Interview with Bin Liu
Founded in September 2005 by the famous commercial space designer Liu Bin and his partners, Lude Design is an interior design practice specialized in pedicure health club.
Design Legend Interview
1 May 2020
I had studied art systematically when I was an environmental art design major in university. In my early years of working, I followed several internationally renowned interior designers who had influenced me a lot. The one who had influenced me the most is a Taiwanese designer Zhou Yi. I am deeply influenced by both his design works and the attitude towards design.
I am passionate about fine arts. From fine art to design field, this is a natural thing.
Designer is just a job for me at first. As time went by, I started to love this profession. I find that designer is a very interesting profession, because I can realize my idea in a short time. When I have a new idea, it only takes a few months to turn it into reality, which is very interesting.
I mainly design health clubs. I wish to design some inns and villas.
First of all, one must love the profession of designer, make unremitting efforts, visit and study the works of design masters. Don't care too much about the gains and losses at hand, because design is a cumulative process.
Good designers can help clients realize their dreams, and great designers can help clients create their dreams and realize them.
To complete a good design, first of all, there must be a client who likes and supports you. Then, a responsible construction team is absolutely necessary. A good design must be liked by consumers. At the same time, it is able to help clients realize their dream, to help the construction team achieve profitability, and to realize the designer's design idea.
Good design can create more ideal results with lower investment. It can help people improve their quality of life and improve work efficiency. Good commercial design can enhance brands competitiveness and create greater business value.
If I have time, I will design the dream home for my friends who appreciate my design.
To design an estate for myself.
I have seen a lot of successful projects and I have endless inspiration.
The Japanese design master Kengo Kuma is my idol. His love and perseverance in design deeply influenced me, especially his tireless innovation pursuit of building decoration materials inspired me a lot.
I like concise design, because it always brings me a sense of peace and comfort.
There are many designs that I am satisfied with. The award-winning Gold Feet Bay is one of them. It has both a modern design atmosphere and a typical oriental culture, meeting the aesthetic needs for people of different ages.
Keep learning forever.
If I hadn’t become a designer, maybe I would choose to be a businessman. Because I like to do business planning. I think businessmen can create great social value and can also fulfill the dreams of many people.
Since what I do is commercial space design, design for me is a process of commercial planning. Design is a process of advancing strengths and avoiding shortcomings. In terms of business behavior, it can not only help others realize business value, but also make their dreams come true.
My wife has helped me a lot in my design career. When I am confused, she can always give me a lot of good advice to help me get out of trouble.
The competitors have forced me to make continuous efforts and to constantly revise every design project, and this makes who I am today. I would also like to thank my competitors for promoting my growth.
As a commercial space designer, it is easy to be tempted by many commercial interests. I have also made some mistakes and invested some commercial projects. It has proved that only focus can be professional. Fortunately, I soon returned to designing.
The perfect design completion is the best presentation of their work.
I am designing for a SPA brand called Saina Spa located in Wuhan. I value and cherish this design opportunity very much.
Discover and inherit beauty.
People always expect to create better works with lower cost.
Design is a process of creating beauty. People are more likely to feel happy in a beautiful environment.
I am currently working on Chu Hong Xuan Club in Yidu, Hubei, China. It is a complex for leisure and entertainment. In this project, I have designed a lot of new bathing methods, and the most anticipated of which is the family bathing mode. It promotes a healthier and more harmonious lifestyle.
The ZBJ Spa in Hangzhou is one of my most satisfying designs. It subverts the traditional health club design and creates another possibility. The project changes the former relatively bright health club into a dim light atmosphere, which is the first try in the industry.
I’d like to see more innovative designs emerging in the design industry.
I think design will return to its original nature, the essence of life. The concise design style will continue for a long time.
It takes 30 to 45 days.
When I have a new project, I like to start with functional partitions and traffic flow panning.
Less is more.
Social development trends determine design.
Technology is the basic guarantee of design.
CAD and 3D are my most commonly used software.
Color plays a very important role in architectural decoration design. Compared with form, color can cause people's visual reflection, and also directly affect people's psychology and emotions. Since ecological design concept and simple interior with rich soft decoration become popular, soft decoration materials are more valued by people, which occupies an increasing proportion in the entire interior decoration. I focus on harmony in the application of environment in design.
I don’t expect too much in this aspect.
I have always been concerned about new and outstanding designs. I look forward to getting to know him.
