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428 Candleholder by Kazoo Design |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
KD: In sculpture, one of the challenges artists face is to find a way to integrate a base for their structures (when the artwork cannot support itself) that will also blend with their artwork and will not stick out too much. This project was a study to see how something that starts from a basic primitive can transition into a more complex one while retaining a seamless nature.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
KD: This object started off as a geometrical study. We wanted to achieve a tall candleholder that was not just a basic cylinder but rather has so much interplay and looks quiet architectural.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
KD: We would like to release metal versions of this object. We have had one made for ourselves and we like how it’s looking.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
KD: The project took a couple of days to come to life. The majority of the time spent went into revising the mold.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
KD: This design idea was not commissioned. We wanted to add a tall candleholder to our collection of objects.
FS: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
KD: For the time-being we are producing this item in our workshop. If it were to be made out of metal we would most likely commission it to a metal maker.
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
KD: It came out from the need to design a candlholder that can support a tall candle.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
KD: No.
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
KD: This design is intended for people who like modern homeware items.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
KD: Candleholder 428 is pronounced as 'Candleholder four to eight'. The design starts from a 4 sided shape (square) and ends in an eight sided one (octagon) while passing from a pentagon, hexagon and heptagon. The name refers to a 4 sided shape turning into an 8-sided one
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
KD: Softimage for designing the object as well as the molds and Zbrush for creating booleans.
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
KD: We think that the most unique aspect is the interplay of tones between highlights and shadows on the object’s surface.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
KD: We worked on this project from start to finish.
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
KD: The product was designed digitally and its’ prototype was 3d printed so technology had a pretty important contribution to its’ creation.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
KD: No it’s not.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
KD: The biggest challenge involved making a one part mold in order to avoid dealing with seam clean-up.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
KD: We decided to see what an international board of judges would think about this design.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
KD: We really enjoyed designing with curves.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
KD: No. Thank you very much for the interview.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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