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Design Legend Interview

47 questions

I like painting since childhood, later admitted to arts, then start reading architecture, greatly influenced by Chinese garden and the Chinese landscape painting now.

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

I like painting since childhood, later admitted to arts, then start reading architecture, greatly influenced by Chinese garden and the Chinese landscape painting now. I want to engaged in the design to the end of your life.

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

because like aesthetics

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

a voluntary

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

culture related to any project

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

study hard, think more

What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?

to understand the depth of the different things

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

good and great difference between different depth

What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?

good design is to express the people's inner needs.

What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?

all my everything to design including travel

What is the dream project you haven't yet had time to realize?

is a completely and garden integration as one of the project

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

Reading really good article, only the.

Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?

from scarpa, tonychi, Chinese gardens The details of

What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?

scarpa, siza's elegant, Yin and Yang of the Chinese garden

What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?

space is one of my strengths, to express time in space

How do you define design, what is design for you?

a good design must be permanent and not lose value due to time, I design to express time

Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?

My wife and mother, they always support me

What helped you to become a great designer?

I hope, is far away from great also, you can. The research is the foundation of all things

What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?

I hope, is far away from great also, you can. The research is the foundation of all things

How do you think designers should present their work?

through various network platform, how to be a success

What's your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?

I'm a project is the hotel well

What's your ultimate goal as a designer?

to eventually become a deep designer, at the same time from the general public to embrace the right huan

How does design help create a better society?

A solid completes the project

What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?

all plan to let me and difficult, and excited

Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?

springs spa, because can express time

What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?

blundering predominantly visual design will disappear

Where do you think the design field is headed next?

I don't want to know the future, the world is too impetuous, we do a good job of it, find themselves at the same time

How long does it take you to finalize a design project?

normal within three months

When you have a new design project, where do you start?

from philosophy and culture

What is your life motto as a designer?

find themselves and perceive the world and everything

Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?

I don't care about any trend, it is good to do their

What is the role of technology when you design?

technology can make work more perfect

What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?

sketchup, cad, etc

What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?

each material has its own temperament, muscle 䤚 and color, the space and the expression of related, coordination is the key

What do you wish people to ask about your design?

I wish people would ask "how contemporary Chinese style space applications"

When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?

he express? If what is the difference between him and me do?

Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?

I haven't met, and if so, I hope he can give us some correct point of view

Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?

touches of culture

Which books you read had the most effect on your design?

Lao tze of the daodejing

How did you develop your skills as a master designer?

And learn from other people

Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?

I have been lost in space to express time to forget

How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?

And winning but I prove that their own way, famous or not is not important, because my wife wanted me to low-key person

What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?

low purity of elegant color. Seafood. In the autumn.

Please tell us a little memoir, a funny thing you had experienced as a designer?

once after the winning party, I met my wife

What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?

Forget the past, to review, have no progress

When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?

have, since the childhood are constantly day by day in painting, and the first prize

What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?

I don't care about unknown things, live for today

Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?

of course, hope

Designer Interview

40 questions

I like painting since childhood, later admitted to arts, then start reading architecture, greatly influenced by Chinese garden and the Chinese landscape painting now.

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 like painting since childhood, later admitted to arts, then start reading architecture, greatly influenced by Chinese garden and the Chinese landscape painting now. I want to engaged in the design to the end of your life.

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

I work in the set up his own company in 2015 after 18 years, the design of a small team, in the direction of the academic research combined with the practice.

What is "design" for you?

Design is about different things, in certain conditions or restrictions which side of the cultural and artistic expression.

What kinds of works do you like designing most?

Now way of working is what I like, and study and practice, understand the world know yourself.

What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?

Used to like modernism, such as Ann TengZhongXiong, was later, carol. Scarpa and Louis kahn, now the main research direction for Chinese classical garden and landscape painting. This is from homogeneous space to how to break down. The way to the Chinese Yin and Yang as the core. Also from the divine memorial to the human body experience. So our work is given priority to with experience, and rendering of this photo is not comprehensive enough. Pursuit is picturesque beauty before, now is invited to the painting. This is not the same.

What was the first thing you designed for a company?

That is 22 years, is my sister's house.

