Fujer Selda Gümüs

LEGENDARY INTERVIEW

Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Fujer Selda Gümüs ("FSG") 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?

FSG : I graduated with honors from Department of Industrial Design, 1st from TOBB Economics and Technology University in 2014.

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

FSG : "Shape the world you live in" this idea motivated me to become a designer.

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

FSG : I wish to design more helpful, useful, eco-friendly products for a better future.

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

FSG : If a product solve a problem, helps people to communicate each other better and makes a people happy , I can say that is a good design.

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

FSG : I observe and research a lot, that is my secret ingredient.

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

FSG : Being more social actually, a really helpful thing and question lots of details as much as possible. As a designer you should understand people, their problem and their need, so communication is the key word here.

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

FSG : I keen on yoga and pilates, probably I would become a yoga insctructor (:

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

FSG : Improve myself and helping people of course.

DL: How does design help create a better society?

FSG : By providing people to communicate better with each other, by taking peoples' attention to social responsibility issues, by encouraging people to recycle, by encouraging people help each other, design can create a better society.