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Jiawen Lian

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Designer Interview

20 questions

Bachelor's Degree in Product Design from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano, Master Degree in Interaction Design in Domus Academy.

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?

Bachelor's Degree in Product Design from Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano, Master Degree in Interaction Design in Domus Academy. Currently working as an interaction designer.To create, to solve problems, to give product unique user experienceWhen I was young, I was wondering to become a designer.

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

A home decor company based in Chengdu

What is "design" for you?

Creating, solving problems, optimizing states quo

What kinds of works do you like designing most?

Strategy, experience and product

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

Nendo,simple, clear, full of humor

What was the first thing you designed for a company?

A educational robotic car

What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

Natural material

When do you feel the most creative?

During brain storming and sketching

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

The goal and the customer requirement

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

Sense of achievement

What makes a design successful?

Customer, market, company, team, and the realizability of the product

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

How the product been contacted and interacted with customer

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

To optimise the world we live, even in a small single pieces of thing

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

A wild, logic, world full of order and beautiful

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

It was in Guangzhou, 2017I have not planing my next exhibition yet

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

For every single moment of my daily life.By exploring, feeling, thinking

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?

Minimal but useful

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 lived in China, sometimes design must follow the business requirement

How do you work with companies?

I am employee

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

Clear requirements, give designers enough space to diverge

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