We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Chizen Shimoda about their original and creative Dish design work. Chizen Shimoda is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original dish works.
Chizen Shimoda ("CS") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Pythagoras Dish. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
CS : This dish is inspired from the Pythagorean Theorem. The theorem comes up with me to express the mathematics beauty as modern design. And also the golden ratio include to calculate every part of layouts, thus circles, hexagons, and triangles are well balanced in a product.
CS : The main focus is to express the mathematics beauty as modern design. The golden ratio apply as nature rule of the every part of design.
CS : I will sell this awarded design with the manufacturing company as production in the world.
CS : The design time took only a few days by 3D CAD software, however it took several months to find out the manufacture due to special design.
CS : I have been interested in art, architecture and other design long time. After the mega earthquake in Japan at 11 March 2011, I would like to express something because I have been to think life is short. So I started design by 3D CAD software with my inspiration and pursued the manufacture to create real product with me.
CS : My design is being produce as original product under my brand. The product will be sold around the world.
CS : The inspiration and 3D CAD design was fun!
CS : Every great artist, design work and nature were helped the influence the design of my work.
CS : The target customer is everyone around the world.
CS : It is apart from original inspired the design and high quality craft work by Japanese manufacture.
CS : As the design is based on the Pythagorean Theorem, I named this as just Pythagoras.
CS : 3D CAD software is the main tool, and the secret tool and know-how in the manufacture.
CS : It is unique aspect that used golden ratio and simple design, but strong geometric design impact on the dish.
CS : A high technique and high quality company helped to realize manufacturing part. It has much special technique and know-how in the company.
CS : To realize thin, light and beauty product, the cooperate company use bone china as material.
CS : No. I just make the design all the product from my inspiration.
CS : It was very hard to realize the concept due to unique design, so I contacted many companies which have been created the porcelain product during several month. Finally, I could meet the high technology and high quality manufacture in Japan.
CS : I would like to challenge what kind of impact will my designed dish make in the world. And also, I would like to know the judgement from point of view by 3rd party.
CS : I learned many 3D CAD software operation work from basic to advanced. In addition, I learned realization is also need other skills to create the product, thus I respect all the person who support to me.
CS : The life is uncertain, nobody knows what things happen in the future. Actually, I changed my life from an employee to establish a small company after the mega earthquake in Japan at 11 March 2011.
