Interviewe mat Meiyi Cheung

I graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University awarded with BA in Fashion Design , and MA in design.

I design fashion, or wearable art.

Great designer has the ability to inspire people with his/her designs. Good designer fulfilled the requirement of a design.

to question the traditions, to inspire people , and to be part of the future world

because it will change the world and become the tradition of the future.

never give up, and keep my eyes, my ears and my mind open.

Ando Tadao

Ando Tadao 's master pieces. It is always a breakthrough of the traditions, without scarified the function and connection to the nature.

be honest to the con and pro of yourself. don't just talk and dream, action is the must.

housewife

a continuous question and answer that never come to the end.

people who gave me opportunities and the faith in me

Stubborn and hard working

good works that inspires

The museum project: Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock.

This is because it has brought me out of the box of fashion, into the arena of art installation, craftsmanship and

the hybrid of technology and craftsmenship

Start from material and concept

Great design sets the trend, and trends set good designs

i was simply a kid with good drawing skill where i were young. I grow up in an ordinary family which is traditional, humble, and practical. Fashion design was an alien to them, and to me, at that time. Until one day, one of the professors in my university asked me to consider further my study in fashion design. After years, she told me that she saw my strong observation power, the sensitivity to proportion, material and texture, with these, she believed i would be a good fashion designer in future. Thanks to her, i enrolled to fashion design, a subject which was an alien to me, and graduated with a few scholarships. Well, with all the awards and achievement i have gained in these years, I believe she is proud to have brought me to the fashion arena.

Although my major is fashion design, i always believe design should not have boundaries. Therefore I set up an company, Paragon Design Limited , use fashion as a key platform to deliver creative concept, management service, and total design solution to any brand need a pair of fashion eyes.

To me, Design as a whole, is a brain activity without boundaries, is a process of questions and answers that never comes to an end.

Although I am strong in fashion design, works of painting, wearable art and art installation is the my biggest scope of interest

I designed a logo for a leather company.

My favorite material is anything that have special property, appearance, usage and texture.

When I am in bed, ideas pour in.

To me, I am very detail attended and the best use of material

The world is in silent, the clock stops ticking, and i swim in my brain.

I do feel more confident and excited when my designs are realized

To me, a design should be the best balance of creativity and marketability, appreciated and desired by people.

good design should be original, inspiring and awakening. It should not follow what people want, but it tells people what they want and what they need.

An awakening to aesthetic, to ethics, and global issue.

Design becomes daily activity of general public. it is not an expertise anymore. Every person is a designer with the help of software and technology.

Material with interesting property and texture always inspire me something. My creativity always come from material and construction.

My design would be quite extreme. In one hand my designs would bevery commercial and easy-to-wear, while on the other side, my designs would contain a lot wow factors yet still very wearable. I create a kind of never-see-it-before style, and still dress a women elegantly and pretty.

I live in Hong Kong. The free trade and the geographic location of Hong Kong helps me in material sourcing and expose to international design trend. Hong Kong does not have a strict and strong culture, but the fusion of east and west life style is a big inspiration to my creativity.

A good understanding of the companies' business plan, strength and the wish of the bosses is very important as it sets the framework of my service to them. Within this framework, i will focus to deliver my expertise to turn the wish of companies comes true.

A creative designer with business mind is important. However, without a clear design briefing and team support, designers will not be able to deliver his best.

I am afraid i do not have any design items at home. All are moved to my shop and my office. The only left is my brain.

My single day flies like an hour.

There is no pure talent in the world. All talents developed from hard working, efforts and good judgement.

We akwats have a young heart, and keep ourselves uptodated. But its not easy to separate work from living.

do the best or not do it.

The skill of brainstorming, catch the ideas, identify the most feasible idea, and make best judgement in design process.

An old sketchbook

Preparation of research material and design tools is important to keep a design process efficient

It depends, it would be very fast like a couple of minutes, or it would take me months.

"is it the best?"

To me, every single job experience is important to me, as they are part of my strong and stunning portfolio.

I enjoy design work that request high originality and creativity, as this is my strength.

Plan to do more fashion + art / installation projects

I used to develop the designs myself and complete the execution with different parties.

I am working on a museum project "lost in possession" contains eight fashion outfits that incorporates 2 traditional craftsmanship: red-smith and chinese opera headpiece. Each outfits i use different materials such as copper mesh, wool tops, plastic, and techniques such as cyanotype, digital print and hand weaving to delineate the best mix of traditions and technology.

please send email to mycheung@paragondesign.com.hk

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