Jean-Christophe Naour (Seoul, South Korea)
“A good interaction designer is someone who creates interactive experiences that connect products to their users through inventive blends of technology and story-telling. Interaction design is all about the subtleties.”Jean-Christophe Naour is a French…
INTERVIEW : CLINTON LEICESTER & NICOLE WONG
Hi, pls tell us where you’re from and how old are you? C- Hi, I’m Clinton from Singapore and I’m 24. N- I’m Nicole from Singapore and I’m 23. What do you do? Both- We are the co-founders of AMEN and Crawford & Sons, and we also work at Kevin Seah Bespoke. Describe yourself? Both- [...]
Sulki & Min (Seoul, South Korea)
“Definitely it would be better if, as a designer, you could work in a tight relationship with individuals from different backgrounds – art, photography, architecture, etc.”The creative duo Sulki & Min is a collaboration between Seoul-based graphic de…
Trafik (Lyon, France)
“Good interactive design should propose innovative concepts while remaining simple and easy to use. Technology should be forgotten.”Trafik is a French creative studio based in Lyon that specialises in punchy graphics and multi-media development and it …
INTERVIEW – NINA KARINA NIKICIO
Hi Nina, where are you from and how old are you? Jakarta and I’m 27 Tell us a little about yourself. What do you do and what inspires you? I basically make clothes,based on my own belief that fashion can be treated as an investment rather than some trendy shit that will go passes in [...]
Josh Nimoy (San Francisco, USA)
“A good interactive design goes unnoticed by the user. This is different from interactive art. Most projects are a balance of these two things, and the design should be the part that doesn’t make you think.”Josh Nimoy became involved with programming a…
Hyesu Lee (Seoul, South Korea / New York, USA)
“It is not always easy to remain as a creative artist, because we all know that artists also need to make money, and being a creative artist doesn’t necessarily mean you can make a living out of it. However, you wouldn’t want to stop being one no m…
INTERVIEW – ARKIV VILMANSA
Where are you from and how old are you? I’m from Indonesia, I live in a small city surrounded by mountains called Bundung! I’m 32 years old. What do you do? I’m an artist and toy designer. You were an architecture graduate. Why the career switch? Yes, architecture was part of my journey in the [...]
ToDo (Torino, Italy)
“A good interaction designer depends on a great inter-disciplinary team: no true interaction designer can work alone.”ToDo is a next-generation design studio based in Italy and founded by Giorgio Olivero (creative director), Andrea Clemente (managing d…
MoMA Design Studio (New York, USA)
From its early days of shifting exhibitions until the permanent collection had been established in 1952, MoMA has been home to some of the greatest artworks ever assembled. Their mission could be defined as a unique centre for circulating new styles of…
LONDON : FILM DIRECTOR CRAIG MURRAY
Where are you from and how old are you? I’m from London and I’m 34. What do you do? I make films using practical effects, live action and animation. What is about film that you won’t trade for anything else in the world? The whole point of a film is that it gives you more [...]
INTERVIEW – DJ KO FLOW
YO! Ko Flow, its been a while! How are you and what have you been up to lately? Never been better! And ready for more! We heard you just got back from the States! What were you doing there? I was touring with Kevin Lester, and we performed at the A3C festival in Atlanta, which [...]
Sword & Sworcery (Toronto, Canada)
Superbrothers refers to the design sensibility of the original Super Mario Brothers by Nintendo and the name is directly inspired by the song Superbrothers by Guitar Vader as heard in Sega’s Jet Grind Radio. As the founder and single full-time staff …
Sakiroo — Sang Hyun Cho (Seoul, South Korea)
“There is nothing more boring than a predictable artist. If you want to become unpredictable, you need constant challenges.” Sakiroo, also known by his real name Sang Hyun Choi, is a South Korean character designer who makes a living both as a freelanc…
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #4) : LUCINDA LAW
This is our last series of interview with AWE50ME people with cats! Lucinda Law, Editor, Writer, Artist & Lecturer at La Salle College of the Arts shares with us her romantic journey with her pussy cat – Jarvis. What is the name and breed of your cat? His name is Jarvis, a tuxedo cross Persian, [...]
INTERVIEW : TALLEN THONG
Where are you from and how old you are? I’m from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I’m 27 yrs old. What is Clanxmag? Clanxmag is a lifestyle webzine focusing mainly on sub cultures, such as street wear, local chinese rap core music and urban sports news in Malaysia to name a few. Why does Malaysia street [...]
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #3) – QUINCY TEOFISTO
Quincy Teofisto, co-founder of Blackmarket, one of Singapore’s coolest multi-label shop, 1/2 of VJ duo Achtung What is the name and breed of your cat? Cat 1 : Tabby goes by many names – ginger/mafacka/lyka/simba Cat 2 : Siberian – April How did the 2 of you meet and how long have you been living [...]
INTERVIEW : Designer/Party Photographer/Fashion Journalist TRISKI NURANI
In the day, she is a Senior Graphic Designer at a corporate agency. At night, she documents the Jakarta night scene. She shoots for BLACKOUT and YOUTH IS FOREVER, she is a freelance fashion journalist at The Jakarta Post’s magazine called The Weekender, and she also used to contribute to local and international magazines and [...]
Hiroki Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan)
Hiroki uses traditional Japanese motifs and textile techniques, with outlines are shaped in origami papers ripped by scissors and hand.Hiroki Suzuki is an artist based in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Musashino Art University and had started free…
Yasunari Awazu (Tokyo, Japan)
Yasunari’s stylish and fashionable works inspire the imagination of the viewers.Tokyo-based fashion illustrator Yasunari Awazu started working in 2008. He depicts keen human impression by using dynamic brush strokes and consciously leaving out some bla…
Hattie Newman (London, UK)
“I started using paper and card because at university I was interested in how my 2D illustrations could come to life physically… and paper and card was the cheapest way to do this! Now that I have a bigger space to work in, I’ve started experimenti…
INTERVIEW : ARTISTS MR & MRS SABOTAGE
Hi Mr & Mrs Sabotage! Could you pls give us a short introduction about Mr & Mrs Sabotage and how this collaboration came about? Mrs S Well, Marks’ been known as SBTG since 2003 since he started customizing sneakers, but Mr Sabotage is the natural progression from that as he’s evolved and matured as an [...]
Julius Hui (Hong Kong, China)
Starting this year, Hui has started working as an independent text-typeface designer this year, dedicated to Chinese fonts, and graphic designer, based in Hong Kong.Julius Hui received his formal training at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He spe…
INTERVIEW (CAT SERIES #02) : Jasmine Tuan
Jasmine Tuan, co-founder of Blackmarket, one of Singapore’s coolest multi-label shop , 1/3 of cult label owner of FruFru & Tiger Lily, fashionista and 1/2 of VJ duo Achtung. What is the name and breed of you cat? Girl or boy? Po. I’m not sure about its breed as i’ve adopted it but i like [...]
