Interviewe mat Julia Eliseeva

I graduated from the International Design School in 2015 and since then I have been engaged only in design. As a child, I dreamed of becoming an architect, but later I forgot about it. However, desire to create became more intense over the years. I was engaged in photography for more than 10 years. It was an analog and digital photography, experiments with Lomography, Polaroid and photographic enlarger. I created my own photo projects in the genre Art Fashion, participated in exhibitions, cooperated with designers, stylists, models. I became a member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia. At some point, photography was not enough for me. Desire to realize my aesthetic sense became extremely high. In 2013, the path to my childhood dream of becoming an architect began. Now I am an interior designer, and furniture is a small architecture.

I am an aesthet, and seeking of beauty is my main feature. I have a lot of beauty inside, and it has always been important for me to implement it, to give it shape. I feel the color, the light, the composition, the geometry. Earlier I was engaged in photography, but then design came in my life. I am into that. I like to make the world more beautiful.

I think it would be reasonable to even call it fate. And it happened at the right time by itself. Perhaps evolution needs my DNA as a designer.

First of all, I am an interior designer and I like designing spaces. Most of all I am interested in commercial interiors because they are more conceptual in their core. Exactly conceptual interiors I can fill with pieces of furniture designed by me specially for a particular space. Exactly author furniture makes interior unique.

Do not accept a compromise with yourself.

Maybe courage, sense of taste, level of creativity.

Time makes a good design a really good design. Really good design is not behind the times.

A good design should be comfortable, durable and beautiful. Quality things grow old beautifully. And design icons do not become obsolete at all.

I dream to design and realize of a boutique hotel interior.

I only do that inspires me.

Carlo Scarpa, Gio Ponti, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gerrit Rietveld, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Tadao Ando.

For a designer, it's very important to see a lot, because everything you see sticks deep inside, and then it transforms into something new. I do not think you need to do something special with yourself, search for some inspiration specially to create an object. Because everything new is a mutation and you are not able to affect it. All you need is to be in tune with it and to accumulate different aesthetic experience. But sometimes you need to reset your mind to zero, become empty to create something new.

I would continue to be engaged in photography.

All that surrounds us is design. Design is the use of new technologies, co-creation under the guidance of nature. We complement the beauty of nature, adding our own spirit to it.

Design is functional art which must be beautiful and comfortable. It is a practice task solution in a beautiful and contemporary way.

My dearest lecturer in the history of architecture and interior, who spotted me. She believes in me and always supports.

I'm only at the beginning of my journey and I do not consider myself a fulfilled designer.

I participated in design awards and competitions in my country, but my projects were gone unnoticed.

Find my own recognizable artistic language.

They expect to get emotional stylish design solving functional tasks. The most progressive customers appreciate the uniqueness.

All that surrounds us is design. Good design trains taste. I believe that if person is surrounded with great items from his childhood he will not agree for bad design in future. Because his inner standards are high already.

I am working on commercial interior. It will be showroom for a building contractor.

Most of all I proud of two my interior projects. One of them is interior of hotel's breakfast room. Designing of them I was inspired with heritage of Kazimir Malevich and holland crew "De Stijl". The second one is interior of acrylic stone's showroom where I was exploring heritage of Italian modernism.

I would like to see Russian design is competitive on the world stage.

I think future of design is in synthesis of art, music, psychology, body consciousness, sacral geometry. Using rules of fractal geometry, we will able to create very complicated models of space. That geometry allows to combine all arts and sciences into the one connected entire.

I start with exploring functional tasks and input data.

Good design is less design.

I think it doesn't matter.

For designing I use SketchUp Pro and Revit Architecture. It is the most useful tools for me.

I am an adept of contextual design and I consider ambient defines design. The role of material is primary, because properties of material determine the form. Color also matters, because each color has a visual weight. Combining different colors, you need to figure on proportions.

Oh, it is geniusly!

I work on my projects by my own.

It is my first award and it is too early to say that I am famous. My award gives me inspiration to create further and I feel responsibility for level of future projects.

