Interviews with Tingting Han

In fact I’m a beginner of fashion industry. I graduated from Nouvelleq Couture Traditionelle major of ESMOD Paris in 2017 and started my own brand NICOLE HON PARIS. Fashion design education took me almost 5 years in three schools, two of them are in Japan. And in the same time, I’m also a graphic designer. I worked in Shanghai for 6 years as an art director.

I love drawing since I was a kid and I enjoy the imagination time quite well. So~ one day when I found that I cannot be a methemetician or a writer, I decided to be a designer.

Research, imagination and work.

When other people’s design couldn’t satisfy me.

Maybe I enjoy my life so well and always want to make it better.

I was raised by my grandfather and he always let me to do the decision and follow my heart. So one side, I wanna be someone who does something good for people and remembered by world. Another side, I also wanna live in my own world and forcus on my profession.

Do more, talke less.

Open mind and eyes.

For me, everyday is working day and also a holiday. Yoga, coffee, research, music, food, design, wine... do whatever I want.

I always follow with my own personal design style. Sometimes trend doesn’t mean it’s the only answer.

When I falling love with it.

I don’t think anything is perfect complete. There’s always some space to develop.

My biggest project is always be the next one.

Alexander McQueen.

I love all the fancy things in the world and live with a rocking roll heart.

I work alone and I will have partners in the future.

I haven’t done anything about philanthropic contribution yet since I became a designer. But I’m sure one day I will.

Design changes world. And I think A Design Award makes people realize that more.

I studied graphic design and got Bachelor of Arts degree, then I worked as a graphic designer and interior decorator for 6 years. After that, I went to Japan to study fashion design in Bunka fashion college and Esmod Tokyo. In 2015, I transferred to Esmod Paris and graduated from Novelle couture traditional. Now I work as a freelancer in both fashion and graphic design industries, and at the same time, I work on the first ready to wear collection of my own brand "Nicole Hon".

I want to change the world in my way. So I think to become a designer in a solution.

I chose to be.

I do fashion design, graphic design, interior decoration, and illustration. I love to design everything when I have a chance to do.

Do more research and open your mind.

I think a good designer can do a good job and a great designer could make a work become a piece of art.

I think it depends on whether it suits human or project for a long time.

Because I think the good design could make people's life more comfortable and easier. It worth to invest more money.

I really want to design some haute couture dresses for a movie or a live.

Maybe it's my own collection.

Think more, try more.

Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.

Glass products and items of furniture by Emile Galle, architectures by Gaudi. I love art nouveau style so well.

I think my next design will be the greatest one. The best is always the next.

Study more and work harder.

I can't image my life like that.

I consider art as a nature langue, which nobody needs to learn but could feel and understand it with heart. And the design is one of the expressions of art which people use their imagination and technique. As we live with other animals and plants, we got a lot of inspiration from them, then we found a langue to talk about it in our way.

My professors taught me a lot of technique and knowledge. And my boyfriend is always being my side and supports me for very long time.

Have a dream and want to make it come true.

Laziness.

I think the designer is the best person to present their work, they know the process and industry situation.

I'm working on my new ready to wear collection now.

To be a famous designer and make some artwork deathless.

Maybe they could just expect me to work harder and make more designs.

Good design could make people more convenient to live.

I'm designing an embroidery work now. It's for another competition.

The next one. Because I'm really hard to be satisfied.

I hope people could open mind with their daily garments, their choices could be more diversified, not follow the popular trends but have their own thought.

China, of course.

It depends on the project and the client, normally a project cost me maximin 3 months.

Research always comes first. Know thyself know yourself。

Work hard, play hard.

At first, I thought design sets the trends, but during these years, I found the trends sets the designs. But I don't think it's correct. Maybe after several years, people won't scare off future anymore and don't lost their way. The design will set the trends again.

Technology is very important to my design, it's just like sugar to a cake.

Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.

The color is like the flavor, materials are like the flour and the ambient is like the plate presentation to a cake.

How did I make the leather sculpture with iron.

How to improve it.

I don't have one. But I believe if you meet a person really understand each other and could improve each other, co-design is not a bad choice.

My professor Franck Josseaume. When I'm doing a design work, I always remember he said: "I saw it before". It couraged me to make a totally new design.

Bunka textbooks.

Keep following the new design and new technique.

Alexander McQueen, Emile Galle, and Gaudi.

It's my first time to win a design award, so for me, it's really hard.

My favorite color is black, favorite place is where I'm living, favorite food is butter lobster. I love four seasons. I love cat and accessories. Alexander McQueen is my favorite brand.

After watched an exhibition or a show, as I always believe I can do better, I would have more motivation with my creative work.

When I was a little child, I always preferred to read or draw at home then play outside.

