We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Mostafa Arvand about their original and creative Range Hood design work. Mostafa Arvand is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original range hood works.
Mostafa Arvand ("MA") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Radix Range Hood. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
MA : Radix is inspired by the nature. It sucks in the ugly and creates beauty. What lays in this design is attention to nature and the living creatures, especially plants and trees that use analysis, math and ecology. The beginning of this kind of design starts fast, but your way to the finish line needs patience.
MA : Our main focus in this process was “designing a product". It was the fact that the current products in the market for kitchens for eliminating smells and cooking odors had flaws. What was important for the designing team, was to get to a high productivity point, using the knowledge of Bionic design and the plant's behavior of absorbing pollution and producing clean air.
MA : This was not the first prise winning design for our team and continuing down this line will hopefully be persistent and attending events like this, brings the designing group to higher levels of design and philosophy of the design.
MA : We got to the final design in four months and the main plan was formed and the development is now under process.
MA : Because of having a fondness for designing smart home appliances, we decided to design this product, and with the observation of the future market, getting to this point seemed logical. This project was a partnership between "CAN" home appliance company, and the department of research and development. The result needs applied studies and etc...
MA : As it was said before, the whole design process of this product, was a partnership of the department of research and development of the CAN home appliance production company, and all the rights of is product belongs to CAN.
MA : Nature and green way of living and the relationship between the nature and the product was the main focus of this design. This understanding makes the future of this product very bright.
MA : Design studios and our product designer co-workers, have a great influence on the design process. But this style of design is very unique and it might have already influenced other designs and it can become an approach in the future. Hopefully it will be more welcoming in the industry soon.
MA : Every human who cares about the nature and its own and others health. The users of home and kitchen appliances and etc.
MA : Radix is very unique and completely different from other products.
MA : The name of this product was influenced by historical trees in Persia. The trees that in old age were the symbol of purity.
MA : 2D and 3D software went hand in hand in this process. But the most important designing tool for our group was "Brainstorming". The subject that is still Grey in designing. But it is the most important key to success.
MA : Swallowing air pollution and turning it into clean air in a short amount of time, is the biggest point of this design. The idea that lead CAN's home appliances into build a prototype with the same characteristics.
MA : This was a teamwork project. It was our design group, CAN's department of research and development, and about three technicians worked on the first idea and in the end, one person with the expert knowledge of product design, turned this team effort into its result.
MA : Obviously the main part of this design was the technology of attracting air pollution and turning it into clean air using ionization. Negative ions are beneficial to humans. The most important part was to develop this kind of system, directly using technology.
MA : Laboratory research and library research from studies on trees biology was done by the research department. They researched about trees behavior, from lab plants to function testing was done in about 23 days, and the result was building of the prototype.
MA : Not having any products in the market with similar looks or the function was our first challenge. Knowledge of biological behavior of trees in nature was also influential on the design process.
MA : Attending events like this, is one of the main goals of our team and it is in our work schedule. Usually every year. On the other hand, CAN's home appliances was a great role for us as a sponsor for attending these events.
MA : Studying nature had a lot to teach us and the science of Bionic design encouraged us to learn more about nature. In the process of design, the excited behavior and foreseeing future and technology, gave us a lot to think about.
MA : In respect to all my co-workers, I would like to gratefully thank, from the Idea development department to the office departments, and also to CAN's home appliances as a great supporter to us and helping us through every step. I would also like to thank the correspondents, for giving us designers a chance. The only time success is made, is when you believe in defeat.
