Interview with Faldo Andreo

Art is my passion. Architecture is everywhere. Wherever I am, I'm always observing Interior Spaces and Architecture on how does it perform in real life and how to make it better. I am quite perfectionist and critical in creating better living space, and that's what makes me a designer.

The most important aspect in designing is the end-user itself, as everything is created to fix the flaws and fulfill the client's demand. This is the top priority to achieve high satisfaction and design-accuracy. Everything else are following. If I could understand my client(s) and their problem(s), then I know exactly what tools and steps do I have to take.

Nothing particular. Art is an express of emotion(s), while architecture is something that you created for the user. So, how do I control my emotions when designing is more important than expressing my free-will of emotion.

It's quite a long journey. In short, I am a fast learner, especially in learning new technology that could help me in achieving my dream. As I would like to master all design software, I'm end up becoming an instructor and writing book about BIM Software. Then the journey leads me to get involved in diversified design industries, but everything are round-up to Architecture.

I am planning to create a design hub. A firm that involves internally for several company and bridging their design difficulties. Not only limited for architecture, but a consultant that could help any difficulties in starting and/ or maintaining planning development of property developer companies.

Do not let fame and the size of a design firm be your standard measurement of a success. Be yourself.

Do not let someone who could not value a design let you down. They may not understand it yet, but in fact, they are already using the benefits of design in their daily life.

I do not keep myself in specific routine as I would like to improve myself everyday. Daily routines could make someone spend their life in non-improving years, but I am adopting priority professionalism which work on something that requires prior action and work over-time as needed.

Going online. As space and distance are limited, online publications/ media are covering almost everything that happening now, including design trends. I am always keeping up with the latest international design trends from online news as local trends are something that I could face directly, everyday.

As what I mentioned earlier, client's demand is the top priority to follow in achieving work-satisfaction. There is nothing defines as a good design, a well-designed is when I could fulfill my client's demand. Art is an abstract objectives that may differ in point of view, but demand is an absolute objective that could be won by solving their problems.

A design is ready when it is tested by feasibility studies and proven by the client (or end-user for property developer). For an architecture, it is complete when it is done and used by the user.

It is hard for me to name a specific work as my biggest design work, because I am always giving my all in all design projects and all of them have a special part in my heart. In short, just like a parent who treat their children. I do treat them equally, giving my best and I do proud of all my projects.

Zaha Hadid and Foster & Partners company. They are all great designers and inspires designers worldwide, including me. I do like them the most as their work is always something "out-of-this-world", futuristic and a great example of post-modernism architecture.

As I am living in Indonesia, a rich in culture and nature, architecture becomes a part that needs to express its natural beauty while providing solutions for the user. There are also wide opportunities in development, especially architecture. Resorts and Low-cost Residential are also become a prime objective of several developers which designer need to give the best in it.

I do have trusted business partners such as notable contractors, civil engineers and designers. They are all trusted by experiences as I am working with them for years. They are also have a good reputable portfolios. Honestly, I am quite difficult to trust a project with new people as it carries my client's trust. In a specific case, I do work alone for a design project that need incremental attention.

Me as a designer is responsible to create better living for humanity. It is not by chance or an option to choose, but a designer is existed to fix the flaws and solve the problem with creative solutions. In this case, all designers are responsible to design something better everyday in order to get quality-living.

As A' Design Award is the most prestigious and surely the highest caliber among other design awards, it is such an honor to get involved and attend the La Notte Premio. It giving an exclusive actualization as a designer and we could meet other great designers worldwide. What I mean as great is an award winners from all over the world. Something that I could not experience anywhere else.

Design is my passion. I do love art and designing is an expression of art.

I choose to become a designer, it is my passion.

Mostly Architecture and Interior Design. I am also doing digital graphic design on my spare time.

I don't think I am a legend quite yet, because I still need to learn more and new things as design is always evolving by the time.

Is great better than good? Design is a subject of human perspective and nothing could be defined as better designer as someone could do better in designing. What does fit well and what does suitable is the question that need to be answered. If someone could solve a problem by a creative design, so he or she must be a great designer.

There is nothing defined as a good design, a well-designed is when you can fulfill your client's demand or in another word that the design could solve the problem and become a solution. It could be something that suitable for the market, achieve customer's satisfaction or sells good.

Design is a work of art. If it is something that tailored-made, it must be a thing that suitable for a particular group (or market). By knowing and developing this through design, it helps businesses to reach their goals.

I would like to design renowned resorts, hotels and buildings. If I have the opportunity, I would love to design for great property developers internationally. Wherever it is, small hotels will do. Not just large projects.

I could not say the name or what it is in explicit story, but there is someone who approach me last year and plan to build a large-scale resort in Indonesia. I do see opportunity and realize that it might be a really good project, but there are some things that need to be solved before it can be realized. I hope it can be started this year.

