Designer Interviews

Ting Shuo Wang

Taiwan (China) · Event

The tactile and audio systems in The Veggie School Festival Educational Exhibition were developed from an accessibility and educational question: how could visitors, including visually…

Hang Chen

China · Urban Planning

What I am most proud of is that Nestack does not simply combine a home and an office within the same floor plan—it redefines the relationship between them.

Maja Zińczuk

Poland · Photography

The philosophical foundation of Liminalis Photography was that the landscape shouldn’t be forced but listened to.

Ariane Cristina da Rosa

Brazil · Furniture

The defining moment came when I stopped looking at the piece only as a table and began to see it as a small scene.At first, I was exploring the relationship between support, delicacy and…

Faezeh Tavasoliara

Iran · Architecture

Our innovative approach to maximizing natural light involves a cutout strategy and facade design that directs light into the core of the building instead of relying on traditional light…

Mobina Mohammadvali

Iran · Jewelry

The aspect I am most proud of is that the project communicates the idea of connection without relying on literal symbols.

Kenichi Mizuno

Japan · Cultural Heritage

The decision to preserve the layer lines was not something that was determined from the beginning.In this project, the initial challenge was how to create a large enclosure that surrounds a…

Takanao Todo

Thailand · Lighting Projects

This design began by both exploring the potentiality of glass prism as a way to divert, reflect and refract light to manipulate the view, while challenging with the light pollution matter.

Karina Mayer

Ukraine · Interior

For us, “architectural silence” did not mean the absence of architecture. It was a very deliberate architectural position: to create a space that does not compete with the cars, but allows…

Xuefei Wang

United States of America · Education

The Emotional Periodic Table emerged from a key insight during our research. We found that negotiation is not only about emotions, but also about the tension created when different…

Meiqi Zhao

United States of America · Digital Product

The defining insight came from observing how unnatural traditional nutrition tracking feels in real life. People do not experience food as a spreadsheet.

Chong Hean Teo

Malaysia · Interior

The inspiration came during a trip to Italy, where I visited Rome and the Vatican. Standing inside the Pantheon, I was struck by how architecture and sculpture were used together to create…