Floating Stool by Venkatesh Kalidoss Design Interview Floating

Interview by Frank Scott
Interviewed on June 15, 2018, 8:10 pm

We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Venkatesh Kalidoss about their original and creative Stool design work. Venkatesh Kalidoss is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original stool works.

Venkatesh Kalidoss

Venkatesh Kalidoss ("VK") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Floating Stool. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

VK : It Is Just the Idea to Bring a New Concept to the Chair Which No One Has Ever Thought of.

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

VK : The Main Focus Was to Decide How to Make It Workable From Concept Idea

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

VK : It Is Not Made Yet. So I Am Waiting for Sponsor to Make It as I Am a Student Now and I Do Not Have Much Money.

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

VK : The Concept Just Took a Day or So. But Presentation Took Really Long Like Close to Two Weeks

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

VK : I Was Playing With a Syringe One Day and I Just Realized Why Not the Same Compression Technique Could Be Used for the Cushion of Any Seating. Then Also I Found That the Stool Looks as if Its Floating When I Use This Concept. That Is How This Design Happened

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?

VK : I Intent to Produce My Work Myself First and Then I Am Planning to Sell or Lease the Production Right. I Also Do Not Mind to Lease the Production Rights if It Is a Really Good Company

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

VK : I Was Playing With a Syringe and This Thought Just Strike My Mind.

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

VK : No One Actually Other Than the Motivation From My Parents When I Was Designing.

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

VK : It Could Be Used in Home, Office and Other Places as Well. So the Main Target Would Be Residence Client and Office

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

VK : The Concept Is Completely Different Which No One Could Have Never Even Dream of.

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

VK : Floating Stool as It Looks Like It Is Floating and Not Touching the Ground. Simple as That.

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

VK : Max for Modelling and Rendering.

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

VK : It Is the Concept of Having a Different Idea (Air Compression and Floating Feel) for the User Experience.

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

VK : I Did Not Collaborate With Anyone. I Did Everything Myself

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

VK : Its a Simple Design. There Is No Technology Required.

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

VK : The Research Was About Quantity of Air Compression Happening to the Amount of Load Over It.

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

VK : The Proportion (Height and Width) of the Stool According to the Compression of Air Happening. I Mean if the Stool Is Too Short, Then the Seating Will Hit the Floor When the Compression Happens. Also I Have to Make Sure That the Stool Achieves the Standards for Seating Height Before and After Compression.

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

VK : I Won an Award Last Year. So I Just Wanted to Make It as Two Award This Year and I Did It.

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

VK : Patient Is Must When You Do Anything to Achieve Something.

DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

VK : I Am Really a Young Guy and I Just Done With My College. Also I Have Got Three a Design Award Until Now. What I Mean to Say Is That I Need Either Someone Could Sponsor Me to Make the Product or at Least Someone Could Give Me an Opportunity to Learn More by Giving an Internship or Job Under Them.

Floating Stool by Venkatesh Kalidoss