Interview with Misako Niwa

Spatial production designer using traditional arts and crafts As a "lubricant for the local community"**, you have been deeply involved in both soft (exchange and workshop) and hard (vacant house…

Misako Niwa

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Designer Interview

6 May 2017

Because I thought one would like to give delight to a person at designed space from the impression when having made a secondhand apartment over, buying it and having got space on the concerned street.

You can use combination of the texture which feels warmth and the interesting color for the material
in present-day various scenes using the Kurume cotton cloth with a splashed pattern which are traditional arts
and crafts while enjoying oneself.

Something the life is made abundant in which

Something to have functionality and be loved for a long time

Kimono, Kimono sash and homespun cloth

Japanese cushion

Cloth, Japanese paper and bamboo

Time when mind has gentle plenty of room

The durability, the simple shape and functionality

Mind is gentle.

The feeling of achievement and euphoria

The feeling that I'd like always to offer something appreciated to person's purpose

Convenient good or bad and beauty which harmonizes with daily life

I don't dispose of a thing and tell importance of keeping using it for a long time.

The daily life is made abundant in future with the design, and prompts a person to be conscious and behave.

November, 2015　Interior Lifestyle Living

Enjoyment of a European movie and the interior color used in the movie

Choice and combination with the color of the fabric which was added to the shape and the use refined simply

Japan, Tokyo and kimono

Event submitting of period limitation

Good of the Japanese traditional arts and crafts

For whom you design is decided and the purpose is made clear.

Sewing machine and single-lens reflex camera

The morning which cleared up

See something various, and understand what your favorite one is.

To take out originality and to take out the profit as a business

Combination of choice of the material and the color

Curiosity and challenge spirit

Library, art museum and movie

The former background

Styling of advertisement photography

Department store

I design according to the present-day living style using Japanese traditional arts and crafts.

The community bass rooted in an area, the supervision which is the interior using traditional arts and crafts

The design is developed by itself.

Spatial production in a hotel and a Japanese-style hotel

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Interview with Misako Niwa

Designer Interview

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?

Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

What is "design" for you?

What kinds of works do you like designing most?

What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?

What was the first thing you designed for a company?

What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

When do you feel the most creative?

Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

What makes a design successful?

When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?

Where 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?

How do you work with companies?

What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?

Can you talk a little about your design process?

What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?

Can you describe a day in your life?

Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?

What is your "golden rule" in design?

What skills are most important for a designer?

Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?

Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

What was your most important job experience?

Who are some of your clients?

What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?

What are your future plans? What is next for you?

Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

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