Aril

LEGENDARY INTERVIEW

Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Aril ("Aril") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.

DL: Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

Aril : Anadolu University ceramic license. Maltepe University interior architecture master

DL: What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

Aril : Staying alone in crowded environments motivates me. I always liked the design process. The development that led me to decide to be a designer was that the design I made in the first professional work was very demanding.

DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

Aril : Actually, it was completely my choice. As a result, I prefer to make things professional business life I like to do

DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

Aril : It is my pleasure to work on a particular problem, issue or expectation. What I want to work on further in the future is the product designs that I can offer to the final consumer.

DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

Aril : I can say that they have to live their individual designing processes beyond the time they are in the training process. (25 Designers' Interview)

DL: What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?

Aril : A good designer is someone who transfers what they know to his designs. A perfect designer is someone who is trying to add as much as possible to each project or each product that he designed. The perception of a perfect designer is always clear.

DL: What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

Aril : By solving the issue in the simplest way and solving it without any important details, it is a success.

DL: What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?

Aril : Design is not only a matter of companies but also a country to think and invest in. The design increases or decreases by the value you give to it. The product design determines which of the two products will be more expensive, even if the quality of the two different products and the raw materials used are the same.

DL: What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?

Aril : I would prefer to work on a place rather than working on a person. I would like to work in Bodrum (a city in Turkey). The area and cultural heritage of Bodrum are enoguh to influence me all the time.

DL: What is the dream project you haven’t yet had time to realize?

Aril : Ceramic cafe project. I wrote academic articles about it but I have not had a chance to do it yet.

DL: What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

Aril : I feel completely completed when I am doing this job. I can say the success that I can achieve is relevant to what I feel I am doing.

DL: Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?

Aril : The designers I have taken as examples are the names that have already achieved success with my work. Apart from this, the names that are important to the design world and the things they do are very valuable to me. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry.

DL: What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?

Aril : I have specifically reviewed projects designed by other designers. There have been many jobs I liked that having taken the issue very nicely and with the solution it brings. For example, Philippe Starck.

DL: What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?

Aril : My first professional design, Oblique. I realized that I had to deal with design work more seriously.

DL: How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?

Aril : I strived to feed myself constantly about design related to myself. I follow the publication organs that are successful about their topics. I am continuously trying to find in areas related to design.

DL: If you hadn’t become a designer, what would you have done?

Aril : If I were not a designer, I would look for different channels to show off my creativity

DL: How do you define design, what is design for you?

Aril : My design style is actually a combination of stylish, simple and functional bases.

DL: Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?

Aril : Of course, Nurcan Ünalçın.

DL: What helped you to become a great designer?

Aril : I have tried to evaluate every opportunity that has been prevalent in all the processes I have experienced in a good way. In all of them I think that this approach brings me to a good place.

DL: What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?

Aril : The design perception in my country began to form later than in other European countries. We live this painful process as all designers. We live this painful process as all designers. Apart from that, I can say that we started to get a very conscious and more aware social view. I believe we will take very quick and sure steps in this process.

DL: How do you think designers should present their work?

Aril : I think designers must present their designs using all the possibilities of technology. Sundukları insanlara açıklama yapma gereksinimlerini en aza indirerek sunmaları gerekiyor. They need to provide the least amount of information they need to explain to the people they present.

DL: What’s your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?

Aril : My work on wall covering and furniture is still going on. I will continue these without slowing down. I will do the necessary work to produce the award-winning products I have already received.

DL: What’s your ultimate goal as a designer?

Aril : The goal I want to achieve as a designer is always to be in a newer and more sophisticated process.

DL: What people expect from an esteemed designer such as yourself?

Aril : It's hard to say anything definite in this regard. What is important is to give them what they want? Or give them what they need? The questions are overwhelming.

DL: How does design help create a better society?

Aril : Factors such as the consciousness of the society and the place of the human concept in that society are very important here. There is no limit to what a design will offer to a community looking for better.

