Interviews with Wenkai Xue

To offer a better solution of fallen leaves and give trees more fertilizer, we find a solution in the tree pools design. As we all know, the fallen leaves can be rotted by themselves and it is the best fertilizer of trees. We want to use semi-closed tree pool to effectively avoid water runoff and protect soil moisture. We put the fallen leaves in our tree pool, give it a space in rotting.

I focus on the environment system and use tree leaflets effectively to get a eco-friendly life.

The project started in April 2015 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in August 2016 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.

As we all agree that Mother Nature know what is the best, fallen leaves are the best fertilizer of trees. But before those leaves rot for a while, they are accumulated, compacted and watered by rain and snow. Return to the Roots is the solution of fallen leaves.

Our product is not produced by any company. And we are always looking for partner.

By means of ingenious design of three-dimensional space, trees are spread fertilizer which is ret by their own fallen leaves in the enclosed space formed by the tree pool, so as to increase soil nutrients and stimulate tree growth.

We design for the government and people who focus on environmental problems.

Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 4 same parts. You can install all the parts before you set up the tree pool.

The product is a kind of tree pool which to keep the environment balance by use re-cycle leaflets.So we call it Re-leafs.

We used some PC software as assist to accomplish and present out design.

It breaks design concept of ordinary tree pool, to prevent the waste off leafs.

We have professional and technical person in our team.

Consist of 4 parts so we can install it effectively.

Yes. By some questionnaire survey, field research and interview with local people.

The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in hardness and ductility. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.

International Award and Competition affirmation for us to make our design much more persuasive. What’s more, it is a pretty promotional platform for us to take part in this competition.

We learned how to express our design simply and straight, and focus on the detail. At the same time we learn how to cooperation.

I think that's all.

Design is a untouchable part of our life, and when I was a child I focus on painting and drawing to become a designer.

I want to become a designer get people a better life.

They must have passion with design.To be honest, my suggestion is paying more attention to the details around us.Inspiration often comes from live and our aim is to make life easy.

A great designer always want to use they product to change the world.

Originality comes from the details of live.

Good design helps a product to be understood is said by Dieter Rams, it's the rule of my design at the same time.

Do some product design, for some elderly people and young generation.

Design cars which is a symbol of Chinese culture.

Focus on the actually people need and solve this kind of problem.

Some designer interview to my studio.

Dieter Rams and some Japanese designer.

It's named life buoy.When there is a shipwreck that people have to abandon the ship to escape, the cold water is the No. 1 killer for death of. Therefore, to maintain body temperature is the primary is the principal issue. Hurry and panic escape may also result in accidental bodily injury and the wound of blood will lead to shark attack, which endangers the lives of the drowning people. However, the traditional life buoy cannot solve the problems above.

Centralize the kills of drawing and using softwares and see some original book.

Maybe lend a job at a advertisement agency.

Design is my life.

My team numbers.

Find problems and try your best to solve them.If a designer doesn't have this ability ，they lose the spirit of design.

The experience.

Making a reasonable schedule is an important ability to a designer.I often deal with some trivial matters in the afternoon and leave work time in the night ，because some wonderful ideas often come out in a quite atmosphere.

I want to do some design focus on interaction, it's an important part of our life in every intelligent design.

To make people more happier in their life.

I think a good designer should have the feelings to lives，thus more people can accept their ideas and production.

Do some design focus on some people who is disabled.

We do some brain storm and it has a lot of fun.

A design named Life buyo, because it can make people convince with their life.

Artificial intelligence is filled of our life.

Interaction design.

Most of design takes me about 3 months.And some difficult one takes me about one year.

Starting at my studio with my team numbers.

Gutes Design macht ein Produkt brauchbar.

I think design sets the trends, trends come from people really want,such as apple.

It's a big part of my design.

Some design softwares which is named Rhino, Key-shot, photoshop.And I think marks is so convenient to draw some ideas.

It's very important of these, it determined the level of this design.

How our design to change people's life.

Wonderful and It's actually i need.

My students and I think it's suit for me.

Some designer's thinking on books.

Design in design.

Communication with some good designer and I can learn the character with them.

I want to see Kenya Hara and discuss him with how to inherit the culture of my country.

