We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Jo Zhu about their original and creative Curio Shelf design work. Jo Zhu is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original curio shelf works.
Jo Zhu ("JZ") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Weave Curio Shelf. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
JZ : The main inspiration behind this design is cotton or bamboo weaving. I wanted to imitate such texture into daily life furniture to see what surprise can occur.
JZ : I wanted to make a curio shelf that also has the function of screen. Using weaving texture allowed the furniture to preserve visual penetration effect so that it won’t break apart the connection between two separated parts of an interior space.
JZ : I am going to promote this item as one of my unique and delicate product.
JZ : Not more than one month.
JZ : I wanted to design a piece of furniture that never existed in market, and it gives people unique experience when people place it in their interior space.
JZ : Yes, my design is produced and is among the selling furniture items in my brand's direct stores in Shenzhen, China. I produce it myself and sell it myself.
JZ : I tend to design furniture for young to middle age people with certain wealth and taste, and those who want modern oriental furniture according to their cultural concerns.
JZ : We gave it name from its inspiration: cotton or bamboo weaving, so we called it Weave Curio Shelf.
JZ : It massively used a lot of real leathers to decorate, to outline the wrap and weft structure which also allows a unique visual penetration sense.
JZ : I joint this prestigious international design competition with promotional concern. If I win I will receive great benefits. Also I want to join the competition as a test for myself to see how my design capability is comparing to other designers in the world.
