We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Dave Coomans and Gaudi Hoedaya about their original and creative Vase design work. Dave Coomans and Gaudi Hoedaya is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original vase works.
Dave Coomans and Gaudi Hoedaya ("DCAGH") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Flower Shaper Vase. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
DCAGH : Experimenting with material, technology and forms are literally the basics. Turning material into form using the limitations of the machine that is producing it. We experiment with forms by defining it and let the machine makes it and react on the outcome and manipulate it so that the ideal form occurs.
DCAGH : Material, production method, purpose and idea has to be in line and supports and strengthen one another
DCAGH : We want to launch a crowd funding for the 3D clay printer. Alongside we want to present designs that has been made with the printer. We are looking for ways to produce the design and make it available for public to acquire it
DCAGH : We have been working on our machine for more than a year and we had each elements for weeks already but it was that one decisive hour when we sat together and the idea was born and all came together in this particular concept.
DCAGH : This design is made possible because we are building the machine that can print clay. So first there is the machine. To demonstrate the possibilities we create some designs. The limitations in it printing height dictates us to put parts on top of each other to reach the desired heights and so the idea was born.
DCAGH : The design can be made by another company but since we are the creator/ owner of the machine it is also within our reach to produce it ourselves.
DCAGH : Since we work with clay, designing a vase feels so natural.
DCAGH : Printing with clay is still a niche, we have seen colleagues working with different methods with beautiful results. The fact that there are people also printing with clay helps motivates us to continue developing our own method.
DCAGH : People who loves flowers and good designed objects
DCAGH : The beauty lies in the clear and simple origins of the elements: the simplicity of the material, the innovative production method and the functions which all help sustain the concept. In return, the concept holds together its origin. It became a closed circle - or better, a spiral since we can build further upon this concept.
DCAGH : We name our startup xprmnt, an abbreviation of experiment. That is how we work and how we came to this design.
DCAGH : We think and we make, using any possible tools whether it is a hammer, computers and software or material.
DCAGH : The combination of the form, function and production method.
DCAGH : We learned a lot from the 3D community, friends who worked with clay and software guru's who helped us solve problems we encounter along the way.
DCAGH : It is essential.
DCAGH : A lot of time has been put into the development of the machine. There are a lot of parameters involved before we get the clay out of the machine and get the printer print the desired design.
DCAGH : Building the machine, calibrate it, knowing its limits, turn it into strength and make it work
DCAGH : I was made aware of A'Design Award and it seems a respected and acknowledge award.
DCAGH : If you work together, better design will arise.
DCAGH : Thank you, the questionaire has been thorough
