We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Olivier Felix Isselin about their original and creative Overflow Spa design work. Olivier Felix Isselin is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original overflow spa works.
Olivier Felix Isselin ("OFI") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Space Oddity Overflow Spa. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
OFI : The goal was to create an overflow spa with an immediately recognizable design that plays with gravity, like a sculpture. Its elegant silhouette, curved edges, and capsule-like shapes give it a light and joyful appearance: a deliberate space age look that recalls a time of freedom and carelessness. To achieve this appearance, the spa had to be entirely made of marine stainless steel. This material has aesthetic, hygienic, and ecological qualities as it is 100% recyclable with a neutral impact on the environment and unparalleled durability.
OFI : I was interested in the spa because I don't like what's out there. Most of the products in this segment compete on the basis of ugliness: it's a true tuning contest. However, wellness is also about beauty!
OFI : Now we need to find a bright future for this spa and find the right distributors and prescribers around the world.
OFI : Between my first sketch and the finalization of the product, about a year had passed.
OFI : Space Oddity is a personal project that I wish to develop.
OFI : The realization of this spa is entirely carried out in the workshops of CDE, the French leader in the construction of storage tanks. I do not wish for any other manufacturer for my spas. It is sold under my own brand of stainless steel pools and spas: Linoxydable. However, I am looking for distributors internationally.
OFI : I assume and claim a space age style for this project... so, of course, creators such as Verner Panton, Eero Saarinen, the Castiglioni brothers, Eero Aarnio, etc. have influenced me.
OFI : Space Oddity positions itself in the luxury market.
OFI : Its aesthetics.
OFI : The first step is to jot down an idea on paper... Sketches and various notes... then I work with a 3D design software.
OFI : It seems to defy gravity.
OFI : I am working with an industrial partner, CDE, the French leader in the construction of storage tanks, for this project. For equipment: my partner OZONEX for ozone water treatment and spa regulation, and the company REGUL for level management.
OFI : The visible formal aspect didn't pose too much of a problem for me. I immediately knew where I wanted to go. However, the highly minimalistic rendering of this spa ultimately required a particularly complex technical design.
OFI : Every creator wants success for their creations, but I am not very good at marketing them. Moreover, I lack the means to go further and meet the right distributors and prescribers. Winning an A'Design award will surely allow this spa to take off in the international market. It will find its place in beautiful locations.
OFI : The design process for the Space Oddity spa was exactly the same as for all my other creations. I just tried to improve the realistic 3D presentation of the project.
