Interview with Jingwen Zhang
Jingwen Zhang is an accessory designer who believes all design ideas would come from real life. She was born and raised in Shanghai, China.
Designer of the Day Interview
7 May 2018
I grew up in Shanghai, China before arriving in America in 2014 to study Accessory Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). I am currently seeking a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2018. I earned her bachelor degree in Industrial Design at Donghua University. I've started to learning art since I was young. And I got the professional study since 2010.
My undergraduate university is quite famous for fashion design. In our industrial design department, we get to includes the accessories design. During the learning of accessories design, I realized that my true calling was accessory design because the discipline combines fashion, function, and creativity.
With the recognization of my true calling in accessory design, the goal of bringing in special, eye-catch design for accessories as the discipline combines fashion, function, and creativity. My project is focusing on the deep exploration of the soul's needs for the human being, which is also an important expression of my concern for people mental health in a positive way.
I would feel well accomplished after I finished each project. The design is a long-term journey. As a designer, I have the responsibility for doing the design, pattern making and producing. The process of discovering and exploring the new technology is quite exciting for the designer.
I started to learn art since I was a child. The knowledge and learning of art in both dance and drawing field, these help me to develop my interests and skills in the fields.
I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. After I got the bachelor degree, I came to American to get the learning in master degree and accomplish my dream. My desire job is being a design director for a high- end top luxury brand.
Feel free to spread out your ideas and imaginations. Since you were young, you can be a design master in the future. Just believing in yourself!
Believing in yourself and never being afraid to do the special design. As long as it is useful or fashionable, it would like by someone.
I would describe it as hustle and bustle as busy as a bee every day.
I would go to some professional trend website to search and learn about the latest trend. Sometimes, I would also go to stores to get the most trendy elements.
The respond and suggestions from the consumers and market are the most important to me. A good design I feel like it would make people’s life easier and beneficial’s them.
It's hard to tell if a design is ready. I feel like it's more depends on the designer. With the trends rapidly changes, the design would need updates on trends, while how does a design could be long-last is something that the designers need to consider.
My biggest design work is my Comfort collection. It's really quite minimalist, with a pure look and functional.
Karl Lagerfeld is one of my favorite designers.
As my background, I have the experience of both living in Asian and American. My design usually comes with a global lens and vary by culture.
Currently, I work as an individual designer for designing handbags and footwear. I also have the skills in pattern making. For the business purpose or collaboration, please feel free to e-mail serenazhang1210@gmail.com.
I am focusing on the deep exploration of the soul's needs for the human being, which is also an important expression of my concern for people mental health in a positive way. Most of my design is focusing on appealing people's mind from a lot of different aspects.
I am able to get more knowledge and communication with other designers, get into the commute of professional designers and being more clearly for my ideal career plan.
Design Legend Interview
7 May 2018
I grew up in Shanghai, China before arriving in America in 2014 to study Accessory Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). I am currently seeking a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2018. I earned her bachelor degree in Industrial Design at Donghua University.
During the learning of accessories design, I realized that my true calling was accessory design because the discipline combines fashion, function, and creativity.
I chose to become a design because I have huge passion and enthusiasm in the fashion field.
I prefer to design handbags and footwear for the most of the time.
Feel free to spread out the imagination, ideas and being creative.
A good designer would design a good product, while a great designer would thinking in a wider view of people, global wise, and environment.
A good design I feel like it would make people’s life easier and beneficial’s them.
It would help people in their there to make their life easier. The good design which could probably help them save a lot of time.
I plan to design a collection which fits the high fashion market needs.
I have couples new design which needs the equipment and time for realizing. Those are all in my schedule for producing.
Most of my design is conceptual, the special outlook of it which could attract people’s attention. However, it also able to provide the functionality for people to really use it in their lives.
Karl Lagerfeld is one of my favorite greatest designers.
Boyy bag is also one of my favorite items now. Since it’s fashionable and also classic which could fit a lot different occasion.
The comfort coat which could transform into a bag. It looks modern, comfortable to wear and useful.
Actually, I’ve also learned about jewelry design and fashion design which I believe those skills would help me a lot in accessories design process for the pattern making and hardware design parts.
