Loop Candleholder by Kazoo Design

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

KD : 1. An object that can support itself on three legs and is stable 2. Be made to look like it was made with a single stoke. 3 use an array of only one shape (the circle in this case)

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

KD : We wanted to make an object that looked like it was made with one stroke.

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

KD : We are experimenting with different pigmenting techniques and color variations

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

KD : The design of this object didn’t take more than a few days. The most time was spent in designing the 5 part mold for it.

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

KD : The project was an idea that came to mind and turned into a final product.

DI: 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 : We are currently producing this item in our workshop.

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

KD : The main driving force was to make a candleholder different from the majority of candleholders made for tall candles.

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

KD : The Alessi Juicy Salif Citrus Squezzer designed by Phillipe Starck was most likely a reason to go with a three-legged object

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

KD : The target customer is people who love unique handmade, modern home decor items.

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

KD : Probably the fact that we have a candleholder made for a tall candle, that’s short and broad.

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

KD : The object can be seen a single stroke object resembling a loop. Usually when we think of a loop a circle comes to mind. The only difference here, is that we are talking about 4 interconnected circles instead of just one.

DI: 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.

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

KD : Probably the height/width/length ratio of a candleholder designed to house a tall candle.

DI: 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.

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

KD : The object and its’ mold were designed digitally and were then 3d printed.

DI: 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 wasn’t.

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

KD : The biggest challenge was to design the object’s mold.

DI: 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.

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

KD : We definitely improved our mold-making skills and since then we’ve felt more confident in using a multi-part mold.

DI: 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.