I believe in co-design, and I also expect some partners with expertise to join our design team and work together to complete the design works.
The opinions of my clients and their operation team have a great influence on my design. I value their demands. In my design, I don't put too much emphasis on my personality, because I think design is service.
Negative Architecture by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. In Kuma's view, negative architecture is by no means a failed structure, but a building that humans really need.
On the premise of not deliberately pursuing symbolic meaning or visual needs, or deliberately satisfying the desire to possess, what kind of architectural model may appear? In addition to the towering architectural pattern, can't there be such an architectural pattern that is prone to lie on the ground and withstands all kinds of external forces without losing vividness?
On the premise of not deliberately pursuing symbolic meaning or visual needs, or deliberately satisfying the desire to possess, what kind of architectural model may appear? In addition to the towering architectural pattern, can't there be such an architectural pattern that is prone to lie on the ground and withstands all kinds of external forces without losing vividness?
Keep learning forever.
I hope to meet and talk with Taiwanese designer Zhou Yi. He is my idol and my teacher. We always have topics to talk about, from which we can always absorb a lot of nutrients.
Participating in design competitions is just one of the channels of fame, but fame is not the purpose. I just want to take my design work further away by participating in the competition. It's not easy to be famous, but you don't need to pursue it deliberately. There is an old saying in China called " constant effort yields sure success", which probably means that.
I don't have a fixed hobby. But I am extremely interested in new things.
I still remember the first year when I designed a home, I designed a wardrobe more than three meters high. After completion, the client called me and told me that he needed to take the stairs to get clothes. At that moment, I feel extremely embarrassed. Finally, I also realized that designing is not a matter of imagination. Design is a combination of science and art, which are interdependent.
It is hard work, perseverance, and guidance from famous teachers that has made me who I am. As a sentence recently popular on the Internet: people who are more successful than you work harder than you. Oneself is the root of everything.
Unfortunately, not. It proves that success is 1% genius plus 99% effort.
The future will definitely come. I don’t know what society will be like in thousand years from now. But I believe the future is worth expecting.
What I want to say is that design creates value, and design makes life better!
Designer Interview
1 May 2020
I had studied art systematically when I was an environmental art design major in university. In my early years of working, I followed several internationally renowned interior designers who had influenced me a lot. The one who had influenced me the most is a Taiwanese designer Zhou Yi. I am deeply influenced by both his design works and the attitude towards design.
Designer is just a job for me at first. As time went by, I started to love this profession. I find that designer is a very interesting profession, because I can realize my idea in a short time. When I have a new idea, it only takes a few months to turn it into reality, which is very interesting. I didn't want to be a designer at the beginning, but after working as a designer, I fell in love with this profession.
Designer is just a job for me at first. As time went by, I started to love this profession. I find that designer is a very interesting profession, because I can realize my idea in a short time. When I have a new idea, it only takes a few months to turn it into reality, which is very interesting. I didn't want to be a designer at the beginning, but after working as a designer, I fell in love with this profession.
Lude Design is a professional design company with a history of 15 years. In the early years, we mainly focused on restaurant design. In the recent decade, our company mainly designed for health clubs in China. The company advocates the design concept of advancing with the times, so innovation is our main pursuit.
In my opinion, design is a process of excavating potential customers and showing ideals and pursuits for client. What I designed are all commercial space, so helping clients achieve profitability is one of my most important focuses. Therefore, in addition to designing a beautiful and practical space, I also assist clients in making strategies to help them achieve profitable goals. This is where Lude Design is different from many other design companies.
I like all the challenging projects.
Fuchun Resort in Hangzhou is one of my favorite designs. It is low-key, peaceful, quiet but full of content. It has been tested by the market for nearly 20 years. Even visited now, it will still give visitors a very comfortable experience.
The first project I designed is Nanana Spa Club, which is located in Hangzhou, China. It is still there now and it seems never outdated.
I like some natural materials, such as stone and wood, because they always give people a very friendly and natural feeling.
I usually feel the most creative in the early morning or evening.
It is layout plan and lighting design.
When designing, I will imagine myself walking into this space and feeling everything around me in this space, including forms, materials, lights, etc.
Every time I go to the final acceptance of the design works, I am always grateful for clients’ recognition, and thankful for all the hard-working workers. With the completion of each design work, I can always be friends with the clients and the workers, which is the part I like the most.
The client's recognition of design and one hundred percent of hard work are the core elements of a successful design.
