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Interview with Catherine MOSBACH |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Catherine MOSBACH (CM) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Catherine MOSBACH by clicking here.
FS: 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?
CM: -My background is biology physic chimie University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg. I train landscape architecture in Versailles ENSP then I do a DEA EHESS Paris. -I grow up in a country site in Alsace. So my primary need was to work outdoor and developed sensitive ideas outdoor. -No. I first wanted to be Forestry Engineer to spent my life in Forest. But I understood that most of time was spented in offices.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
CM: -We spent long time on each project as each one is very specific. We begin our practice by creating The magazine Pages Paysages to share the experimental level with most of people and abroad. -We continue to do that in our practice.
FS: What is "design" for you?
CM: Engage poetry in everyday life for every one.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
CM: Large park linked to architecture urban and cultural goal to reach to emphases value of our humanities.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
CM: I have many. Botanical Garden of Bordeaux is a first step. Then Louvre Lens is a very strong Link between architecture and landscape with very inspired architecture team. For Taiwan wait and see.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
CM: I mainly design only for public space.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
CM: Earth work as it is both primitive and modern.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
CM: When I discover the power of design in the real place as a process in evolution.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
CM: The precision in the randomness.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
CM: Freedom
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
CM: Happiness
FS: What makes a design successful?
CM: To reach a large public
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
CM: The originality and unicity.
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
CM: To educated people to be more creative and respectful to the planet earth
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
CM: It is going more and more important for landscape design every where. But the Field need time to get tradition and critics like in architecture. It is a young Field.
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
CM: -Triennial Milano 2016 -Venise Sao Paulo
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
CM: -Biologie -By learning more and more from real life. -Philosopher, movie maker, art critic, friends, artist..
FS: 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?
CM: -Unacademic -Each place is unique so each design need to involve a specific answer unique as life -To play with life power
FS: 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?
CM: -Paris -Yes. I suppose as when I give lecture abroad sometimes it looks like I come from the moon. -Always links tradition and background with reinterpretation of future possibilities
FS: How do you work with companies?
CM: In confidence and inspirations, each partner bring his knowledge to bring experimentation to success.
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
CM: -To work together as neer as possible to invented new designs parameters. -By having her own opinion and not follow main streams.
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
CM: I use my pencil at the same time as my mind and trust to my intuition. I do not think fisrt and draw after. I draw and try to find a way to make a process fit to a program. Anyway we always give answer to a program.
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
CM: Suspended bed. Greenhouse. Bathroom as a living room.
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
CM: Wake up with the bird songs. Go to bistro take breakfast.
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
CM: -Follow your line whatever happens. -Train your own brain and thoughts by reading and writing so that you can share your ideas with the future generation
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
CM: Do want you want Unstable income
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
CM: Practice and practice to learn from unknown
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
CM: Open mind and flexibility to adapt behavior on realities
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
CM: -Pencil -Trace and many books
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
CM: By have a constant process and make things 100% . 100% work 100% free time.
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
CM: A landscape project is around 10years from beginning to end of construction.
FS: What was your most important job experience?
CM: Louvre Lens
FS: Who are some of your clients?
CM: Cities (Bordeaux, Taichung) Region (North Pas de Calais)
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
CM: Detail design when everything become realities.
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
CM: Back to publication one day.
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
CM: Develop myself but always in dialogue with partners.
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
CM: We do very strong proposal for 2 projects in Doha.
FS: How can people contact you?
CM: By mail
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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