DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
LJJ : turning trash to treasure
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
LJJ : making design better
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
LJJ : finding sponsors
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
LJJ : Because i want to see organic material as a new concept
DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
LJJ : no, the copyright belongs to NUS
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
LJJ : re think organic material and challenge
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
LJJ : not really
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
LJJ : for local beverage companies.
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
LJJ : the herringbone
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
LJJ : Cultivate, a new habit and new way of seeing organic material
DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
LJJ : laser cutting machine, hand making techniques
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
LJJ : functions
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
LJJ : with one partner, Weng Yi xiang
DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
LJJ : re think the organic material
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
LJJ : research articles on organic disposable material
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
LJJ : how to preserve the material
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
LJJ : Saw the A design post and got very interested
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
LJJ : learn to question things
DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
LJJ : believe in yourself
