Interview with GAO XIONG

GAO XIONG ("GX") interviewed on Wednesday, 28 March.

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?

GX : In 2003, I graduated from college for over ten years. I have been engaged in the interior design industry for ten years. I founded my own company. I met with all kinds of tests and learning opportunities. I once had the idea of giving up. I started 2010, and now I have been there for 7 years. I have served many excellent enterprises in China, but also have worked with many young businesses, such as Guizhou Moutai, China Wanda Group, China Wangfujing department store and so on.

How did you become a designer?

GX : The beginning of high school I have been learning the art of painting, encountered every kind of challenges and learning opportunities, once has had to give up the idea that decorative design is a comprehensive art, and other art categories, which involves a wide range of knowledge, so the demand for designers also increase. The reason for perseverance is the sincere love of space design. You always engaged in the design work for the United States keen inspiration

What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?

GX : I am a commercial space designer. So I pursue fashion theme in space. There is no specific style definition for the fashionable elements in the space. In daily life, I still use computer renderings. I believe that China's business space can be analyzed and thought from the perspective of development, accurately grasp the market positioning, guide the design with business sense, and achieve the best combination of business concept and design concept.

Which emotions do you feel when designing?

GX : "Peace" do yourself. Be a balance - keeping person, balance your family, balance your team work, and balance your professional skills. Do everything well on the basis of "maintenance" and seize the opportunity in the development. Believe that strict with oneself can get harvest, far more than the predetermined plan brings motivation and achievement. Now, I can't assert my future changes, but I'm sure that I will continue to open up new ideas with my team in the field of design, and produce more outstanding works that will stand out and conform to the market economy in the organic combination of design and cultural characteristics.

What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?

GX : My hobby is books and movies, this is the crystallization of human wisdom, the beautiful words is my faithful love of books, I will spend a lot of energy in text reading, writing things on paper, we can show three-dimensional space through the brain, can you imagine that each different understanding of words, read about the concept of different mood can also be different, or when I was young I like writing beautiful words, now after the life experience of perhaps more like some historical books.

What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?

GX : I don't forget my heart and the ability of life to become an excellent designer. Interior designers may need more exposure. Beautiful things need designers to display in space furnishings. The masters who are masters of details are my goals.If I have more energy, I want to design more furniture, Chinese mahogany furniture, and the design of lamps and lanterns. I think the soul of the space is furnishings and lamps.

What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?

GX : It is more important to do than to say, and morality is more important than ability.

What is your day to day look like?

GX : I think design inspiration must come from life. I love my life and love my family. I love fitness. I think a clear mind and healthy body can make clean design. I love books, music and film art, I think books and films can bring me a faster growth.

How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?

GX : It must be a good customer. It's what I think is good. I am a commercial designer. I can't be too subjective to design my favorite design from customers' needs. My major is to help customers solve his problems with more artistic sense.