Interview with:Jolyon Yates [jolyonyates]
DESIGN
 | What is your specialty? Contemporary Chair Design, Web Design, Illustration and Visualisation |
| Where can we view your portfolio online? http://www.jolyonyates.com |
| What made you interested in design? 50's Architecture |
| What has been your professional career path? Industrial Design to Automotive Design to Product Design to Marine Design to Web Design to Furniture Design |
| Have you received any awards for your work in the field of design? Masters Degree from the Royal College of Art, London |
| What is your motivation? What makes you get up in the mornings? Cool Chairs |
| How would you define your design style? Contemporary, Organic |
| How do you promote and move your work? Magazines and the Internet |
| In which new areas would you like to experiment? Rotomolding, metal casting, Carbon Fibre |
| Shapes, color, concept: where do you usually begin when conceiving a design? From Nature |
| What are your sources for documentation and to generate ideas? The internet, books, the world around me |
| Which festivals or awards in your field do you find most interesting? The International Furniture Fairs |
| What is your favourite type of customer? One with money, allows me freedom |
| To a certain point, is copying justifiable? Copying, no .. being inspired by .. absolutely |
| List some things you dislike seeing in design. cheap rubbish designed to shift volume |
| Do you believe the newer generations are better at designing? no |
| With which type of client would you decline in working for? a dictatorial one |
| How do you calculate budgets for a design project? Based on time and materials |
| Which professionals in your field -contemporary or past- do you most admire? Eames, Jacobsen |
| Which software applications do you most utilize in your work? PhotoShop, Illustrator, Shark FX |
| Up to what point do your designs reflect your personality? Probably I'm not the best person to answer that |
| How do you distinguish passing fads from mainstays in new trends? Easy, by intuition and a keen knowledge of what's been |
| If you weren't a designer, what would you be doing? Sailing |
| At this moment, what would be your dream job or project? An exclusive lobby or restaurant |
| Can you see yourself in this field twenty years from now? Yes |
| Which design resources online do you frequently visit? Google |
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