I do love learning new technology in hardware and software, and honestly with the right knowledge and the right methods, it helps me a lot in design process. By knowing the right tools, I can do better design in less duration but need to be balanced with dedication.

Zaha Hadid and Foster & Partners company. They are both great designer and really inspire me to create better design everyday.

I do have a lot of favorite designs, but I don't have the most favorite or less favorite as I face designs equally. Also, my favorite designs is not only in my design fields, but I also like fashion products and gadget designs. I really admire their work which developing and never stop trying a new thing to solve past problems.

I don't think I can answer this question as I face all artworks (design) equally. It is also goes to my artworks too. It might be great for one particular group but not suitable for another group. That's because design is tailored-made to achieve, to solve and to fulfill a demand of specific market.

Always learning. Read articles, books and visit places frequently to feed myself with new inspirations. Technology is also helps a lot when I got tight budget and time.

A writer or chef. I have 2 published books and I love cooking.

There is nothing defined as a good design, a well-designed is when you can fulfill your client's demand.

My God who strengthen me everyday whenever I fall and my family that always supports me to reach my goals.

My parents, my lecturers, my clients that always trust me, my bosses that giving me opportunities and all people surrounds me that makes me to be me.

I don't think I am a master quite yet because in my opinion, I need to learn everyday for my whole life to understand what design is. But I have faced a lot of obstacles, rejections, revisions, non-appreciations and underestimations in my life. Sometimes I do got threats from business opponents.

In visual that understandable by general audience. It is the same as joke, it is not good if you have to explain the joke. Design need to be understandable and easily be used by public without complicated instructions, as it is need to solve a problem not creating new one.

My next project is something that related with property development, especially in resort and hotel development.

To receive Iridium Trophy from A Design Award.

Well-designed product (in this case: architecture and interior) that admirable and make a good memories. Something to tell and share. A unique experience.

It help create a better society as it solves problem in creative way.

Projects for number of resort developments.

Projects that welcomed well by market and become a solution for the client. Moreover it received awards from prestige group like A Design Award.

Something that more unique, creative solutions that brings good impacts to society.

As design itself is expected to solve problem and bring solution in creative way, design field is always evolving as there are new things to solve.

Depend on how big and the complication level of a project. Another factor that could affect design duration is site conflicts, permits, revisions and adjustment from external factor.

Finding the right client's demand/ market needs as user is the end-goal of a design.

There is nothing defined as a good design, a well-designed is when you can fulfill your client's demand.

The root is the user. Design is a creative solution to solve user's need. While trends is something to use, to wear and to follow after a final product that created by a design. So, design sets the trends, but the design itself is set by the people.

Technology helps to create better planning, better communications and better realization on actual build in a project.

I use multiple design software to achieve better result in planning and presentation. While the hardware, which is PC,
need to be specifically set up for a particular software.

Color, Materials and Ambient sets a specific Design Style, Theme and Concept which brings a specific result by putting the right formula. As in architecture and Interior, each architectural style has specific arrangement on color and material. Ambient plays a lot in theme.

Would you design my project?

Something to learn and a new inspiration for me.

We live in society and people do need others. Anyone could be my ideal partner as long as we have good synchronization as well as communication. Yes I do believe in co-design.

My client. I do need to know what they want and how they think from their perspective.

Time Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning by Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero and Martin Zelnik.

Never stop learning new things, especially catching up new computer-aided design software because technology plays an important role in both design planning and actual build.

Head or the owner of medium enterprise property developers worldwide as they are important people in property developments.

Yes it is. Very hard or I could say impossible for me. But, there is nothing impossible when I do my best and pray. Dedication and never give up.

Neutral Color and Gold. Melbourne. Italian and Japanese Food. Rainy Season (as there is only 2 season in my country). Coffee. Starbucks.

I met an investor from quite renowned developer, he asked me to design for his project which is not a small project. He do know well how hard it is to design and to solve his problem, but he did not appreciate designer at all. The funny thing is he accidentally slip his scheme to me like it was nothing before the contract. The more funny thing is he contacted a friend to overtake the design project and the one that called by his friend to do the project for that person is me.

A cup of coffee. Do my hobby on spare-time and back to work.

I have a big dream when I was a little child, and it is to be a great designer. I do work hard to achieve that dream.

Design will take a big part in human life from households, gadget, architecture to fashion trends. It will keep evolving and changing by the time.

That design is a work of art that need a real hard work to achieve. It is also need a great dedication and time to make a good one.

