Interview with Max Hauser

Design for me is to find a functional, yet simple and aesthetic shape that is free of clutter and uncompromisingly detailed and realized. To design requires a profound understanding of materials and production processes.

I think that I am trying to improve a design by minimizing it and by trying to find the most logical and consequent solution.

Seeing your design being realized can be daunting or uplifting as it reveals all its positive and negative qualities. It is very satisfying to see a piece of design being realized after a long period of development.

The design has to be simple, clean and consequent in its execution and detailing. It has to evoke a positive emotion at the same time either through its aesthetics or function.

The first impression is always visual. I am judging its shape and proportions and then I am investigating whether it functions. I find that both aspects are equally important.

Designers should help to reduce the clutter that surrounds us. They should not produce things that are not needed and will be eventually thrown away and harm the environment. They should help others who do not know much about design to understand what good design is.

You have to have a profound sense of proportions and a strong interest in technology. You have to have an interest in understanding how things function and how they are built and produced.

The best way to explore a design is by sketching by hand. Physical models are the most important tool to understand whether you are on the right track or not.

I work by myself but the constant dialogue with other designers is key to critically question your work and to improve it.

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