We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Naoya Matsumoto ("NM").
Naoya Matsumoto is an award-winning designer that helps make the World a better place with their original and innovative creations and advanced design works.
Naoya Matsumoto Designs
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Designer Interview of Naoya Matsumoto:
DI: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
NM : For the imagination of the place of communication.
DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
NM : I have worked extensively in the interior design axis.
DI: What is "design" for you?
NM : Communication
DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
NM : Bar. The fun is that you talk into the sauce.
DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
NM : Japanese food restaurant
DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
NM : Natural materials
DI: When do you feel the most creative?
NM : When you are drinking
DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
NM : When sketching
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
NM : People's surprise and joy are imagined.
DI: What makes a design successful?
NM : A daily pile.
DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
NM : Only the main point is considered thoroughly.
DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
NM : It considers that it is continuable.
DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
NM : The world should be built by communication.
DI: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
NM : 2012 Tokyo designer's week. I would like to exhibit next by a Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
NM : Memory at the time of a child
DI: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
NM : Daily observation
DI: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
NM : from Japan. The situation which is in sight just because it is in Japan is expressed for itself.
DI: How do you work with companies?
NM : It is always different.
DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
NM : A chair, a table, a clock, a flower vase, a plate
DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
NM : Please act anyhow. If it does not move, nothing will start.
DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
NM : Things are thought over by the river side.
DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
NM : The project is always gone on finely [ simultaneous ].
DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
NM : It changes with housings.
DI: What was your most important job experience?
NM : The construction design of the wedding hall in Hyatt Regency Osaka
DI: Who are some of your clients?
NM : There are many individual owners.
DI: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
NM : All the space designs are their favorite.
DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
NM : I want to conduct a communication I'm thinking of the world.
DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
NM : I am the representative.
DI: How can people contact you?
NM : email/ naoya@naoyamatsumoto.com