Designer Interviews

Xiaoshi Dai, Di Xia, Feifan Gao

Verenigde Staten · Digitaal Product

The earliest conversations around Sprounix were not about AI agents at all—they were about frustration.

Nardin Sabounchi

Frankrijk · Sieraden

The desire to create something new has always been with me. The inner structure and mechanisms of things have always fascinated me.

Oi Lin Irene Yeung

Hongkong (China) · Keukengerei

The artistic vision for Fragments Flask evolved from an exploration of impermanence and unity. During the initial sketching phase, I experimented with geometric fragmentation as a metaphor…

Hanna Korhonen

Finland · Sieraden

The collection serves as a direct counter-approach to traditional diamonds, their dazzling, almost blinding sparkle, and the social status they represent.

Rita Lan Fan Yip

Hongkong (China) · Sieraden

What I love most about this material concept comes from a core belief rooted in Eastern tradition: we can only hold full, positive energy when our natural life forces stay balanced.

Seungbum Ma

Zuid-Korea · Onderscheiding

I work across a range of disciplines, using art and design to make everyday life more meaningful.

hb+a Architects

Verenigde Staten · Duurzaam Product

I studied Sculpture in the foundational years in college and also indugled in film making and sound design, I believe it is important to explore different expressions for creativity and…

Cindy Zhang

Verenigde Staten · Sieraden

Italo Calvino’s climax is powerful because the Baron's surrender to the wind is not a defeat; it is an act of absolute structural liberation—a choice to disappear into the infinite rather…

Nima Keivani

Iran · Architectuur

Many contemporary interpretations of Biophilic architecture still focus primarily on bringing natural elements into buildings—plants, daylight, water, natural materials, or visual access to…

Tsukasa Ono

Japan · Architectuur

Before moving to Yakushima, I had already begun to feel uncomfortable with the way sustainability was being discussed.Of course, reducing environmental impact is important.

Gaja Hanzel

Slovenië · Grafisch

I have always enjoyed making things and being creative. As a child, I loved dressing up my Barbie dolls, creating objects from polymer clay, painting on silk, and experimenting with…

Ruud Winder

Nederland · Grafisch

Housing is about people, not about bricks and buildings. We therefore avoided creating an identity that would classify or stereotype a particular family structure.