Interviewe mat Doyi Park

I studied at Parsons the new school of design in New York and graduated in 2016 with BFA degree in womenswear. Currently I work as a fashion designer for my brand.

While I was in school, I realized that how much I like to explore designing process and developing concept. That is why I decide to be a designer.

I like combining the imagination and reality. To me, fashion garment is like daily art object.

I am very excited and enjoying the design process. Every steps is like creating something new and it makes me feel happy and exciting.

When I was young, I lived small village and most of the surrounding things were similar. So I always wanted to find something new or different and enjoyed to make something. I guess these background is like a start point to me to be a designer.

I will keep developing my design and participating several competitions to show my collections.

I hope they can find their style and know well about themselves.

I am also still working on to be a good designer, so it is embarrassed to give suggestion. I hope they can enjoy their work so they can work happily until rest of the life.

I used to research about my collection concept and draw some sketches and make prototype during the day.

I don't care about trend that much but sometimes I check the trend by seeing the runway show.

I look at the reactions of the people and then try to wear it. if they like the concept, clothes and feel comfortable in my clothes, I think it is pretty good.

I usually keep an open tab in my mind to make earlier designs better. so it is hard to totally satisfied my design.

Until now, I only made one collection called mannerism. It was my graduation collection from the school. I could learn whole design process during the making collection. So I am pretty happy about it and feel proud since I could won 2 competitions because of this collection.

Alexander Mcqueen. I respect his originality and creativity.

There is a big river in front of my home. I used to walk there listing the music. These moment used to give several emotions to me and relax.

I think every women is like art. So I want my clothes to be a beautiful artistic touch that can make them more beautiful and confidence.

I always try to consider the environment when I design the garment. I like to use eco friendly fabric and try to make timeless garment.

I could learn how to prepare design competition through the A' Design Award. I am really appreciated and it will be an unforgettable memory.

Before I attend the Parsons, I was a jsut normal Korean high school student who stuied gerneal subjects such as math, science, society and so on. While I was in the design school I could explore various art and design fields.

It is exciting process to me to visualized and objectified my idea and abstractive thought. Even though it takes time comsuming, I felt pround and satisfied for that.

I choose to be a desinger. I am enjoy most of the process.

Fashion collection.

It is a little bit embarrassed to hear design legend, since I am a also young designer. I think it is important to enjoy the work and satisfied their work.

I guess great designer has more strong style and satisfys the client's desire.

I think good design don't have any useless factor. Each elements do the role as the function,aesthetic way, efficiency and so on.

Sustainability.

I want to design for the people who is confidence and has attractive soul. Hoping to make them looks more beautiful and stand out through my garment.

I want to participate the fashion show and open my own showroom.

Be focus as much as I can.

Alexander McQueen. I admire his collection and design identity.

I like all the designed structures in Rome. It is literally breathtakingly beautiful and strong atmosphere.

My first work which is the Mannerism collection. while I prepared this collection, I could learn how to enjoy the work and be focus about it. Even though most of the design process were time consuming, I felt valuable and realized that it will be great to live as a designer. Therefore, regardless of the result, it is significant design collection to me.

Do more research and try to find the elements that people want or need. Then I try to apply these to the deisgn.

I would be a painter. I really love drawing, sketching, and painting.

To me, design is like a interaction between me and the public. Even though the outcome comes from my though and idea, eventually it need people's reaction and feedback.

My family. They always support and encourage me.

My people. They give me the inspiration and energy.

Developing my style and design identity. I am still tried to find the way and be improved the design ability.

My next design project will be womenswear collection as well. I plan to make it more delightful with interested details.

Creating the garments that make people feel happy and confidence to wear it.

Expressing their own world and evoking the people want to have it.

These day, I prepare a branding and new collection. It makes me feel excited.

My senior year work which is Mannerism collection. I could learn how to handle it when I faced the obstacle or lost the way. The most precious lesson I got from this collection was the attitude to enjoy the work.

I guess applying the high technology into the design will be considered importantly in the future.

It normally takes 3 to 6 months for the one collection.

I usually start at my desk but sometimes I visit the cafe and do research.

Let's design the garment that makes people feel happy want to wear it.

I think design sets the trend. It seems like the trends are created by gathering common factors of each brand.

Make it easier and offer new possiblity.

Adobe illustrator, photoshop and indesign.

