Happy Hour Spinning bike room by VOATT Design Studio

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

VDS : We believe that good design can make life better. At the same time, we hope to combine aesthetics with space to make interior design closer to people's lives and senses.

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

VDS : We hope that the busy worker in a busy city can have good sports space, where they can release stress and boost the production of endorphins.

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

VDS : I will be committed to continuing to create and provide better interior design for people.

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

VDS : The design was inspired by my participation in a spinning bike course and watched the movie "John Wick".

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

VDS : We planned to create a space that combines vision and auditory interactions, allowing athletes to enjoy a psychedelic exercise experience.

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?

VDS : We believe that every design is unique. We don't think the same design is suitable for every space, but a good design can improve the quality of life and aesthetics of space.

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

VDS : The film “John Wick” and “Batman”.

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

VDS : My partner proposed the concept of combining geometric aesthetics with space.

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

VDS : People who love exercising or ride spinning bike.

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

VDS : In our design, the neon light changes provide visually and audibly different experience for the user.

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

VDS : "HAPPY HOUR" means that people will feel happy when they produce brain endorphins after exercise.

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

VDS : Sketch, construction drawing, 3D render and model making.

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

VDS : The symmetric circular mirror combines spatial aesthetic.

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

VDS : We worked with neon illuminative sellers to create this spinning bike room with different lighting ambiances and solve the problem of uneven lighting.

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

VDS : We studied the ergonomics of cycling bicycles and actually experienced the process of a spinning bike course.

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

VDS : How to create a glowing ceiling is the main goal of our challenge.

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

VDS : We would like to communicate with designers from more countries to learn about better designs from around the world.

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

VDS : We learned how to create a psychedelic exercise space with different lighting experiments.

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

VDS : Create your own inspiration and ideas for each design case.