We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer WONHO LEE about their original and creative furniture plus fan design work. WONHO LEE is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original furniture plus fan works.
WONHO LEE ("WL") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Brise Table furniture plus fan. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
WL : When I saw the dusty fan standing in my room, I wanted to get rid of it. But I had to keep it for the summer, and inspired by it, I decided to design a new type of fan.
WL : Although it is a fan, I wanted it to look like furniture. Also, I'd like to emphasize that it exists even if it doesn't work and just stands.
WL : I will start a new project with this series of design.
WL : It took about half year from ideation to prototyping.
WL : At that time, I was taking a furniture design class, and while my classmates were making furniture like chairs and tables, I wanted to try something different by using my engineering background
WL : This design is my personal project, and I want to keep it personally rather than commercially.
WL : Single person household.
WL : Brise means breeze in French. When the wind comes out, it really feels like a breeze, so I named it that way.
WL : Actually, it was my first experience to produce my design. Problems that need to be improved have been found while using them differently than when simply designing concepts. I realized why I should be a designer who behaves rather than just thinks.
WL : No, thanks.
