Interview with David Grifols
David Grifols and David Roselló are two good friends that decided to found MOS and since the first day, they decided to work with the same passion as they live their lives.
Designer Interview
22 October 2018
David Roselló a David Grifols (MOS Founders). We have always had creative minds. we guess we just express it through design. So yes, we guess we always been / wanted to be designers, beside our university backgrounds.
MOS is relative small (6 members) design studio based in Barcelona, Catalunya. We say relative because we are surrounded by amazing designers / partners and friends who constantly collaborate with us. We mainly focus in product and graphic design.
Design is a good solution to a problem. Can be touchable or visual, or both. Creativity, Innovation, Flexibility, ... are added values that we always are concern about, as we do with the Human Center Design methodology as well.
Hard to say. Anything that becomes timeless.
The pencil, a stick that allows you to draw. We would be lost without it.
First MOS design was a microwave for a Chinese Company.
We like to explore materials, platforms, technologies that we are not familiar with. Basically we like to learn.
After practicing sport. Might be the endorphins.
UX and testing. Usually conceptualizing come fast.
gratitude.
happiness.
When all the different parts envolved in the product are satisfied. The client, the user, the designer, sales and recognition (awards).
An object that can be used without confusion by most of its users. Actually aesthetics come later, as everybody has different taste, cultures, etc.
Respect it, its a must. Before designers we are human beings.
In a good way. Before being a designer was any engineer nightmare. Now we are crucial in any product developing. The future is now. We can create amazing things all together for a better life experience.
We have never had an exhibition.
Stay aware of everyday actions and just open your eyes an observe, probably is the best inspiration. Finding parallelism with different areas when designing a certain product is also a good creative exercise.
More on simplicity.
We live in Barcelona (D. Grifols) and Girona (D. Roselló). We are very lucky to live in Catalunya. You can find inspiration everywhere.
Different collaborations. Monthly collaborations, royalties, etc. We do a very personal follow up in all the projects. A good communication is the key.
Personal follow up and easy human relation. Designers that are not specialized in a determinate fields normally are a lot more creative, the project can take a bit longer to be finished but, the result might be more interesting.
The process is basically always the same. Study, ux, research, lots of testing, interviews and create.
Coffee machine, notebook, Laguiole knife, pens, flip flops.
8 hours of work, 8 hours of pleasure, 8 hours of rest.
Don't do everything you have been told to do.
Positives: designer is a good observer.Negative: Sometimes too perfectionist.
none in particular.
notebooks, 3d 2d softwares and printers, sandpaper and glue.
Being organized and respecting the 8h work / pleasure / rest. No matter what, the world will keep on spinning.
You do lots of things, how do you do that? "Just doing"
Can't tell honestly.
Pharmaceutic companies, Food companies, Home appliances companies, etc.
testing, cause you see what you have been doing good or bad.
Design and producing our own products.
Team work, always.
Yes, but we can't!
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nope. Thank you!