Interview with In-hwan, Hwang
Tail yard design shows its features, related to nature, especially ocean. Wave images, whale tails, ships, sea organism, and etc, all things from ocean influence its design.
Designer Interview
14 April 2014
I prefer the products, motivated from nature. And design it with various natural materials, such as leather, steel, brass, wood, etc.
CVN-68, it was designed with the image of CVN series(aircraft carrier). With curved ouline, this table is ergonomic for using. It is vey fitted to our motto, "Function + Art"
My favorite material is metal. Steel, stainless, brass, each metal has its unique charater. And its common features, refraction and masculine, fascinate me.
The design starts with free design sketches with various curves. I focus on showing this aspects in products within the boundary of keeping the basic functions of furniture.
I think when a design enables customers beyond what they expected. It is successful design.
Responsibilities of a designer is to suggest direction to manufacturer for effective or new design.
My last exhibition was held in Gwangju biennale in Gwangju, South Korea. I have plans to have it overseas.
I have been working in Cruise interior design company, Vehicle design company. I think all experience I have had is helpful to work and design.
I have plans to open private homepage. Before it, email contact would be good. hip4house@hotmail.com