The spirit of the design concept is to inspire people to rethink the meaning of luxury. The real luxury is not the unreachable high above, but a kind of rare quietness and temperature, which draws life closer and hits…
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The spirit of the design concept is to inspire people to rethink the meaning of luxury. The real luxury is not the unreachable high above, but a kind of rare quietness and temperature, which draws life closer and hits people's hearts directly.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
From project difficulties to advantages, every step requires dedicated efforts to make it more competitive in the market.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
We will continue to pay attention to customer feedback after the project is opened, so that we can make timely adjustments and achieve customer profitability goals.
04How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
It took one year from design to completion.
05Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
Designers positioned it as "French life aesthetics" in a way that blended with the local "overseas Chinese culture". Enjoy immersive luxury accommodation experience.
06Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
This is a completed and already in operation hotel.
07What made you design this particular type of work?
My belief in design is that every project I undertake is unique.
08Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
Local culture
09Who is the target customer for his design?
Business trips and tourists.
10What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
The design elements combine "French style" and "local regional culture" to make it unique.
11How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
Our inscription means' Art de Vivre 'and we hope it exudes an artistic sense of life.
12Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
In the design concept, we used AutoCAD and 3Dmax.
13What is the most unique aspect of your design?
With our craftsmanship, the hotel blends classic elements with fashionable and exquisite styles, cleverly showcasing the local multicultural and elegant charm.
14Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
An excellent work requires the trust and perseverance of customers, as well as the cooperation of the construction team working day and night on site. Without everyone's dedication, we cannot achieve this satisfactory result.
15What is the role of technology in this particular design?
The visual effect conveyed is more perfect and precise.
16Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
In order to fully explore the local regional culture, we conducted multiple days of on-site inspections and recorded historical events.
17What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
Hurry construction dates and fixed capital investment.
18How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
Striving for excellent results is the best encouragement for all teams involved in this project.
19What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
Every time the design is completed, it is a learning process. Despite the difficulties, it has also accumulated a lot of new experience, which is happy and fulfilling.
Inspired by Chinese classical gardens and combined with staggered artistic techniques to establish spatial order, the plane layout has a magnificent atmosp here and at the same time,there is no lack of elegance in…
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Inspired by Chinese classical gardens and combined with staggered artistic techniques to establish spatial order, the plane layout has a magnificent atmosp here and at the same time,there is no lack of elegance in Jiangnan gardens.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Integrating Oriental life philosophy and art into contemporary design, design tries to find the space context of dialogue with the current Chinese elite, and deduce the contemporary Oriental temperament with profound connotations.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
05Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
06What made you design this particular type of work?
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
07Who is the target customer for his design?
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
08What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
With the traditional courtyard three-way hierarchical relationship as the design concept, let the lobby, aisle and lobby bar have their own place, and jointly create a three-hall-in-one state. The gray space divided by lines on both sides of the corridor makes the dense large and medium space suddenly clear. It also has the interest of step by step in oriental aesthetics and creates a quiet and dynamic atmosphere.
09How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
This is the client company ’s own name, which already existed when I received the design task
10Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
AutoCAD,3D MAX,Photoshop
11What is the most unique aspect of your design?
use modern Oriental design language, integrate the relationship between time, space, nature and human, create artistic conception with Oriental temperament aesthetics, artistically express their precise grasp of life style and details, see the beauty of life in symbiosis, and see the world in an inch.
12Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
I completed this work with my design team
13What is the role of technology in this particular design?
Thinking about the contemporary design language with the logic of oriental aesthetics is a more modern, fashionable, artistic, poetic and modern Oriental Language. It is this invisible charm that makes people enter the space and feel that the entrance of the space is the starting point of the whole scene, showing charming changes.
14Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
In the modern architectural space, there is an implicit Oriental aesthetic vein, which infuses classical poetic expression into the contemporary space.
15What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
Apart from the rhythmic temperament of opening, gathering and dispersing, the key point of space is the appropriateness of each component, which not only fills the space with a dignified sense of ritual, but also forms the values of human, nature, architectural space and harmony.With very short timing, survey, design and construction happened at the same time. Efficient communication and mutual trust was the key to the success of the project.
16How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
17What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
The design is taken from the memory points of the classical and traditional architectural style, and the contemporary design language is used to extend the landscape in the interior space and present a natural…
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The design is taken from the memory points of the classical and traditional architectural style, and the contemporary design language is used to extend the landscape in the interior space and present a natural symbiosis. Based on the natural and simple style, the use of natural wood and the full use of light to express the outside Naturally integrated into the space, creating a natural returning atmosphere.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Based on the natural and simple style, the use of natural wood and the full use of light to express the outside Naturally integrated into the space, creating a natural returning atmosphere.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
05Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
06What made you design this particular type of work?
