Interview with flAVATAR - Magical Flowers
After working in the building industry for more than 10 years, Richard Kun decided to explore a different market.
Design Legend Interview
26 April 2017
Innovation has always been close to my heart, it was in 1992 when I won my first innovation prize - I was only 17.
It means renewal, monitoring market trends and contant change.
It was all my choice.
I design plant based products - these are my passion.
Follow their instincts.
Great designers can make greater changes, they take more risks than just good designers.
It's original, it's one of a kind.
When everybody wants a piece of your product - it makes it really succesful.
I would continue with plant based designs.
You have time for what you really want to do - as of now, there is no project I haven't had time to realize.
Yourself.
Successful people with postive minds inspire me - not just designers, but all kind of people. E.g. Henry Ford, Tesla, Newton and Napoleon Hill.
My sister, Adrienne Kun, and her paintings.
Tesla cars
Tesla cars
flAVATAR - Magical Flowers. They are flowers and pot plants that glow in the dark - they are one of a kind, I'm very proud of them.
Reading, learning, paying attention.
Flower distributor.
It means renewal, monitoring market trends and contant change.
One of my high school teachers, my mentor, and my wife.
My motivation, positive mindset and never giving up.
Always starting over after a failure.
It depends on the product - and the product itself defines it.
We have new flAVATAR designs coming out this year.
I want flAVATAR - Magical Flowers to be a well-know brand all around the worls.
Constant improvement.
By bringing people together.
We have new flAVATAR designs coming out this year.
flAVATAR - Magical Flowers.
Being more environment friendly.
I think there is no improvement without innovation - but it's all going in the right direction.
flAVATARs took about 6-8 months.
First comes the idea, then comes the hardest part: trying to figure out a way to bring my idea to life. It's a trial and error process.
Henry Ford said "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." - and I totally agree with this, you should always stick to this!
There are examples for both, but mostly trends set the designs.
I don't use technology when designing.
Just my brain.
For my products, the most special thing about a flAVATAR is that it glows in the dark with different colours - so colours are really important here.
How I managed to create such a product.
I want one for myself.
One of my high school teachers, my mentor, and my wife.
I couldn't just pick one.
By reading, learning, paying attention.
Napoleon Hill
I don't think of myself as a famous person, but it's great that my design gets recognized.
Yellow, black
French Riviera
Meat broth, Fried chicken, Meringata, Fish,
Spring
Armani, Guardiani, Breitling
French Riviera
Meat broth, Fried chicken, Meringata, Fish,
Spring
Armani, Guardiani, Breitling
When I was developing the products, a dog ran into my garage where I was working and licked the substance off the flowers. It made the dog's tongue glow for a while!
I get up and start the day with running, then go into the office and I have different meetings all day. When I get home in the evening I like to go for a walk with my 2 dogs and spend the rest of the day with my wife.
No, it wasn't. It just turned out to be my destiny.
If people don't pay attention the the environment, there will be no life on Earth anymore.
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Designer Interview
26 April 2017
Innovation has always been close to my heart, it was in 1992 when I won my first innovation prize - I was only 17.
Our company is based around producing and selling flAVATAR flowers, as of now we work with 8 people in Budapest, Hungary.
It means renewal, monitoring market trends and contant change.
Plant based desings are my passion.
flAVATAR - Magical Flowers. As a result of the surface treatment, flAVATAR plants glow in the dark. The technology used by flAVATAR is in all aspects free from gene manipulations. The substance used to treat the plants are 100% safe as well as for the natural environment, as humans and animals.
flAVATAR - Magical Flowers.
When traveling.
Appearance.
It's hard to say, but I feel happy and satisfied when designing.
Happiness and satisfaction.
It depends on how much they follow the trends, and how new, how original the design is.
I follow my instincts.
Environment friendly research & develpoment.
I think there is no improvement without innovation - it's all going in the right direction.
Amsterdam, Holland - December, 2016.
The next one will be in Chicago, US, June 2016.
The next one will be in Chicago, US, June 2016.
It all comes from my mind.
It's hard to say, I'm always looking for different things, things that haven't been done yet.
I live in Hungary - getting support for your work in Hungary is very hard, it takes a long-long time for the people to appriciate new things.
I don't, we produce nearly everything in-house.
I suggest checking out their references.
First comes the idea, then comes the hardest part: trying to figure out a way to bring my idea to life. It's a trial and error process.
I collect watches, shoes, lamps and plant pots with interesting designs.
I get up and start the day with running, then go into the office and I have different meetings all day. When I get home in the evening I like to go for a walk with my 2 dogs and spend the rest of the day with my wife.
Henry Ford said "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." - and I totally agree with this, you should always stick to this!
Positive side is being able to do what you love, and create new things, negative side is when your ideas don't get enough credit.
Never give up!
To love what they do!
I don't use any kind of tools, just my brain.
When designing, everything else has to be in the background - I try to focus all my energy and time on bringing the design to life.
flAVATARs took about 6-8 months.
Are you a biologist?
I always had my own companies and I gained valuable knowledge from each of them.
I mostly work with agricultural companies and event planners.
I couldn't choose just one, I love the process from the beginning to the end.
We're already working on new flAVATAR designs.
The idea is mine, but the development is team work.
We have new flAVATAR designs coming out this year.
You can check out our website: www.flavatar.hu!