We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Ying Lin ("YL").

Ying Lin is an award-winning designer that helps make the World a better place with their original and innovative creations and advanced design works.

Ying Lin Designs

We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Ying Lin.

Designer Interview of Ying Lin:

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?

YL : My design background was based on my educational experiences in Taiwan, and then later in Europe. Serving the purpose of creating better livings for others.Yes, I have always wanted to be a designer ever since I was a kid.

DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

YL : My company pursues after curiosity, dedicate to wonderful life, and simultaneously making value and beauty for living spaces. To us a space could likely be a variation of attitudes towards life. In attempting to solve the problems, the “right” design presents, and we strongly believe that it is human that produces the existence of space. By reassigning the space layout air, light, water, color, material, sense of touch and all these adds up to demonstrate a kind of “atmosphere”.

DI: What is "design" for you?

YL : Design is solving problems, and to provide aesthetic senses along with it.

DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?

YL : The kind of design that truly solves the problems.

DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?

YL : Social design and universal design.Social design is design, that is mindful of the designer's role and responsibility in society, and of the use of the design process to bring about social change.Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability or other factors.

DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?

YL : A residential design project.

DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

YL : The most suitable materials that could best fit the need and solve problems are my favorite materials.

DI: When do you feel the most creative?

YL : When alone.

DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

YL : Enable to solving problems using design.

DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

YL : Excitement, proud, and strength.

DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

YL : Gratefully, thankful, and thinking of improvements.

DI: What makes a design successful?

YL : Solving problems.

DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

YL : Problem solving.

DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

YL : To create/generate better livings for others through design.

DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

YL : Its evolving towards focusing less on the appearance and more towards solving problems.The idea of simplicity and philosophy of “less is more”.

DI: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

YL : Have not yet had the chance to have my own exhibition.

DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

YL : From travelling, life experiences, book reading, the internet, social media, etc.

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?

YL : I would describe my design style is more towards solving problems with minimalism. The idea of less is more with a stroke of genius.

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?

YL : I live in Taiwan.Yes, my cultural heritage has affected my design.Pros: Taiwan has its unique historical position, where it was ruled by foreigners such as Spain, Nederland, and most importantly, Taiwanese, Japanese, Chinese, and American. We have a mixture of abundant cultures with different design styles that influenced Taiwan. Cons: Even till today, Taiwan still does not have one particular style that could define what’s Taiwanese design style. We did not have the chance to develop it.

DI: How do you work with companies?

YL : As a team/ partners.

DI: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?

YL : Provide the need, problems, and style of design for designers.A good designer is always a good listener, whom response and understands the problems; and can solve them.

DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?

YL : First, understanding the problems/ issues/ need.Second, base on the inf received to construct a structure/ layout.Last, provide problem solving methods with design styles.

DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?

YL : Lighting, chair, desk, decoration objects, and curtains.

DI: Can you describe a day in your life?

YL : Personal life and resting at home. Brainstorming/ thinking at work.

DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

YL : Do what you love the most.Read more, and to truly embrace and to experience life.

DI: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?

YL : Positives: Being able to solve problems with design.Negatives: None. Being able to do what you love most, there is really no negatives of being a designer.

DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?

YL : Problem solving.

DI: What skills are most important for a designer?

YL : Communication, asking the right questions, and intuition of finding problems and solving them.

DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?

YL : Pencil and paperAdobe design programs (such as AutoCAD, Photoshop, and etc). 3D Sketchup

DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

YL : Schedule my time with time table/ agenda.

DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?

YL : Usually takes about six months or more depending on the project.

DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

YL : The balance in between the cost and the design results.

DI: What was your most important job experience?

YL : A design case named “Dalong St.” project, where many restrictions/ and situations were applied and to considered.

DI: Who are some of your clients?

YL : Male and female adults with financial independent, and whom pursuit/ values quality living standard.

DI: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?

YL : Solving problems.Reaching out to the society and helping/ making it better with design.

DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?

YL : Trying to find the balance to design affordable design for the society. Would like the team to keep improving.

DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

YL : We work as a team.

DI: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

YL : A design project in Nantou, Taiwan, where we are designing the house for three generations of family members living together.

DI: How can people contact you?

YL : Through email, cellphone, letter, etc.