I think that a good design must first be beautiful and comfortable for users. Regarding commercial space, profitability is also a very important aspect.
I think designers have a responsibility to design more positive works for the society, and do more designs that are full of love for society and humanistic care. Designers also have the responsibility to design more environmentally friendly projects, which are full of good intentions for the future.
Only when there is a change in social needs will there be a design. Future design is also a process of constantly inspiring and meeting people's needs.
I rarely participate in exhibitions.
Many things in life can inspire me, such as a picture, or a trip. So, all I have to do is living a serious life and feeling life attentively.
I will describe my design as modern Zen style. Zen always give people a peaceful and comfortable feeling, which is a major design orientation in health clubs. I prefer to design my space with some decorative materials from nature, such as stone, wood, water and plants.
At the same time, in my design, I tend to weaken the design of the top surface and the ground. They only need to have the basic functions. However, I emphasize more the design of wall, because I wish the users can feel the beauty of space in a more natural and peaceful state, without looking up or down.
At the same time, in my design, I tend to weaken the design of the top surface and the ground. They only need to have the basic functions. However, I emphasize more the design of wall, because I wish the users can feel the beauty of space in a more natural and peaceful state, without looking up or down.
I live in the ancient, beautiful and wealthy city, Hangzhou, China. Hangzhou is a beautiful and rich city with more than 1,000 years of cultural history. The humanistic history has deeply influenced my design. I believe that people are more likely to produce beautiful ideas in a beautiful environment, so I am very happy that I live in such a beautiful city.
The company does not have too many requirements for me in design. As long as the client is satisfied with my design, the company will be very satisfied. This is also a kind of cooperation state that I prefer.
I think freedom is the most important prerequisite for cooperation. It is only under such prerequisites that it is easier for designers to design some excellent works. I think the difference between people is not very big, the biggest difference comes from the training afterwards. Therefore, it is better to cultivate some excellent designers than keeping selecting some excellent designers.
I have been engaged in design work for almost 20 years and completed bout 600 projects. In general, this is a happy process full of gains.
They are chair, bookcase, kettle, shoes and wine bottle.
I often get up at 6 o'clock and do exercise for an hour at the riverside, then I send my child to school, and go to work at 8 o'clock. In the working time, I mainly deal with various construction problems of projects and communicate with colleagues on design issues. I go home from work at 6 p.m.
I want to tell young designers that design is a cumulative process. What’s more, design is not only about imagination, it requires us to love life and observe everything around us carefully to design a good work.
First of all, design is a very hard process, which requires repeated consideration and modification. At the same time, design is also a process of service. We not only serve our clients, but also the end users of space. Therefore, designing is a very complicated job, which requires a lot of professional knowledge and needs to deal with a variety of personnel and materials. On the other hand, it is also a challenging and rewarding process.
My most important golden rules in design are reasonable function, proper use of materials and accurate lighting atmosphere.
One of the most important skills for a designer is to practice a pair of eyes that distinguish between beauty and ugliness.
In the early year, I used many tools, but very few tools are used now. A computer and a mobile phone are enough.
With a good inspiration, I start from the most complicated and difficult part. Without a good inspiration, I start from the most basic and simple part. This enable me completing the design as quickly and best as possible.
It takes four to six months.
The most frequently asked question is: how much does your design cost per square?
Designing Nanana Spa Club is the most important design experience in my professional life. Through the design of this project, I have the opportunity to encounter the health club industry. It is this project that makes me well known in China.
Some of my clients are Gold Feet Bay, Nanana, ZBJ Healthy Foot, Jiangnan Story and Shizudao.
I enjoy concise but not simple design. Because such a design allows people to return to the most essential pursuit of life, and it can leave the maximum blank space for people to imagine and fill.
Affected by the epidemic this year, the majority of industries have been severely affected. I hope that I can design some works that are more convenient and in line with the needs of the times. I have new works almost every month. When the new works come out, I will share them with you.
In my company, I’m responsible for creativity and coordination. Some basic drawing work is done by the team.
I am designing for a SPA brand called Saina Spa located in Wuhan. I value and cherish this design opportunity very much.
People can contact me by our website www.ludezs.com
At last, I would like to say that I am very grateful for the recognition of A design award this time. I am also very grateful for every colleague and friend who paid for Gold Feet Bay project. thank you! At the same time, I also hope that the friendly Italian people will soon get out of the epidemic and return to happy life! Looking forward to a trip to Italy!