I feel so excited and I think to be famous is a little difficult.

iMac design from Apple. Coffee machine from Braun.Some small design from IKEA and MUJI such as bed, table and so forth. Orange is my favorite color, l like my apartment so much.

One day I has a great idea about bus shelter. I considered it could be more convenient and more multifunctional. So I draw many sketch. Then I told my thought to the teachers. Teachers think it has so many difference from the traditional type. Finally we found many data about it and make the virtual model.

Have some ideas

I like drawing so much.

Maybe we will emigrate to the space.

Our team is come from China.And the country effect me a lot, such as the handcrafts, the red color and the special animal which is named panda and a kind of material bamboo.These things are able to use on our design. And I have much to be proud of it we can present more design about our culture.

We are the Design Team from Industrial Design Academy of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, made up with experienced professors and apprentices with innovation and vitality, combine the design and practice, and concentrate to the innovated design and research of public facilities product, with the purpose for meeting the requirement of people’s normal life in public places and easier behavior , to improve the quality of normal life and work efficiency, even to guarantee people’s security.

Design is a big part of our life, and we find the problems which people faced with on our daily life.

We like all of the process of design, such as brain storm, sketching , field research and so forth.But the group discuss is my favorite, everybody share their ideas.

My favorite design is the product in MUJI which is a band in japan. The product in MUJI is so simple and environment friendly.

Glue gun.

Solar power have beneficial for the environment.

At night and I think the time is the heaven of designers.

Good design is aesthetic.I think a good design is elaborated.

It's a kind of release, specially I solve a problem.

As a designer, I feel the most statistical thing is the product realized.

Focus the the real problem on our life and makes a product understandable.

Whether it convenient for people.

When we do a product, we have to think of the social problems and environment issues.Such as module design is a good way to minimize the cost of product.

Design field is getting better. The future of design is more convenient and more graceful.

At LAFA gallery. It's in the works.

I get design inspiration from my daily life and browsed through the library.

My design style is international style. My life made me explore more this style. My design is always focus on the functional. I draw many sketch for my new design.

I live in China. Yes, I effect me a lot, such as the handcrafts, the red color and the special animal which is named panda and a kind of material bamboo.These things are able to use on our design. And I have much to be proud of it.

Do some discussion with companies.

Every designer needs developed space and the respect to their design.So we want the company care more about the two points below. I think a good designer should have the feelings to lives，thus more people can accept their ideas and production.

One day I has a great idea about bus shelter. I considered it could be more convenient and more multifunctional. So I draw many sketch. Then I told my thought to the teachers. Teachers think it has so many difference from the traditional type. Finally we found many data about it and make the virtual model.

iMac design from Apple. Coffee machine from Braun.Some small design from IKEA and MUJI such as bed, table and so forth.

I do something about design every day, inspiration from film and the daily life.

To be honest, my suggestion is paying more attention to the details around us.Inspiration often comes from live and our aim is to make life easy.

From my perspective ，the positive one is you can make the design in your mind realized ，which makes you have sense of achievement. Relatively，when your idea isn't accepted by people ，you may lose confident and suspect yourself.That's so terrible.

Originality comes from the details of live.

Find problems and try your best to solve them.If a designer doesn't have this ability ，they lose the spirit of design.

Some design softwares which is named Rhino, Key-shot, photoshop.And I think marks is so convenient to draw some ideas.

Making a reasonable schedule is an important ability to a designer.I often deal with some trivial matters in the afternoon and leave work time in the night ，because some wonderful ideas often come out in a quite atmosphere.

More than 6 month.

I am always asking myself that Which is the different point between the new design and old one.I think it's the way why we design.

I engaged in an managing project and I succeeded in delivering relevant design works to different areas in IKEA.I was always willing to share my new ideas and exchange my thoughts with my teammates in every aspect of the project, e.g. inner space design, visual expression, etc. These practical experiences have made me aware of the difference between coursework and practical research.

Some design company and someone need to help.

I like the field research most. In this process I can keep touch with various people and make friends with them.

Be a designer forever. And make some product for people.

Yes,I have a excellent team .My every design can't leave their help.

I think the brain storm have a lot of fun.

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