Educated in the University of Kansas, School of Architecture. Worked for several firms for 4 years and started my own carriers.
01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
Educated in the University of Kansas, School of Architecture.
Worked for several firms for 4 years and started my own carriers.
02What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
To meet people. To make them happy.
03Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
I have design education background, but actually I tried to quit my design carriers after school graduation. But, somehow I'm still in the design field and work as a designer.
04What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
I would like to design something which can give people opportunities to share their time, space and emotions with each other including me.
05What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
What you become is not important. What you do is more important.
06What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?
As long as they are good, that means they are already ready to be great in the future.
Not much differences between them.
07What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
Balance of matters, such as colors, shapes, textures, sociality, humanity, and so on.
08What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?
Design is social property. Also design is investigation to make better society.
That's why everyone put their efforts on making new designs.
09What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?
Something for my family.
10What is the dream project you haven't yet had time to realize?
resort hotels in wild nature
11What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
Respect people and appreciate for all what happen to you.
Open your eyes and be hungry.
12Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?
Antonio Gaudi
13What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?
Works by TOYOO ITO.
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I have loved traveling, art, and drawing since childhood. Through those experiences, I always wondered how I can keep and deal the relationship between I and the world.
01Could 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?
I have loved traveling, art, and drawing since childhood. Through those experiences, I always wondered how I can keep and deal the relationship between I and the world. The design was one of my answers.Now I love to have a chance to meet people through my design works.We have built to many walls but not enough bridges. So, I wish I can make the bridges of design for the world.
02Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
Our company is located in Chigasaki, Japan. It's about 1 hour from Tokyo station. Chigasaki is the famous beach town, and there are many companies proposing the high-lifestyle.Our company produce commercial, residence, interior, architecture, and art designs.
03What is "design" for you?
Design has to be not only to make a profit but to make the world happy with new values.People have built to many walls but not enough bridges. I would like to make a bridge of design.
04What kinds of works do you like designing most?
Something very interactive. Something needed new challenging. Something to have opportunities to work with new ideas and new people. Oversea projects.
05What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
Now I'm more focusing on transforming art works to space designs.Geometric patterns, Graphics, 3D ornament objects, impressive lightings, and so on.Combining all aspects to develop own originalities.
06What was the first thing you designed for a company?
Executive spa in Hyatt Hotel, Hawaii.
07What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
timber wood, stone, tile, metal, graphics, LED lighting.
08When do you feel the most creative?
When I take a walk at my hometown, beach side.When I am driving by myself.Very early morning or late night.
09Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
How the consumers may feel through the design works.Functions, approach, visual as much as material textures.
10What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
Complex, Complication, Hunger and Anger.But, also happiness at the same time.
11What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
Fun and pleasure
12What makes a design successful?
Think and think. Plan and prepare enough. Then again, think and think.Keep thinking and trying.Free and open the mind not to be stacked in one place.
13When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
Balances for all......Balance of visual.Balance of colors.Balance of volumes.Balance of technics.Balance of virtues.Balance of feelings.
14From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
Designers have to show and propose new ideas to solve the existing problems.They have responsibilities to be honest and gentle for the society while they also have to be very emotional and powerful.
15How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
I believe the design will be more for human feelings. Not only for something to make profits. In the commercial fields, planning and sales strategies will be still very important, but more that those aspects, the art feeling, which AI cannot produce, will be more important.
16When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
At Pangkor Island Festival in Malaysia, 2017. Will come back to the festival in 2019 with new installations.
17Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
I always try to pick up and keep any design aspects which I found somehow to the small spaces in my brain. I do not think seriously but just try to keep all interests generally with huge and unframed visions.Once I have a typical project which I have to work on, I also try to keep and think about the project generally in the small spaces of my brain. Again, I first do not think seriously about the project.Just try to keep all considerations together somehow in my brain always.Then, just relax and wait for the answers come out spontaneously.
18How 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?
Simple, graphical, texture style.I wish my design will be something to share our thoughts, feelings, time, and spaces.I am always looking for a very simple answers: simple expressions with more direct design information to our eyes and skins.
19Where 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?
I live in Kamakura, Japan.Kamakura is called a small KYOTO. There are lots of temples and shrines while the town is facing to the ocean.I believe the environment somehow effects on my designs.
20How do you work with companies?
I'm a president of the company. Also work as the executive designer of teams.
21What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
Do not let the designers stay at office until late night.Let them go back early. Try to keep their privacy and free times.Design never comes out at office.
22Can you talk a little about your design process?
First I decide the main concept after client interviews.Then, staff try to research and collect many images concerning to the concept.After a few days, I draw several sketches and make rough 3D images.After my ideas come out, I brush up the details with my team.
23What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
camping tent & shade / car carrier box / ham mock / cooking pot & pan / handy coffee mill
24Can you describe a day in your life?
1: Wake up at 5:30am and leave home at 6:20am.2: Enjoy the 30min beach side driving which is a way to my office.3: Refresh & Free my mind and consider about some projects in the car.4: Arrive and open the office before 7am.5: Do some extra works or something for my own about 2+1/2 hours before staffs coming.6: Start project works with my team from 9:30am.7: Finish work at 5-7pm and drive back to home.8: Have a dinner with family or friends at around 7pm.9: Extra work at home, or free time with my family or friends at 8pm.10: Try to sleep by 10pm-0am.
25Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
There are lots of Entrances.But, Exit is alway only one.When you do not have much, it seems there are too many entrances of life to choose.But, when you look back someday after reaching to some points with lots of efforts, you may realize that actually the exit was only one.Do whatever you like. Put efforts on that.
26From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
Positive : can make new values in the worldNegative : difficult to make money and need long time works
27What is your "golden rule" in design?
make it happy
28What skills are most important for a designer?
observation
29Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
free white papers, black ink pens 0.5 & 1mm thk, camera, MACBOOK and Vectorwroks, Adobe CC, 3D applications
30Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
Always keep the matters in mind. And consider of solutions during out of office.Try to reduce the actual work time such as drawing, as much as I can.
31How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
Usually take 3-6months for an interior project.1-2 years for an architecture project.
32What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
What else can you make?
33What was your most important job experience?
Oversea projects
34Who are some of your clients?
KYOWA / JISEIKAI / ELKEN / BUTBO GROUP / BERNINI
35What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
I enjoy any types of design.
36What are your future plans? What is next for you?
Several restaurant designs oversea and some senior-care-mansions
37Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
First I develop my design by myself. And then, share the ideas with my team and work together.
38Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
We work a lot over sea especially Asia. Many interesting and dramatic projects are coming to be handle.
39How can people contact you?
Please check our website;http://www.kamiodesign.comAlso, please send me an email;contact0467@kamiodesign.com
40Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
A' Design Award គឺជាពានរង្វាន់រចនាល្អអន្តរជាតិដែលវាយតម្លៃដោយគណៈកម្មការ។ ចូលរួមក្នុង A' Design Award ដើម្បីទទួលបានឱកាសក្នុងការទទួលស្គាល់ដោយគុណសម្បត្តិ ទទួលបានកិត្តិនាម កិត្តិយស និងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសម្រាប់ការងាររបស់អ្នក។ ដាក់ស្នាដៃរបស់អ្នកសម្រាប់ A' Design Award ហើយប្រកួតប្រជែងដើម្បីឈ្នះ A' Design Prize ដ៏គោរពរាប់អាន។