Dancer. I impacted a lot of form art starting from my childhood.
The design is something which would make people’s life easier and with higher quality.
My parents are my biggest supporter. With all their encourages and support that I could come abroad and realize my dream.
The love and passion for fashion.
The limit of the time since I need to do all design, pattern and producing all by myself.
I feel like just say whatever how they really think and gathered their ideas in truth.
I am planning to get my line sometime in the future.
I wish to be a top designer for a luxury brand, but also I hope to have my own brand under my name as well.
Keeping come up with fresh ideas.
It could help in the system, either or benefits in people’s lives.
I am currently working on some design and collaboration with some companies.
My comfort and geta inheritance collection.
I hope the design industry would have more different new and special design coming out in the market in the coming years.
I hope the design would go more and more globalized.
It usually takes about three months.
It depends.
Design the products which would beneficial peoples’ in their lives.
I feel like actually, the design would set more on the trends. Meanwhile, it diffuses from upper to the bottom in the fashion market.
It plays an important role in my design. My design comes with a minimalist look, but also with unique technology and functions.
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.
It would support the design to look better and getting a better-using experience.
How would you like your design to appeal to the people?
I usually get my sources, elements, and ideas from my lives. I like walking around and trying to explore and discover new elements and technology.
It depends on the projects that I am working on.
High fashion market.
Accessories history book.
By learning from other masters, gaining advise and suggestions from the public.
People who work in the fashion industry.
It provides me the recognition that people like my work and encourages me in the design field.
I prefer white and things with a minimalist design.
Trying to make a custom handmade heel is difficult and it takes time.
When I see the real product, it gives me a huge accomplishment for myself.
I started to learn art in dancing and drawing since I was a child. It’s my dream to be an artist since I was young.
I would fulfill my whole life with design.
Thanks for like my design! For business purpose, please feel free to e-mail serenazhang1210@gmail.com.
Designer Interview
7 May 2018
I grew up in Shanghai, China before arriving in America in 2014 to study Accessory Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). I am currently seeking a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2018. I earned her bachelor degree in Industrial Design at Donghua University. During the learning of accessories design, I realized that my true calling was accessory design because the discipline combines fashion, function, and creativity.
Currently, I work as an individual accessories designer.
I believe in a good design is the product which could benefit people in their lives.
I prefer to design handbags and footwear for the most of the time.
I prefer high fashion and conceptual design.
Industrial products.
I quite like to experiment with all kinds of different materials.
During my design process.
The functionality of the product and the look in a fashion view.
Trying to get as many ideas as possible.
Happiness and feeling its accomplished.
Being recognized by the public.
Functionality and fashion aspects.
A designer has responsibilities in providing the design which could both benefits people and with ecosystem ideas to protect the environment.
The design field could evolve by seasons and be changeable.
In Savannah, Georgia. I am planning to hold my next exhibition during the summer in New York.
Most of my design is about appealing peoples mind in taking care of their emotions. I feed my creativities and souring inspirations by gaining the market needs.
My design style is about fashionable and functional.
Currently, I live in Georgia, USA. Actually, I think my design is with a global lens since I have experience in lived and studied in different countries and culture.
It depends and varies.
The companies would be good to provide more allowance for a designer to design their ideas. And a good designer would be with modern ideas and keep up with trends.
I did all my design, patterning and making all by myself.
Those are all in the catalogs of footwear and handbags.
Hustle and bustle as busy as a bee.
Feel free to spread the ideas and being creative. Just do what you would like and could imagine. It’s all about experiment.
The designer’s life is fun and creative.
Design products which benefit people in lives.
Creative and keeping up with the latest fashion trend.
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
I usually gaining my ideas from life. So I would go for walk to exploring ideas.
It usually takes three months.
How to realize the product with the ideas.
It’s my first job which affects me a lot in my future career.
Those are mostly fashion and accessories companies.
Fashion accessories.
My career goal is trying to be a accessories designer for the luxury brand in the future.
Currently, I develop my designs by myself. But I am also good at work in a team.
Not at this time.
People could contact me either by e-mail serenazhang1210@gmail for business or message by phone would both be good.
That’s it.