We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Misako Niwa ("MN").
Misako Niwa is an award-winning designer that helps make the World a better place with their original and innovative creations and advanced design works.
Misako Niwa Designs
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Misako Niwa Design - Kawarie Zabuton Japanese cushion
Designer Interview of Misako Niwa:
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?
MN : Because I thought one would like to give delight to a person at designed space from the impression when having made a secondhand apartment over, buying it and having got space on the concerned street.
DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
MN : You can use combination of the texture which feels warmth and the interesting color for the material in present-day various scenes using the Kurume cotton cloth with a splashed pattern which are traditional arts and crafts while enjoying oneself.
DI: What is "design" for you?
MN : Something the life is made abundant in which
DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
MN : Something to have functionality and be loved for a long time
DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
MN : Kimono, Kimono sash and homespun cloth
DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
MN : Japanese cushion
DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
MN : Cloth, Japanese paper and bamboo
DI: When do you feel the most creative?
MN : Time when mind has gentle plenty of room
DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
MN : The durability, the simple shape and functionality
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
MN : Mind is gentle.
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
MN : The feeling of achievement and euphoria
DI: What makes a design successful?
MN : The feeling that I'd like always to offer something appreciated to person's purpose
DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
MN : Convenient good or bad and beauty which harmonizes with daily life
DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
MN : I don't dispose of a thing and tell importance of keeping using it for a long time.
DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
MN : The daily life is made abundant in future with the design, and prompts a person to be conscious and behave.
DI: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
MN : November, 2015　Interior Lifestyle Living
DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
MN : Enjoyment of a European movie and the interior color used in the movie
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?
MN : Choice and combination with the color of the fabric which was added to the shape and the use refined simply
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?
MN : Japan, Tokyo and kimono
DI: How do you work with companies?
MN : Event submitting of period limitation
DI: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
MN : Good of the Japanese traditional arts and crafts
DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?
MN : For whom you design is decided and the purpose is made clear.
DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
MN : Sewing machine and single-lens reflex camera
DI: Can you describe a day in your life?
MN : The morning which cleared up
DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
MN : See something various, and understand what your favorite one is.
DI: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
MN : To take out originality and to take out the profit as a business
DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?
MN : Combination of choice of the material and the color
DI: What skills are most important for a designer?
MN : Curiosity and challenge spirit
DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
MN : Library, art museum and movie
DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
MN : Library, art museum and movie
DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
MN : The former background
DI: What was your most important job experience?
MN : Styling of advertisement photography
DI: Who are some of your clients?
MN : Department store
DI: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
MN : I design according to the present-day living style using Japanese traditional arts and crafts.
DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
MN : The community bass rooted in an area, the supervision which is the interior using traditional arts and crafts
DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
MN : The design is developed by itself.
DI: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
MN : Spatial production in a hotel and a Japanese-style hotel