Interview with Venkatesh Kalidoss

Venkatesh Kalidoss ("VK") interviewed on Sunday, 29 April.

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

VK : I Was Working in Prashant Pradhan Architects, India Last Year. This Year I Am Working in Binaa in Istanbul. Its Basically a Research Firm. I Did Architecture as Undergraduate Course.

How did you become a designer?

VK : Its Just a Passion That Drove Me and Its Kind of a Hobby Activity.

What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?

VK : I Rely on Hand Sketch in the Beginning of Design Stage . Then I Do Physical Model for a 3 Dimensional Design Process. Then the Presentation With Rendering.

Which emotions do you feel when designing?

VK : I Feel Free and Relaxed When I Design. Also I Listen to Music When Designing. The Most Exciting Part of Design Is When I Sketch by Hand Sketch. The Journey of the Design Is Interesting and at the Same Time U Need Patience to Refine the Design in the Best Way Possible.

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

VK : It Was During My College Time. I Had a Furniture Design Subject in Second Year of College During My Architecture Course. Later I Kept Sketching Furniture on Later Days on My Personal Interest in That Subject Even After the Course Got Over.

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

VK : I Look Forward Always to Create the Most Efficient Furniture Possible.

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

VK : Always Rely on Handsketch as It Has the Direct Connection of Thinking From Ideas to Hand . And U Can Use Digital for Presentation

You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?

VK : I Am Young Designer Myself

What is your day to day look like?

VK : Too much Of Work as of now

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

VK : I Do Not Follow Trend

How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?

VK : It Has to Be Well Refined . Sketches Has to Be Done to Get a Good Design Anytime. List of Factors Like Sustainability, Space Saving and More Are Considered to Define a Good Design.

How do you decide if your design is ready?

VK : When You Get the Feel of You Cannot Add Anymore to the Design

What is your biggest design work?

VK : Last Adesign Award Work

Who is your favourite designer?

VK : I Do Not Follow anyone

Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?

VK : Travel. I Travel a Lot to Know More About Different Culture and Lifestyle . Right Now I Am Working in Istanbul. Last Year I Was Working in Gangtok, Himalayas, India

Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?

VK : Its Better to Work Alone as You Get the Complete Freedom. I Can Work From Anywhere I Want. So That I Can Keep Travelling

What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?

VK : A Designer Could Truly Help by Starting Out Small and Helping Peers and Friends Immediately Around Himself and Sharing Skills He/she Has With Them. The Responsibility of Dealing With the Environment Is Just a Effort by Making Every Design Ecologically Sensitive/friendly.

What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?

VK : Normally There Is No Great Job Opportunities for Young Designer . Through a Design Award I Get Some Value.

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