I love science fiction movie quite well. So I think maybe thousand years later, people will live in a totally different form. There's

Please pay close attention with my brand and coming collection.

The major of my first bachelor degree is graphic design. I worked in Shanghai, China for 6 years as an art director. Then I went to Japan and studied fashion design in Bunka fashion college and ESMOD TOKYO. Last year, I graduated from Nouvelle Couture Traditionnelle of ESMOD Paris.

I fond of drawing pictures since I was a child. And becoming a fashion designer is one of my dreams since then.

In fact, when I was in junior high school, I wanted to be a mathematician or a biologist.

In fact, it's a really new studio which I officially started this year. Currently, it focused on women's luxury custom service. We make sample garments and take photo shooting, then post online, and produce by clients' order. In the future, we will open men's wear line and accessories too.

It's a part of my life, or I can say it's part of my body. As I have studied and worked in serval different design industries, there is no dividing line to me. Different design inspires each other. I'm interested in new designs and new technique to keep up with the time, and at the same time I also love to study from classic arts and designs.

No limited. From the concept to the production, I can charge the whole process.

The design which I only sketched but haven't produced. Because until I complete it, it's still variable and mystery.

I haven't designed any garment for any company yet, except myself's. But my first graphic design was a category for LafargeHolcim in an AD company.

My favorite materials are leather and silk. And I use Pinterest to do research a lot. I love tanning technology for leather and dripping for stretch fabric.

After watched a movie or read a book, especially in the night with a glass of wine, it's my most creative moment.

I always focus on how to explain beauty in my own way, and sending some messages from that.

I enjoy design work very much. It always makes me quite happy and relaxed. As I said the design is a part of my life, I just need to find a moment and the best way to express it.

I proud of my design all the time, or else I won't show it to anybody. But after my design has been realized, I always calm down and re-examine it as a judge. It could make me improve myself.

I think strong concept, imagination, knowledge and motivation are very necessary.

I consider it depends on function, practicability, development, and personality.

I think as a designer, we should try to make this world more beautiful, make people enjoy their life more and more.

I think the dividing line between design fields will disappear. And it will be a lot of tools for people design everything easier and even somebody doesn't have too much knowledge of technique. More personality and humanlity.

The 30th October 2016 in Dubai. In fact, it was not my personal exhibition, it was Dubai Fashion Show of Esmod. I hope in the end of this year, I could have my own one in Paris.

Natural elements, architectures, and artwork always inspire me. I always take photos of everything which I feel interesting.

And of course, I also read a lot of design magazines and do some research on Pinterest.

I think my design is quite easy to identify. It's always a little bit sexy, and with some artwork and concept in it.

I would like to explore a way to express the beauty of human's silhouette and natural. I hope I can send some messages to explain our concept. The main characteristics of my style are respecting natural and art. I love to use some elements of them.

I always to some research before I design anything, then make sure the concept and elements, sketch them or draping them with fabric directly.

I live in Paris now. As I have lived in Japan and China for a long time, all the cultural heritages of these countries affects my design even my life quite well.

As Ernest Hemingway said:"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for all of Paris is a moveable feast." I think Paris brought me a very special experience. It's quite easy to learn classic museums, and also easy to know the modern artworks from some galleries.

As I was an art director, I had my team in the company. We supported each other, cooperated with other departments and took the responsibility to our company and client. I had a really nice time then.

I think clear brief and good communication are very important to companies and designers.

For a company, a good designer should have not only talent and responsibility, also should have team-work spirit.

Work harder and play harder, and keep following all the informations or news about the project.

A pineapple metal bowl, a paper chair by STOOLY, a metal poppy flower decoration, Wacom BAMBOO notebook and DIPTYQUE X JULIEN COLOMBIER: HOLIDAY COLLECTION.

A new day always starts with a cup lemongrass tea, then yoga, quick shower, breakfast. After that, I go to work or work at home.

Never stop studying new things, because there is no limited of this world.

I think we are really lucky to be a designer. This profession makes us look this world in a special way. The best thing is you will enjoy it every day, every moment if you want. I can't find any negative things with that.

Aesthetic supermercy.

The sense of beauty.

Sketchbook, pencil, Pinterest, Photoshop, Illustrator...

Make a reasonable schedule and follow it.

It depends on a lot of things. Normally, one simply piece only costs me less than a week. But some of Haute couture garments took over 3 months.

"How could you do that?" People always couldn't understand how did I finish my work.

I have worked in a brand identity company as an art director for a long time. During that time, I

No famous people yet.

Creativity design work makes me enjoy the most.

I'm going to complete my new luxury collection in this year and find some studios to produce. And at the same time, I hope to have the opportunity to work in some big companies.

I work by myself now.

I'm working on my luxury ready-to-wear collection now.

nicole.htt@gmail.com and http://facebook.com/nicolehonparis/