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
07Who is the target customer for his design?
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
08What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
Take the local stone and log as the materials of environment and furniture design, and use the local folk hand-made bamboo weaving and linen printing and dyeing to make the soft decoration of lighting, cushion and curtain. The decorative fabric also meticulously uses the natural straw weaving and hand-made solid wood round carving works. The owners and designers carefully create such a very natural, quiet, comfortable and elegant environment.
09How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
The MeetNi, which means "Find you meet you" in Chinese, wants people to feel the same atmosphere when they first see her.
10Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
AutoCAD,3D MAX,Photoshop
11What is the most unique aspect of your design?
Only a few types of materials, simple craftsmanship, lower cost, sufficient natural light during the day and charming light and shadow atmosphere
12Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
I completed this work with my design team
13What is the role of technology in this particular design?
The art pendants in the atrium of the corridor are like leaves in the sun, and one side of the corridor is like a bamboo path, attracting people to enter. The wood grid screen runs through the connecting space vertically from top to bottom; from the hollowed out, you can see the landscape like the outdoor garden, and the inner and outer layers interact naturally. The space itself has been expressed here. The space temperament makes people feel quiet, soft and implicit.
14Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
Use modern design methods to metaphor Chinese traditions, and use the oriental context to create courtyard culture. The traditional garden frame landscaping method continues the natural atmosphere. The wooden fence between the virtual and the real has a certain spatial delimitation function, but it also allows the breath of each space to communicate. On the basis of respecting the natural scenery, harmoniously integrate the living needs of modern people into the local nature and culture.
15What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
The original building of this project is two buildings connected. After the merger, the middle aisle will be dark and dull, which will not feel good to hotel guests. After thinking about the transformation, we opened a five-story hollow light well to promote natural daylight to the aisles on each floor. This is also a highlight of this design.
16How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
17What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
The project is designed to create an interior space with oriental artistic conception and modern aesthetic feeling with the charm of the architectural form of the ancient historical capital.
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The project is designed to create an interior space with oriental artistic conception and modern aesthetic feeling with the charm of the architectural form of the ancient historical capital.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The typical symmetrical layout of Chinese style has the body characteristics rich in rhythm and order, and integrates the etiquette culture elements into the modern space, so that the millennial royal life style of ritual sense can be infiltrated and inherited in the modern design context.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
05Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
06What made you design this particular type of work?
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
07Who is the target customer for his design?
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
08What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
The design presentation is made up of three entry courtyards and progressive contextual system related spaces. The space and time are packed in a container of combination of the virtual and the real. Through the contrast of materials and the infinite change of light and shadow, and the unique charm of the project with the combination of the imperial vein, the urban vein and the cultural vein is created by using the fine and greasy features.
09How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
This is the client company ’s own name, which already existed when I received the design task
10Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
AutoCAD,3D MAX,Photoshop
11What is the most unique aspect of your design?
The magic space that art corridor allows people to enter has a unique experience of interaction between space and visual illusion.
12Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
I completed this work with my design team
13What is the role of technology in this particular design?
The whole space seems to have no boundary, no focus, infinite extension of the space, and gradual integration of indoor and outdoor, so that visitors can instantly become a "Time Traveler" through the classical and modern, the present and the future based on the interpretation of space materials, light and shadow, and perception.
14Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
Design studies the relationship between people and space, but the timeliness of space is also worthy of attention. The memory of the past often becomes the trigger of the potential emotional resonance of the space, while the classical architectural style is gorgeous and noble in the performance of the space. The design regards the case as a space-time station and opens the past and the future with modern design techniques.
15What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
The difference in the design of this project lies in the exploration of interesting spatial layouts on a limited scale. Attempts are made to design the interior space in the form of architectural design. Everywhere in the space, a picture with a sense of space and artistic composition can be captured.
16How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
17What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Inspired by the "five senses" of people, shape, sound, color, taste, touch, create an environment full of ecological atmosphere, rich in Zen details, colorful and exotic, giving people a quiet and quiet heart.
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Inspired by the "five senses" of people, shape, sound, color, taste, touch, create an environment full of ecological atmosphere, rich in Zen details, colorful and exotic, giving people a quiet and quiet heart.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
This case is centered on the key word "Tian Zi", which combines the four seasons in the culture of flowers, and adds elegance and rhyme to the solemnity.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
The investigation and analysis of the project environment, combined with the modern elements to play the traditional Chinese cultural characteristics in the design, bring unique charm and competitiveness.
05What is the most unique aspect of your design?
The combination of classical Chinese style and fashion shows a sturdy culture, fascinating and noble. In the low-key, it shows extravagance, and the pursuit of humanity in elegance.
06What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
The original structure of the column is very much, through the space design, clever layout to resolve these drawbacks. There are also some very narrow aisles that are perfectly utilized and make the spatial layout of the traditional Chinese culture "gossip", which is very impressive.
