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Tulpi Inmotion Bench by Marco Manders |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
MM: Everyone knows tulips. They are the jewels amongst our flowers, a great joy to many of us. A typical Dutch icon. Tulips are a great inspiration to many artists and designers, including me. I wanted to integrate the company logo into this design.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
MM: I want to give the user a feeling of floating / rocking
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
MM: We will produce the Tulpi-Bench by ourself and we will try to sell it all over the world.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
MM: It took about 2 months to design this concept and it took 3 weeks to engineer it.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
MM: Tulpi-Bench is a new addition to the Tulpi product line inspired by the company logo: a Tulip. I want to expand our range of street furniture.
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?
MM: I plan to produce the Tulpi-Bench myself?
FS: What made you design this particular type of work?
MM: I am very interested in our environment, especially in our cities. The public space, how it is arranged and its effect on people.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
MM: No other designers
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
MM: Goverment Property developers
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
MM: It makes a slightly rocking movement
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
MM: The first word is the company-name and the second the product name. I combined these two words.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
MM: Pencil and paper Illustrator Photoshop Solidworks
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
MM: The experience to sit comfortable and the possibility to slightly rocking
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
MM: I worked together with Sjors Huybregts (engineer)
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
MM: The possibility to slightly rocking
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
MM: No
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
MM: While designing Tulpi-Bench, the shape of our company logo had to stay. And the possibily to rocking.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
MM: I want to try to become a respected designer for street furniture. By participating in design competitions, I would ‘measure up’ to other designers.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
MM: To create movement in my design by steel parts.
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
MM: No
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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