The color and materials is very important part when creating the fashion collection. This is because it makes the mood and reveals the concept of the collection.

The design concept. It will help to understand how this design comes from. Since the design is reflected by the concept.

I feel amazing and get inspired.

Ideal design partner would be a person who has similar taste and can offset the disadvantage of each other. It would be more great, if the parter and me can give positive and productive energy for each other.

Keep repeating and focusing on the design process.

It is really pleasured and honored all the awards I had.

I believe that it is valuable time to live as a designer. Keep be thankful to become a designer.

No. When I was a little child, I wanted to be a shepherd at the Alps.

I was just a normal korean high school student who studied general subjects such as science, math, society ect,. One day I thought deeply what I am really want to do and realized I am interested in art and design. That is why I decided to go to the design school and studied fashion design.

My design studio is like a design lab. Since I am a young designer who recently graduated, I still try to find my own style and research what I can produce for the future clients. So, now my company is more like an experimental space.

Showing my thought to the public. I am a introspective person. So design is the best way showing my thought and communicating with the society. In private aspect, design lead me to think who I am and explore myself.

I really like designing the clothes among of several products. This is because, it seems like the encounter point meeting the one's personality and society. In general, people said fashion is the way to show one's individuality. So it can be changed in various ways depend on each persons. That is way I am interested in fashion and like to design the clothes.

Alexander Mcqueen's collection. He has his own strong style and I respect that.

The first thing I design for my own brand is a Mannerism collection which is my graduation work.

Natural fabric and yarn

The moment when I mix all the processes I did. To create the collection, I did the research, sketching, draping, fabric manipulation, etc,. I collected all the processes and mixed each steps. That point, I felt the most creative and excited.

Reality. I know creativity and imagination is important aspect for the designing somthing but still I believe that design is like the practical art. It means that it have to interactive with the public or society. So, I consider importantly it is feasible in real life.

I feel various emotions. The most common feeling is excitement.

Excitement and inconvenience

Proper approach. Which means that it is important to finding the balance between the designer's creativity and client's desire.

Practicality. As I mention before, to me design is like the finding the balance between the function and imagination. So if it is useless or no one want it, I don't think it is good design.

Sustainability.

I guess the environment and high technology aspect will be considered importantly.

I don't have exhibition experience yet but I want to hold my exhibiton in New York someday. Since New York is the place I studied the design and changed my perspective.

Daily life.

The main characteristic of my garments is sophisticated and details.

Currently I live in Korea. The most advantage living in korea is I can feel sense of stability and comfort. The cons is that it is too far to go to New York and Europe.

First, I usually send my draping or prototype with sketches to the pattern maker. Then we talk about the detailed things.

I think that it is important the designers know the structure of their clothes. It feel like they study hard to make it better or improved. I guess these people can explain specific need or definite requirements in detail.

After I decide the concept, I do research. Then I check which aspect will be main key point- construction or print. In accordance with the critical point, I explore the draping or print developing. After that, I do sketches. I keep repeatly rotating these steps.

Bed, flower vase, jewel box, earring box, vanity table.The common features of these objects are elegance and classic.

These days, I spends most of my time for studying how to make a brand or doing the design research for opening my own brand.

It is a little bit awkward to me giving the advice to young designers since I am also a young designer. I hope they can find their own style and enjoy their work.

The positive thing is that it is possible to express their own world. Also it can be visualized and objectified one's idea or abstract feeling.

A combination of reality and creativity.

The ability to make and edit well the imagination becomes possible.

Sketchbooks, muslin, Pins, Adobe program, Mac, Iphone, Art supplies.

I left the time as much as I can only for the designing during the weekday.

Normally it takes 3 to 6 months to prepare one collection.

Why do you want to be a designer?

I don't have a lot of job experience yet. To me the senior year was the most important work experience. At that time, I really focused on the collection and tried to do my best. Regardless of the result, I enjoyed most of the design process and could sure it will be happy to work as a designer.

I just started to open my brand so I don't have the client list yet.

Sketches because everything is possible if I only have a pen and paper.

As a start-up company, I want to participate some events that helping or promoting young fashion designers. Also I will prepare new collection and want to join fashion week or fashion competition.

I developed it by myself.

I am preparing a new collection. It will be constructed silhouette with some details like I did in prior collection but it will have more joyful and bright atmospher.

Email will be the fastest way. Please contact me through info@doyipark.com

No, Thank you for all the questions.