07How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
08What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Since the ancient and modern times, the Chinese royallaw so we especially emphasize the penetration of the central axis, divide all the functional spaces, and create a stereoscopic deep sense of the sequence space of…
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Since the ancient and modern times, the Chinese royallaw so we especially emphasize the penetration of the central axis, divide all the functional spaces, and create a stereoscopic deep sense of the sequence space of the.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The project is located in Chongyang, known as "the hometown of Chinese folk art". The hotel is characterized by light luxury, intelligence, comfort and elegance, and introverted luxury. With the beauty of nature and the beauty of humanities, it is clear that the style is different from the local hotels, and the theme of the city business hotel is distinctive.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Continuous participation, increase the exposure rate
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
The customer entrusted us with full responsibility,Pay attention to the combination of movement and quiet, the openness and privacy, and beautifully plan out a space that can be read quietly, and reveal the quality from subtle aspects.
05Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
Business travelers are the target customers,Chongyang is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is known as the hometown of "Tiancheng";. There are peaks, mountains, springs, and stones, and there are historic sites in Han, Tang, song and Ming Dynasties. In the past, the famous "eight scenery of Chongyang" in the county, the design of this case was centered on the eight scenes, combined with local culture and living habits, adding elegant rhyme to the hotel, providing different living experience.
06What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
There are three main difficulties. The first part is the aesthetic difference between traditional culture and modern lifestyle. We need careful refinement and integration. The second part is time pressure, and the entire project should be completed within 10 months from the beginning to the end. We must digest a lot of materials and quickly provide practical design and construction solutions. The third part is the economy. The owner asked us to control the cost as much as possible, using simple materials and processes to complete the project. However, we must ensure its artistic quality and overall effect.
07How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
It is very interesting to participate in the international influential competition, and I will continue to participate in this competition.
The blank is one of the most important forms of beauty in the composition of Chinese paintings — do not pursue the integrity of objective objects like natural attributes, but only the communication of subjective spirit…
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The blank is one of the most important forms of beauty in the composition of Chinese paintings — do not pursue the integrity of objective objects like natural attributes, but only the communication of subjective spirit through original ecology, environmental protection, texture, and nature. The spatial block relationship is closely related to light — quiet, rustic light.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
When we are in the midst of a busy urban business trip, we will inevitably be physically and mentally exhausted. If there is a place to relax and calm the soul, it will also be an escape from our exploration — to reveal the state of mind that hides the mind — and let the guests walk in the tranquillity of the city. When designing, it is necessary to have space between functions and to make the vision transparent. Therefore, we adopted the layout of the Chinese courtyard, which perfectly combines these.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
04Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
05Who is the target customer for his design?
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
06What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
I believe the most outstanding and innovative part of the project was not to pile up elements, with minimalism being an interpretation of Chinese traditional culture. This was done by borrowing some of the traditional techniques from ink painting; the composition of a painting, the arrangement of all objects and lines needs to be dense, as is the architecture. This was the way to break the stereotypical, sluggish landscape image caused by the flat and uniform, in order to create a beautiful, rhythmic and flexible artistic effect.
07How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
Shang Ju, which means "comfortable place to live" in Chinese, wants people to feel the same atmosphere when they first see her.
08What is the most unique aspect of your design?
The design process involved early survey and analysis of the environment of the hotel and research on local cultural features. These were then applied to the hotel design, bringing unique charm and competitiveness to the hotel. This well-designed composition also doubles the charm of the lighting, with much thought from the designer given to each light and shade.
09What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
There was very little time to complete the survey, with the design and construction happening at the same time. Efficient communication and mutual trust were key to the success of the project, overcoming the challenges presented.
10How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
11What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Design Legend Interview
23 questions
I graduated from wuhan university in 2008, majoring in interior design. Now I am working as a creative director in Sihan design.
01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
I graduated from wuhan university in 2008, majoring in interior design. Now I am working as a creative director in Sihan design.
02Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
Of course, this is my own choice, and this choice is the most proud thing in my life. Design is not only my work but also an indispensable part of my life, which makes my life more artistic, with goals and expectations.
03What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
I am mainly engaged in hotel design. Of course, I would like to make contact with some art spaces, such as museums, when I have the opportunity.
04What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
Listen more, read more, and learn more. Although it seems very simple, it's something that needs persistence. It's not easy, but if design is your belief, it's very simple again.
05What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?
I would say that a good designer tells the client "how this needs to be done" and a good design tells the client "what doesn't need to be done".
06What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
In my opinion, there is no absolute good or bad design, only the most appropriate, existence is reasonable, even some things have been over-designed, wasted energy. Good interior design should not only be comfortable, but also allow people to understand something in the space.
07What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?
