SHINYA NOMIYAMA
LEGENDARY INTERVIEW
Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Shinya Nomiyama ("SN") 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?
SN : My design work's background is in the childhood when I was playing the piano. My piano teacher taught me a lot of beautiful things in this world besides piano. He took me to the place where lively great nature exists, taught me how to enjoy green tea and coffee, how to shoot the camera, off course how to listen to the music. He always asked me "What do you think? and Why do you think so?". Those precious questions and answers are the base of my today's work and leads me to the answer to what I design.
DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
SN : I chose to become a designer.
DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
SN : I like designing space and enjoying working with people I like. The working environment influences the result.
DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
SN : I think we designer have to keep on studying a lot. Studying various matter and get interested in leads us to the interesting life.
DL: What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
SN : If it is clear what a designer wants to do. It should not be only beautiful as a shape but it also should be along with the concept. If so, a design goes to be clear to see what a designer wants to do.
DL: What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?
SN : It is one of reason that we can take our clients to different value that they don't realize.
DL: What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
SN : It is keep on thinking until I think I want to do it.
DL: Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?
SN : Tokujin Yoshioka, Shiro Kuramata, Tadao Ando, Marcel Wonders, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Thomas Heathewick, Snohetta, OMA, Vincent van duysen, GamFratesi Norm Architects, Space Copenhagen
SHINYA NOMIYAMA
LEGENDARY DESIGNER
SPACE ORCHESTRA IS ONE OF START-UP OF DESIGN OFFICE IN JAPAN. THE DESIGN CONCEPT IS TO FUSE FUNCTION AND BEAUTY REASONABLY AND GIVE IT A FORM. THE PHILOSOPHY IS "IN THE “BETWEEN”. IT DOESN’T MEAN IT IS HALFWAY ATTITUDE. THE REAL”PERSONALITY”SHOULDN’T BE LANDED ON THE PLACE WHERE SOME INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE GAVE, BUT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF FROM THE GIVEN PLACE TO WHERE EACH INDIVIDUALS CAN FIND THEIR “PERSONALITY”, IMPROVING AND FLUCTUATING IN BETWEEN .SPACE ORCHESTRA ACTS “FIND YOUR COLORS BETWEEN GRAY SPOT”
Miyajima Insurance Service Office by Shinya Nomiyama