Started as a small Interior Design firm in 2010, we have created stunning visuals and interior works which created new design trends in the city. As we always a step ahead and brings a forward-thinking design in all our works, we have succeeded in turning ideas into reality as we open our first Architectural Design Services in 2012. Starting in 2016, Fal Andreo & Design Associates (formerly Faldo Design Company) is taking the team to a new level and trusted by many local Property Development as a design consultant from Budget Residential Projects, Offices, Shop Houses to Unbelievable Resorts that will be witnessed by world in upcoming years.

There is nothing defined as a good design. A well-designed is when you can fulfill your client's demand and needs.

Architecture, Interior Design and Graphic Design.

I do like the works from Zaha Hadid and Foster & Partners company. Their works really inspire me and trigger me to create something better everyday. Never stop learning new things.

A beverage bar in a restaurant. At the same time I also did for a Spa and health club.

I do like mixing existing technology and materials into something new, so it can be built in actual project without excess budget and creating something new at the same time.

When there are limited restrictions on my project and the client trusted me for a hundred percent.

User experience. All design aspects are ended to the user itself. I'm aiming to the right goal during designing so that I could achieve good customer's satisfaction.

Nothing particular. A designer is the same as an actor on stage. I need to be the user to know exactly what they want and what they need.

Thankful and happy.

When someone can fulfill their client's demand.

I don't think that there is good or bad design. It is more right or wrong design. For example, we do have space planning and human dimension standards. When it is applied correctly and added with creative solutions, then it is the right design for the user (as a solution).

We need to solve the problems in creative ways. Designer need to come up with solutions.

Design is the same as technology. It is always evolving by the time. As there are more problems to solve, then there are more design fields.

As a design consultant (mostly for property developers), I am more into events than exhibition, such as; product launch, product knowledge and sales event. If I remember correctly, my last art exhibition was SIGGRAPH Gallery in 2011 Vancouver and Interior Expo at LCI Event Indonesia. I do really want my works to be exhibited internationally in the future, hopefully by MOOD - A Design Award.

I do go to product launch (property developers) frequently to see and to learn the actual design trends that sells good to local and international market. I am also learning new things from social medias and internet to feed my creativity.

I could not say that I have made a choice of one particular design style, because I have to adjust myself with certain condition like market and client's demand. But, I do like to get in-depth with Post-modernism as it has no boundaries of using new technology or form to create.

I am living in Surabaya, Indonesia. I could say that my country affects me a lot in my design as it is the user and market for my product. The pros during designing as a result of living in my country is that there are so much to explore, lot of potential opportunities, especially the land and nature as my landing-base in architecture. But the limitation in technology and budget could limit my creativity in most cases.

I am working as a design consultant for property developers, both internally and externally.

Creativity and talent is hardly to read from designer background nor by the paper. Sometimes we need to feel the connections and build a good synchronization in team to have an excellent team work. With the same vision.

Finding client's demand, appointing project types, make design decisions, learning existing data, planning a paper plan, organizing realistic plan, deliver presentation and last built the project (take action).

Kitchen, Bathroom, The building itself, Lighting or Ceiling and Desk.

I spend mostly behind my desk to design with my computer and meeting with clients at coffee shops or at their/my office.

Never give up even everyone fails you. Because there is a day that you will shine like a pearl, but you never knew when is it. Always keep trying, learning and believing.

Appreciation is both positive and negative in designer life. How do designer face it could defines and brings differently to him or her. So, designer could not give up when their art is not appreciated by a group of people even it is so hard to take. On another side, designer need to stay humble, hunger for more, hunger for creativity, hunger in learning new things even they already got a lot of appreciations from public.

Honest and straight to the point even it is hard to take by the client/ market. Designer need to speak truthfully in what is right and wrong in design without taking personal opinion and emotion. Especially as a consultant in architecture and interior.

Creativity.

I am using multiple software on doing a single project to achieve most accurate design plan and get a photo-realistic renders and video. I do need an equivalent PC to run the software and it doesn't mean have to be the expensive one.

Smart work and dedication. Yes I need the right knowledge and the right hardware to support me, but the most important thing is dedication.

Depends on how big or complicated it is. Client, revision, site conflict and permit also takes a huge part in design duration.

Is is difficult to design this project?

All job experiences are equally important for me that leads me as I am today, as parts of my journey.

A Mayor Candidate, Property Developers, friends and regular clients.

Resort Design. I do like travelling and I want to design well-designed place to stay which is not just comfortable but also gives a good memory (user experience).

I would like to be a design consultant for more property developers, internationally, especially for resort projects and hotels.

Mostly myself, but I do help the in-house team of the property developers and giving advises to have more efficient design process.

As I am working with property developers, I could not explicitly talk to public before the launch date. But, discussion between designers and businesses might do, as to achieve better result from their feedback.

by mail at faldodesigncompany@gmail.com, web contact, instagram, facebook, whatsapp, LINE, phone or any other contacts that may be suited well for you. I am gladly to respond as soon as possible.