Interview with Juntao Liu

Juntao Liu ("JL") interviewed on Wednesday, 6 May.

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

JL : Self-study

How did you become a designer?

JL : From a love of design

What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?

JL : Try to restore the essence of things, to style, not design

Which emotions do you feel when designing?

JL : An unknown journey

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

JL : Always have a love for design

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

JL : Study, choose a career, start a business. In the future, I hope I can participate in the design of different fields such as plane, space, exhibition and product. The dream design project is to complete a space design project completely independently

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

JL : If you love design, stick with it

What is your day to day look like?

JL : Spend as much time with your family as possible, in addition to your regular work

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

JL : Not that important. New trends will eventually be replaced by newer ones

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

JL : Analyze the market and understand the competitive products. Fit is the best design

How do you decide if your design is ready?

JL : In the design process, we dare to constantly deny ourselves

What is your biggest design work?

JL : Participate in and complete each design project with the team

Who is your favourite designer?

JL : Dieter Rams、John Pawson、Poul Kjaerholm、Axel Vervoordt、Shin Matsunaga

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

JL : Live simply and work happily

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

JL : Create a relaxed and pleasant office environment, learn and progress together, respect each independent self

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

JL : Let the design has the emotion, has the temperature, in order to design delivers the warmth to the society. During this outbreak, a heartwarming exhibition was organized for the public good

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