We all observe. It is this finely tuned capacity that allows designers to read context and to identify patterns. Since I was a child, I’ve been a carefully tuned explorer, observing the world around me. Yet as a designer, I take this observational impulse to another level by recording my observations and then translating these impressions into form. What is seen, felt, and gathered is then edited, nuanced, and reformed. This act of translation becomes a slow puzzle as I look for cues, acknowledge every facet, and conceive of forms in such a way that they will intrigue, charm, and bring joy to the user. Adjusting scale, color and gesture become fluent in the mechanics of their outcome.
Arriving in America, to a completely new environment, I used to try very hard to fit in where puzzling out all the information is needed for better understanding. There is beauty in understanding that you’re in a situation in which everybody is on the same page. It feels like a community. ‘Simple understanding’ is beautiful and delightful. I feel I am where I belong, when I can understand! That makes me understand why I wish my design to be simple, universal, straightforward, and familiar. It is a language that everyone can read. For me, simplicity makes a good aesthetic but it should also contain joy.
As a maker, playing and exploring are significant aspects of designing. In my objects I aim to express a pleasure of process in a way that viewers and users can feel as well. The outcome of the collections is a window that allows me to bridge my curiosity, imagination, wonder and observations to the world in a tangible format. I hope it brings delight and joy to everyone.