We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Christos Yordamlis about their original and creative Sofa design work. Christos Yordamlis is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original sofa works.
Christos Yordamlis ("CY") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Loover Sofa. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
CY : My basic principle for designing the sofa "LOOVER" was to differentiate myself from the standard model of a sofa. The idea came from looking at the first letter of my name, which is "C". So, I thought it might reflect the floor plan of a sofa with a single back and arms. The extension of my thinking was to place another "C", one below the other, to have a three-dimensional version of the main idea of the sofa.
CY : My main focus in designing this sofa has been the way it is assembled. Its parts are separate and detachable, connected together in a way that does not require the use of tools, while this does not negatively affect its static balance and sturdiness. For this reason the assembling and disassembling of this sofa is extremely simple and uncomplicated.
CY : I have already built a sofa in order to use it at the first opportunity in an exhibition. The best scenario would be a company that manufactures high quality furniture to buy or to lease the production rights and put it into production.
CY : The initial capture of the idea took me a few minutes. Afterwards, it took me a few days to figure out how to apply the individual elements that make up the sofa and how to design it on Autocad.
CY : I was not asked to design such an item. It was the inspiration of the moment. I design various furniture in order to create my own collection and this sofa is a product of this process.
CY : I’d rather not produce my work by myself because I prefer to be the one who just has the inspiration and designs. My intention is to sell or lease the production rights to a company who has the power to manufacture my work and feature it.
CY : I have always been fond of sofas. They are my favorite pieces of furniture. Even though there are many different types of sofas it was a great challenge for me to differentiate and design something unique.
CY : Not specifically, but there is always a general influence from all the pictures we see around us.
CY : My design fits well to workplaces, hotel lobbies, and private homes. It is intended for customers who are looking for special and high-quality furniture in order to equip and decorate their space and are willing to pay for it.
CY : As far as I am aware, there is no other design similar to mine, so I can’t make any comparison.
CY : When I first looked at my design, it reminded me of an open louver. At the same time, the word “louver” reminded me of the word “lover”. And that’s how the name “Loover” came up, as a combination of the two words.
CY : The tools that I used when I was working on this project were Autocad 3D and 3dsmax.
CY : The fact that my design is simple and not complicated by adjusting the individual elements of each one. At the same time, I made sure that this simplicity did not downgrade the overall aesthetic aspect of the design.
CY : I collaborated with a carpenter, who cut and formed the wood elements in a CNC router, and a blacksmith who made the metal frame and the rest of the metal parts.
CY : The role of technology was important in this particular design, if you take under consideration that I used design programs and a CNC router to manufacture it.
CY : My design is not influenced by analytical research or data.
CY : The only difficulty I faced was the realization of the sofa. I had to find the suitable manufacturers in order to do the job for me and it was at that time that I realized that none of them wanted to deal with only one piece. Things would be easier for me if I was interested in the production of a bigger number of sofas.
CY : I decided to submit my design to an international design competition because I wanted to demonstrate that it was a special and remarkable design. Except from this I wanted to win all the benefits an award would offer me.
CY : The simpler a design is, the more interesting it becomes.
CY : No, I think that it was sufficient. Thank you very much for your consideration.