DL: What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?

Aril : I have new projects. Some of them have come to an end. Others are long-term jobs. I am excited about the things that can be alive in the long haul. It is pleasure to see that the process is complete with the completion of the stages I have set for them.

DL: Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?

Aril : My first professional design oblique. I realized that I had to deal with design work more seriously.

DL: What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?

Aril : I would like to have more of the definition of virtual reality. I believe this technology will shape the futuristic design world.

DL: Where do you think the design field is headed next?

Aril : I think that the design field is more intertwined with technology. I believe it will grow with time.

DL: How long does it take you to finalize a design project?

Aril : This process can vary greatly. Your experience and knowledge on the subject will affect your handling speed. But still a good result usually takes time.

DL: When you have a new design project, where do you start?

Aril : First of all, I set the subheadings of the topic. I have to consult about the information and subject that I need to acquire, and I will identify them if there is a user population. After a certain planning, the design process begins.

DL: What is your life motto as a designer?

Aril : In fact, the basic principle I am fictionalising on the design is to capture the human-focused and previously unseen fronts.

DL: Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?

Aril : I think this is a beautiful harmony in itself. For example, when there is a very special event, the massive design is gathered around this subject. At the same time, when there is a massive impact of design on the community, trends are around this issue.

DL: What is the role of technology when you design?

Aril : Definitely not debatable. In our life we technology have a place where can not be ignored. Especially in the design, the place can not be abandoned.

DL: What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?

Aril : I definitely use two and three dimensional design programs in my designs. For such programs there is a good hardware requirement.

DL: What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?

Aril : These are subheadings within the design concept itself. The color, the material, the form and the texture are the parts that make up the whole of the design.

DL: What do you wish people to ask about your design?

Aril : I would like people to share with me their experiences about my designs after using them. In this way, we have all completed the development and change process together.

DL: When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?

Aril : I try to predict the convenience and difficulties experienced by the product during the design and production process. I give an opinion about what approach and what follows to complete the process.

DL: Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?

Aril : I absolutely believe in the right circumstances and the right conditions. The right partners for me are those who adopt the principle of honesty in our work.

DL: Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?

Aril : Ünal Savkol

DL: Which books you read had the most effect on your design?

Aril : Friedrich Nietzsche, Philip Kotler, Seth Godin

DL: How did you develop your skills as a master designer?

Aril : I can say that if I consider all my design processes, I evaluated every detail and opportunity. I did not get caught in unnecessary detriment while doing this. I believe that being result-oriented is beneficial in these processes.

DL: Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?

Aril : M. K. Atatürk

DL: How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?

Aril : I am seeing a beautiful trend in the process up until now. But it would be wrong to say that I literally die for it.

DL: What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?

Aril : I especially like the summer from the seasons. I can be more myself when I go on a holiday. Moving away from my current position gives me a better perspective. My favorite color is black. My favorite is ice cream.

DL: Please tell us a little memoir, a funny thing you had experienced as a designer?

Aril : I will tell you the funniest thing that I experienced in the beginning of this process. In 2011, when I was a sturdent my product was selected at the university board. Produced and taken to fairs. After that many people wanted to meet me and see my portfolio. At that time I hadn’t a digital portfolio and I had to take prototype of products to everybody. They were surprised when they saw my portfolio.

DL: What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?

Aril : How I start the day determines my motivation in the day. I have very productive day if I get up and start to work early. The work places I have chosen are also very effective.

DL: When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?

Aril : I think my family's thoughts are more important here. According to what they said, the toys and designs I made while I was young were quite remarkable.

DL: What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?

Aril : Before looking at the estimates about the future, I look at the estimates of designers in the past for these days, and I see that you are not getting close. But if there is no raw material problem or any disaster, it is likely that people will be lost in an interesting technology.

DL: Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?

Aril : They can follow my studies and future projects from my site. http://www.berkaril.com/