Interview with Eduardo Garcia Campos

My partners and I come from different backgrounds, but friends and (we like to think) destiny, played for us to meet. After that everything was easy.When you agree in thoughts, vision and experience, in matters of life, arts and design, there is nothing to do, but embrace it.

Design could be anything and its concecuences can be perceived, so I like to think about design through its diferent faces. Sometimes I think about it as a science like antropology, you'll feel like an engineer some other, like kid, artist, even as a magician. I guess I have all my life to figure it out what design is doing design.

We like to work on projects we know nothing about, that kind that make you learn a lot of new processes, represent a lot of challenge, and let meet people and artisans. So there isn's a specific favorite.

The butterfly chair without a doubt. It challenged us from the begining, take us to the limit in many ways and I'm sure it is the project which more time and dedication I've ever invested...

A point of purchase (P.O.P) for a mexican gourmet bread company.

Wood and steel are my favorite, but anything natural that can be molded, carved or handcrafted.

Meanwhile I'm drawing, chating with friends and at that time during the night when you are between asleep and awake..

Harmony and the way to do it the most accurate to the original idea.

All, even anger, the one that you feel when can't find the best solution. A peacefull feeling when I'm drawing, I get exited when find solutions and everything is matching and the images you create start to have substance and a great joy when you see it materializad.

Joy, a great and deep joy when everything goes well and always a little scared about how people will receive it.

Has to communicate something, the most powerfull the message the better, beautyness, be kind with the user and permanence.

Relevance, I mean, does it worth it to be done? The relation with the user, message, materials and aesthetics.

We have a lot of responsability, we need to be aware that our work can influence the point of view of people and the way of doing things, and it can also make the diference between filling the world with crap or creating things to last forever.

Now, most of the products are about costs and massive production. I think in the near future there is going to be software able to “design” by itself, without human interaction. In the other hand, I believe that the care applied by humans to develop a concept and create feelings thought a piece will never be replicated.

My last exhibition was in february 2013, in Guadalajara, Mexico and I would like my next exhibition to be held at Milan

My inspiration comes from everywhere, from fellings, sensations, nature, apocalypse, jokes, music, people, culture, even facebook.

I don't believe much in Style, because styles, come and go very fast. I like to think more about a design methodology, maybe with time, this will reflect on something that people recognize like a constant.

I live in Guadalajara, that's where Tequila, Mariachi, and many famous things of Mexico were borned, so definitely it influenced me. The mayor pro I think, would be we have lower production costs, how ever it is very difficult to find qualified suppliers.

We always try to build a cooperation relationship based on royalties, that way we both comprimise and work in the same way.

I think companies should first have very clear what their needs are, and then try to look for a designer that follows the same vision and values of the company, by taking a look to the portfolio and resume.

After drawing concept, I show it to my partners and if they believe it is powerful enough we continue the development.

The bread toaster, the teapot, the dinning chairs, the dinning table, the bathtub.

I wake up at 6:30 am, after taking a breakfast with my family, I take kids to school, and teach some hours at a local University, then I do some administrative work, check production, etc, mostly is at night, when everything is calmed, that I do the creative work.

Read, listento music, be sensible to people's needs, talk to them, experience new things and share your projects so others can help. Never loose hope, and learn from mistakes, be patient and constant.

Some good things are the felling of positively influencing or changing peoples life, the being able to establish a dialog without their notice, the posibility of always have different kind of proyects, and fact that we can learn a lot of new things from each new challenge.

A negative thing of being designer is the fact that sometimes people don't understand our work, and what it takes to

be honest

The ability to learn new things, to adapt to new circumstances; sketching and oral communication; the ability to materialize its ideas and undestand clients needs.

Music, paper, markers, pencils, sketching book.

Im still try to find the best way!

It depends on the object.

what is your source of inspiration

The lost of my old company and realizing that I had to move over, because I had nothing and at the same time I had the opportunity to do anithing. The creation of a new company.

Lou Reed
Dip Casa
Intertrade
LMC NY
Horus Bronze

The one's that represent real challenges

Keep on promoting my company and creating new pieces.

I work as a team.

A brand new collection inspired in mexican culture.

By email santo@santojeanya.com

no thank you very much!