in Belgrade Faculty of Architecture and while studying started working on projects. I have applyed at the Faculty of Architecture, but always wanted to work in interior design projects, which became my main occupancy during the past 10 years.

What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

Designer.. well, if someone mentioned to me earlier that I will become, next to my interior designing job, a furniture designer, exhibit throughout the world and in the end have my own production, I wouldn't believe that person. New technologies, materials used in design motivate me. The force that pulls you to do more and go further, create something new.

Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

I chose to become a designer, since I was always a good drawer and a creative person.

What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

I designed throughout my interior design projects many different things, concerning housing, shop design or hotel design. Through these interior projects I got the ideas of products that I started producing and selling - tables, luminaires, housing elements, kitchens.. I will design more of furniture and equipment in the next years to come.

What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

I find that I am just at the beggining of a designer career process. Young designers have to love what they do, inform themselves of what exhists already in design and follow the work of older designers. They should learn a lot throughout their lives to find the right formula for becoming design legends.

What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

Good design has to be at the same time functional, useful, sustainable, long lasting as well as good looking.

What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

Patience and love towards what I do

1 May 2015

Designer Interview

13 questions

From an early age I liked to draw. I studied architecture and wanted always to become an interior designer. Throughout the interior design projects I started working on different types of lighting design projects as…

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?

From an early age I liked to draw. I studied architecture and wanted always to become an interior designer. Throughout the interior design projects I started working on different types of lighting design projects as well as furniture designs.

Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

dsignedby is founded during the year of 2008 by Iva (visual communication professional) and Irena Kilibarda (architect). It is a small studio working internationally mainly in the fields of interior design, visual communication and product design.

What is "design" for you?

Design is making ideas come true- producing your imagination. It is a combination of different forms of art and engineering.

When do you feel the most creative?

Usually when travelling by plane, or during the evenings when it is calm

Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

construction, functionality, sustainability and useability

What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

I am concentrated and I can work for hours, happiness

What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

I am always present during the whole process of production or manufacture; I like seeing the product or interior project grow

When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

possibility of manufacture/production, function, design lines, its' use

When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

My last exhibition was during Milano Fuorisalone, Superdesign Show in Superstudio group/ Tortona 27, Milano/ 14-19.04.2015 and the ''Simplicity of Black&White'' dsignedby exhibition at Stilwerk limited edition contemporary design gallery Hamburg/ 20.03-16.05.2015

Milano EXPO from 1st of May, taking part of pavillion Serbia, Bio-Mediterraneum Cluster

Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

from my architectural and interior design work

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?

I travel most of the time, but my base is still in Belgrade, Serbia where dsignedby studio is located-main office.

Can you describe a day in your life?

24h of work.

What skills are most important for a designer?

logical thinking and engineering, functionality

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Interviews with Irena kilibarda

01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

02What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

03Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

04What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

05What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

06What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

07What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

01Could 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?

02Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

03What is "design" for you?

04When do you feel the most creative?

05Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

06What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

07What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

08When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

09When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

10Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

11Where 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?

12Can you describe a day in your life?

13What skills are most important for a designer?