What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

Wood and the rough stone, this is very natural. The platform is a garden. Because is the natural and artificial.

When do you feel the most creative?

The first is from the technique of carlo scarpa, second from the garden of the study, make me feel very creative. Because hard homogeneous space let a person can only feel the geometry, the geometrical relationship with people is not big, but now is popular, it is need to reflect on.

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

Culture and philosophy

What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

Curiosity and meditation

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

I can only in the most commercial space to achieve my understanding of the culture. Constant exploration and practice, and different stages of implementation. There is no end.

What makes a design successful?

Understand and agree that, regardless of the users, designers or the builders.

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

When a project can give a person really content to be presented by the designer, a good content at the same time, there are levels of content. That's a classic. Rather than just looking at very beautiful.

From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

Designer on the concept of social responsibility is to pass the works and to lead the masses in the right direction, not itself understood shallow blindly following readers also wrong. Divided into human and the natural environment is a designer in the business scope and responsibility.

How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

This is designed to develop, and the transition from god to people. The contemporary focus on "people-oriented" not with geometry to populate the pale. Experience is important, to express the design of the "time" is a good design, and modern deviate too much design, not only visual, heavy experience will change in the future, when accumulated to a certain extent.

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

Main show on the Internet, every year.

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

Knowledge gained from books and the nature. By constantly reflect on their books, suzhou garden and landscape painting is expressing the nature, experience and views of choose and employ persons to express, so is the natural and artificial. This is an eternal theme. Only with a better understanding of the constantly progress, this is linear.

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?

My style is contemporary Chinese style style. Because through the study found that most of today's design with a shell and is divided into two express direction, one is a square, a deformed ellipse. Is the pursuit of visual, expression form and see the nature. The feelings of people is not respected. Life and time can't see. So I looked in the Chinese classical garden and landscape painting, twists and turns and changes of multilayer space is my characteristic, composition and node on the expression of Yin and Yang, and willing to get lost in space, let time to forget, to express life with time!

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 come from guangzhou, China, I love the Chinese culture.

How do you work with companies?

Every project I create, including document and design specification, and then made by assistant to assist the computer.

What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?

All work must have the same idea and direction. To work with, so we often open society, to cultivate designers.

Can you talk a little about your design process?

Project must, for the first time to find a topic, a deep understanding of pressed repeatedly, then present the answer in the design.

What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?

My favorite is always the next project.

Can you describe a day in your life?

In job creation, communication, reading. And then sometimes can do home like dinner, or a week can go to a place to travel.

Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

Young designers should read more theory, determine good or bad. Find yourself.

From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?

Positive is the correct reading can let her own ascension, and ascension is rewarding. This is certain. The negative is very few people do, the society is so impetuous.

What is your "golden rule" in design?

Yin and Yang

What skills are most important for a designer?

Understanding ability

Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?

Cad, 3 d Max, sketchup software, etc. I don't understand the computer. Books and Peking University mainly by the Chinese academy of architecture articles.

Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

How much depends on the project to party a on time, sometimes very few, but it doesn't matter, can normally three months to complete a small project. I through the sketchup software to manage the project.

How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?

Normally for three months, there are also have a month and a half a year.

What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

The level of the construction unit and time. The rent is expensive because the project time.

What was your most important job experience?

Reading and analysis.

Who are some of your clients?

Young customers give priority to, they pursue fashion and culture

What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?

With Chinese style is given priority to clubs and restaurants, is because I like the style and experience, and high-end.

What are your future plans? What is next for you?

All the way to study, not a destination.

Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

Main creation all is me, all the design details of almost all is me.

Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

On the understanding of the landscape, many a mickle makes a muckle.

How can people contact you?

Through project let customers actively looking for me, they contact information can be found on the Internet.

Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

Some personal opinions, the first: the selection on only five picture can't express, comprehensive advice at least 8-10 picture. One should have the floor plan. Second: some winning projects I've been to, photo is very beautiful, but the actual experience is not good. If so will become the standard for visual at the same time there is illusion, how do I avoid. Third: I hope judge pay attention to the essence of design is given priority to, the direction of the visual is complementary, this is very important.

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