I graduated from the International Design School in 2015 and since then I have been engaged only in design. As a child, I dreamed of becoming an architect, but later I forgot about it. However, desire to create became more intense over the years. I was engaged in photography for more than 10 years. It was an analog and digital photography, experiments with Lomography, Polaroid and photographic enlarger. I created my own photo projects in the genre Art Fashion, participated in exhibitions, cooperated with designers, stylists, models. I became a member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia. At some point, photography was not enough for me. Desire to realize my aesthetic sense became extremely high. In 2013, the path to my childhood dream of becoming an architect began. Now I am an interior designer, and furniture is a small architecture.

My design studio “Genesis Interiors” is me. I work on all tasks by my own. The design studio was named as a tribute to my favorite music band “Genesis”.

All that surrounds us is design. Design is the use of new technologies, co-creation under the guidance of nature. We complement the beauty of nature, adding our own spirit to it.Design is functional art which must be beautiful and comfortable. It is a practice task solution in a beautiful and contemporary way.

Сase goods, different kind of tables.

That is acrylic stone's showroom interior. My customer asked me to design a few products of acrylic stone and gave me 3 suitcases of samples. My task was to design a reception desk, kitchen cabinets, a shower tray, a sink, a fireplace portal, a conference table, wall panels, flower pots, a room divider and to combine them into a holistic interior.I was inspired with italian modernism and Gio Ponti's heritage. It means I should use much color and geometric patterns. I wanted to apply an acrylic stone like no one before, and to create a more utilitarian interior, to emphasize the color and seamless material, rather than its sculpturesque properties. Unfortunately, the project wasn’t realized.

Acrylic stone, glass, metal.

When I am acknowledged by my customer and I am asked to do my best design.

Proportions, ergonomics, the correlation of colors and textures.

In the beginning when creative search starts I feel myself mediocrity but in the end when decision is found I feel myself genius.

Total happiness.

If design has an idea, it is bound to succeed.

I cannot describe it with words, I have no mental criteria. Design either amazes or not.

All that surrounds us is design. Good design trains taste. I believe that if person is surrounded with great items from his childhood he will not agree for bad design in future. Because his inner standards are high already.

I think future of design is in synthesis of art, music, psychology, body consciousness, sacral geometry. Using rules of fractal geometry, we will able to create very complicated models of space. That geometry allows to combine all arts and sciences into the one connected entire.

My inspiration comes from observing the world around me. For a designer, it's very important to see a lot, because everything you see sticks deep inside, and then it transforms into something new. I do not think you need to do something special with yourself, search for some inspiration specially to create an object. Because everything new is a mutation and you are not able to affect it. All you need is to be in tune with it and to accumulate different aesthetic experience. But sometimes you need to reset your mind to zero, become empty to create something new.

I describe my design style as simple, laconic, but spectacular. I prefer to combine different geometric forms, materials and colors. My perception of design was greatly influenced by Dutch neo-plasticism, Italian modernism, Russian avant-garde and Japanese minimalism.

I live in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Definitely, my design is affected with heritage of Russian avant-garde. In my opinion, it was a golden time in Russian art because in that moment evolving of Russian design and architecture was in tune with world one. Unfortunately, common level of Russian design today doesn’t appropriate to the world level. Nowadays to do real work in design very difficult because there must be demand for good design. Existing demand is not enough.

I have never worked with furniture manufacturers as a designer. But I would like to get request to produce my product and inclusion of them into the manufacturer's catalogue.

My approach in design is pretty practice. All decisions appear during working process. To create something, I need to set to work. Before that there must be a specific problem that needs solving with design. I cannot plan things. Design comes into the world and that's all. Or not comes. Searching of form can take a few days. I need time to get emotional clarity about the design is good or not.

In the morning I take my daughter to kindergarten, then I work and do my businesses. In the evening I spend time with my daughter again.

Do not accept a compromise with yourself. Doubt and be unique.

Good design is less design.

Education, intuition, sense of taste, ability to doubt, ability to transform one’s background and to create something new on its base.

For designing I use SketchUp Pro and Revit Architecture. It is the most useful tools for me.

It takes a few days.

How much does it cost, Julia?

Owners of small and medium-sized businesses, with whom you can communicate directly without stakeholders. For successful interaction, it is necessary to have direct contact with the person making decisions.

First of all, I am an interior designer and I like designing spaces. Most of all I am interested in commercial interiors because they are more conceptual in their core. Exactly conceptual interiors I can fill with pieces of furniture designed by me specially for a particular space. Exactly author furniture makes interior unique. If interior has an idea, it is bound to succeed.

I develop my design myself.

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