We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer about their original and creative design work. is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original works.
("") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
: Inspired by the love for holidays and cheer, the main idea of this design is "capturing" the magic, light, and joy that the holidays bring.
: The main focus was always to create a decorative item with an attractive appeal. Even further, this creation could be used as a centerpiece that is both unique and useful.
: Future plans would be to mass produce the design for more people to enjoy.
: This particular concept took almost two years to design. There are previous versions of Cheerful Spirit tree-in-a-bottle designs. However, it took some time to figure out the most refined version we have here.
: I wanted to make bottle lamps and soon realized that creating a wireless design while preserving the entire shape of the bottle would be best. After trying different items to put inside the bottle to light up, the moment I tested the tree, I saw the beauty and possibilities right away. I decided to keep working at this concept from that point on.
: The design is not being used by another company at this time. I intend to keep producing the work; however, I am happy to lease production rights if given the opportunity. Making more of these creations is the future goal.
: I love to decorate during the holidays. I like centerpieces such as vases, candles, and flowers. I was inspired by seeing different bottle lamps. I wanted to combine the idea of a dim light or lamp and make it a wireless centerpiece.
: The only design that helped influence this design is the amazing 'ship in a bottle' design. Seriously, from when I was a child I was always mesmerized by the beauty of them. I tried to research where it began but it has been around for a very long time and is unknown.
: The target customer is females ranging from 30 to 60 years old. The women who enjoy entertaining, decorating, and social drinking with friends.
: Similar concepts are decorative bottles such as painted bottles, bottle lamps, bottles with string lights placed inside, ships in bottles, and messages in bottles. This design is the only wireless design that places an object in a bottle that also lights up. It is truly a unique design.
: A cheerful spirit came to mind when I thought about what the bottle felt like. A cheerful spirit is another way of saying this bottle (or spirit) captures cheer emits happiness through its' appearance. Just as a cheerful person can light up a room.
: When working on this project, the main tools were glass cutting machines and measuring devices like a vernier caliper. Measurements were very important with this design. Once I changed one measurement of a part, everything had to change.
: The most unique aspect of the design is that the entire shape of the bottle is preserved throughout the process.
: I worked on this design alone.
: Technology does not have a role in this design.
: No, it is not.
: The challenges were with piecing all of the components together. For instance, I had to test many glues before finding the right one. Having the tree placed centered has been a big challenge as well.
: A friend of mine from Italy told me about the competition. After reading the website information, I found it to be a good fit for my design.
: I have learned how to practice patience more than anything while I was designing. I had the picture in my mind from the beginning, but I needed to get every piece in order. It was hard for me to be patient at first because I was very excited. I soon realized that if I was more patient, it will happen. Hastiness would slow me down. This experience has made me more confident, aware, and it has made me a better person all around.
