Soft nature Ornamental tea set by Wooseok Kim

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

WK : The study material and human beings and the nature of the melting.In search of the features reflected in the design of the material.

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

WK : Fusion of art and design, looking for material nature of the unique factors.

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

WK : Communicate the design of the West and contribution to the east.

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

WK : Mud and making way and a lot of years, Yixing teapot design was studied in China.Creative design by 2014 to start.

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

WK : The teapot is widespread use of human subjects.Mud the nature of the moulding of the characteristics to express a teapot.

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?

WK : Also hopes to build.

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

WK : The mud of plastic, trying to put mud in the the only design to the texture of the pot.

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

WK : China's Yixing of skilled workers and teachers.

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

WK : The dining room and in love with a cup of tea.

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

WK : Historically, human pot use of a very long time.This paper analyzes the people of the teapot design.

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

WK : Mud the things that are accidental.I tried to express the probability.

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

WK : After 3 D design, handmade.A portion of mold.

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

WK : Express dress wrinkles or texture naturally in mud.

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

WK : Technical workers and teachers in Yixing, China

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

WK : The characteristics of purple clay is breathable, not glazed nor Water Leakage。

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

WK : Analysis of physical and chemical characteristics and toxicity of pot。

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

WK : The problems and the way to use the texture expression。

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

WK : Hope that after the game, the east of the outstanding subject to introduce to you, also want to learn the design of the west.

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

WK : There is no perfect design, need to constantly improve and work hard.

DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

WK : I don't have.