ࡱ> &(%7 bjbjUU .7|7| l  X Z Z Z Z Z Z $  ~ ~  X X X X  p<^.X X 0 X } } X Interview with David-Louis Product Designer. It is my personal goal to blend function with beauty to create an array of products that are beautifully simple, sculptural and desirable. I aspire to developing designs that will stand the test of time and become design icons of the future. David Louis (2008). Describe the products you will be launching in early 2008. The godfather has holes for a child sized serving of spaghetti and three other holes for a single diner, a couple and triplets. My aluminium egg cups have a sleek, retro 1950s space rocket quality, but the good looks come with a hidden storage trick the cups are magnetic and are designed to be attached to the outside of the fridge. What gave you the idea for the products? My product often have a humours twist, as well as a stylised elegance, so my new spaghetti measuring device is shaped like a knuckle-duster and is called the godfather. What has influenced the products development? I try instil my products with a sense of surprise. Quite often people are unsure what the item is when they first see it. It works as a kind of story. You get the inquisitiveness on the form of the item this leads up to the use and function being revealed. This creates a desire. I used to work exclusively in steel but have now moved into other materials such as aluminium and pewter. How do your products respond to changes in the market place? I think the explosion of Internet usage and the ability to go from a concept to a prototype using Rapid Prototyping has given European based manufacturers and designers an edge over the global market. We can have an idea and turn it into a 3D concept in 5 days. This can become a commercial product in 2 weeks and can be available to the public and shops within the month. What / who influences your product design? My attitude to design is heavily influenced by industrialists and trailblazers for the industrial revolution, such a James Watt and Matthew Boulton and polymath designers such a William Morris; explorers and thinkers such as Charles Darwin also inspire me. What inspires you? I am further inspired by cutting edge technology being used to compete in the market place examples include Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing. I also apply innovation to function. It is my personal goal to blend function with beauty to create an array of products that are beautifully simple, sculptural and desirable. I aspire to developing designs that will stand the test of time and become design icons of the future. What motivates you? I enjoy change and variety I believe totally in style and function blending together as uniquely and beautifully as possible. -;vT 8 > R OJQJ5OJQJ\-."#:;vwS T $a$ 8 9 : ; < = > Q R $a$,1h. A!"#$%  i8@8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH <A@< Default Paragraph Font -."#:;vwST     89:;<=>QR     000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000     3-:  89;=PR    x  iC:\Documents and Settings\David\My Documents\My Business\David-Louis Marketing\Company Ethos and interview\Interview with David for Design Show.doci}C:\Documents and Settings\David\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\AutoRecovery save of Interview with David for Design Show.asdjohn+F:\Interview with David for Design Show.doc John Hendley+F:\Interview with David for Design Show.doc John HendleyDD:\pureweb\David-Louis.com\downloads\David_Interview_Design_Show.doc@ht P@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z ArialE& Century Gothic"1hVV!0d 2Q"Interview with David-Louis Hendleyi John HendleyOh+'0 , H T `lt|#Interview with David-Louis Hendleysnteitetete Normal.doti John Hendleyh D2hnMicrosoft Word 9.0d@F#@L^@L^՜.+,D՜.+,P  hp|  id  #Interview with David-Louis Hendley Title88_AdHocReviewCycleID_EmailSubject _AuthorEmail_AuthorEmailDisplayNameKs</Interview with David-Louis - Product Designer.E)david.hendley@gifts-of-distinction.co.ukgneDavid Hendleygi  !"#$'Root Entry F8<^)1Table WordDocument.SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPool8<^8<^  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q