I will engage in public welfare design, so that more people can be exposed to the magic of design, so as to realize the inner feelings and change the values and outlook on life.
08What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
Enjoy life, enjoy design
09Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?
neri&hu,Claudio Silvestrin
10What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?
I think the hotel design, because no space can let people experience a place as a whole.
11How do you define design, what is design for you?
Solve the problem and feel meaningful at the same time
12What helped you to become a great designer?
In a strict sense, design is not my job, but an indispensable part of my life, which makes my aesthetic, demands on the details of life, and even my belief.
13How do you think designers should present their work?
Helping the client complete the project and win a good response in the market is the first step. Look for photographers who can read your space and take beautiful pictures. Then sign up for prestigious international competitions and try your best to win prizes for exposure.
14What's your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?
It is still a hotel design. Currently, several hotels will be completed one after another. The hotel under creation is also featured.
15What's your ultimate goal as a designer?
Design should be a state of very spontaneous occurrence, which can be accepted by everyone in the world, and I hope that the future will bring them a memorable experience.
16What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?
I am currently working on a hotel lobby with design elements that go beyond what I have not expressed before, and I am confident that I can move every guest who comes.
17Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?
The hotel project "Shang Ju Hotel" completed last year is very satisfactory to both the customers and the customers. Under the limited budget, we worked hard to complete it together. Now the business status is very good. The customers have let us participate in the second phase of the work, and we believe that we will meet you soon.
18What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?
More intelligent technology applications, such as the development of 5g, are developing rapidly in China.
19How long does it take you to finalize a design project?
Normally one to two years.
20What is your life motto as a designer?
Stay hungry,stay foolish.
21Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?
I think it is "design". People often need a bigger carriage when they are known, while the job of designers is to create a car for people when they are not known.
22What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?
Adobe Photoshop,AutoCAD,SketchUp
23Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?
I am open to any questions. Please email me 83190302@qq.com. I would make may best effort to reply.
Designer Interview
14 questions
At the beginning of Sihan Design’s establishment, I devoted myself to the exploration and practice of commercial space design. I tried to adjust the market in terms of operation, design, market form, etc.
01Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
At the beginning of Sihan Design’s establishment, I devoted myself to the exploration and practice of commercial space design. I tried to adjust the market in terms of operation, design, market form, etc. in order to be accurate. I was absorbed in the internationalization narrative of local language in practice methodology and strived to innovate. Now, excellent achievements have been made in many areas, such as hotels and entertainment. Excellent design innovation ability and professional business space integration have made the company’s brand well-known in the industry.
02What is "design" for you?
Solve the problem and feel meaningful at the same time
03What kinds of works do you like designing most?
In architecture or interior space, it is not enough to make people feel comfortable. People should be able to travel in this place and understand some things, such as aesthetics, values and world outlook. So I would like to be able to be in these places can make me understand these.
04What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
When I think about a project, I tend to use some materials that can represent the region and my sense of domain. Of course, the budget cost and the stability of materials also need to be considered. For example sending out the wood of earthy breath, balance the stone of the space, and even lamplight.
05What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
Usually, it takes two years for us to carry out a project from the initial stage to the final completion and opening. Complex emotions will always accompany the growth of the project, including the joy when the creative process is full of inspiration, the confusion in the construction process and the satisfaction after the completion and opening. Of course, the happiest time is when we are recognized by our customers.
06What makes a design successful?
Persistence, the word stands for everything.
07How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
In the future, in the field of hotel design we are engaged in, the trend is to let guests feel more tailored feeling, a sense of exploration.
08Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
Nothing can inspire me more than travel. Traveling to different countries and regions and experiencing the local customs and conditions can often give me special inspiration in some moments.
09Where 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 China, a country with a long history and culture. There are too many ancient cultures and customs for us to explore and experience, from which we can apply our understanding to the atmosphere of modern life. Of course, there are times when we dig too much into these things, and there's an experience that doesn't fit into the modern world that we try to avoid.
10What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
I think sometimes, whether a designer is talented or not, can be judged by a short chat. Whether he regards this career as a hobby, not just for survival, he must have enough passion and persistence to maintain the mission of this job to the end of his life.
11Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
I am very willing to share my experience and ideas. It is also an important part of our company's talent cultivation to enable the new generation of designers to grow faster. Enjoy life, enjoy design.
12What are your future plans? What is next for you?
I plan to derive some furniture and products related to my design concept in the future, only in this way can the project be complete and consistent.
13Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
Individualism is just a main line running through the whole design concept. A project satisfying the customer cannot be separated from the teamwork, which is no doubt.
14Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
At present, new projects are constantly being introduced, and my daily work is very busy. Of course, I am excited that each project has its own characteristics that enable me to give full play to new experiences, which I think is what every designer is looking forward to.
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