Interview with Iun Lung Lu

I've always been interested in space arrangement. My first project was rearranging and re-decorating a room in my home. From there I started learning about design by myself, and eventually became a designer.

I chose to become one out of passion and interest.

My company does minimalistic home designs, commercial spaces designs for the most part with some installation art design. I'd like to do more projects where I could design the whole building from scratch, that way there's less limitations and restraints on expression of creativity.

Beauty, comfort, improves life quality, just to name a few of the values. And for above reasons, I believe people should invest in good design.

I've been wanting to design and build my own coffee shop.

Passion, constant learning of innovative perspectives, invest in what can expand your horizon.

I've designed a mansion, using style that's completely different from that of the local market. While the local market tends to use more extravagant decor, shiny objects to announce their wealth and existence, the mansion I designed was minimalistic but spells humble elegance with high-end taste.

Constant learning, see more, travel more if they can. Pay attention to details in everyday life, observe what could be improved in an environment, and apply what you've learned into your projects.

Possibly a chef.

My wife, without her my company would not have been established.

Create and promote a different kind of style to people in Taiwan.

I hope design can be out of modularly created, I'd like to see designers try out different designing styles, bring more change to buildings in Taiwan.

Usually at least a year from start to finish.

I start from understanding the client's need, their living habits, their likes and dislikes, in order for me to design a perfect space for them.

Design sets the trends.

I start thinking about how can I and what about them can I apply to my own design, if there's a concept I haven't explored, a new idea I didn't think of, how can I incorporate it into my own design?

Besides learning from observing, I also learn from my mistakes.

I'm very fond of Italy, its culture, and definitely its wonderful food.

When clients accept my designing style it always puts me in a good mood, my style is not the most common in the local market, so I'm glad every time a new client accepts it, I feel like that brings Taiwan a little closer to having a more diverse and vibrant idea of design each time.

OSLO International Co., Ltd. originated in Hsinchu, a county with a fusion of culture and technology. Starting with interior design, visual work, and building exterior, it has contributed to creating premium living spaces for 20 years. Recently, inspired by Italian art and design, OSLO also expanded to furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, and building materials’ categories. Providing high-quality furniture and building materials for construction companies, designers, and customers with one-step professional service, it expects to break the traditional norm of Taiwanese interior and architectural design industries.

For me, design is more than improving appearances. Especially when it comes to designing homes, I believe design should be a combination of the realization of the owner's vision and pragmatism. Design should prioritize meeting the owner's needs and not only pursuing shallow facades, it is in place to allow people to have a better time after all.

I lean towards luxurious building materials imported from Europe, those that are extracted from nature. For example, stones, woods etc. are among many of my preferred materials. They convey a sense of warmth within elegance and beauty in my opinion.

I'm inspired by others' works, I find new ideas popping up in my mind when I look through different design project whether on the Internet or in magazines. General beauty inspires me as well.

I put emphasize on the ratio of a space as well as the comfort created.

Mostly excitement. Excitement of knowing I could put a smile on the owner's face with my design, and excitement for bringing in an innovative and different angle of interior design to the Taiwanese market, introducing unseen European brands into local market.

Excitement and a sense of fulfillment, there's nothing like knowing what I've created has a positive impact on a person or a family's life over a period of time.

A design that is timeless, not blindly chasing after trends. Trends might change but the building still stands, what I try my best to do is to make sure my design still leaves people in awe even when what's considered in style at the time has changed.

The arrangement of colors, if the used colors are in harmony, generally an un-conflicted look of the design.

From travelling, from seeing different designing styles from all over the world. Whenever I go to a different place, a different country, I check out the buildings there, how they look, how do they make me feel, the little elements that make each and every places unique.

Natural and minimalistic would be how I'd describe my style. Using less to create more is the main characteristic, I don't think a space has to be filled with extravagant furniture to be stunning, leaving some room for people to take in the full effect of the design comes more naturally to me.

I'm born and raised in Taiwan. There are a lot of designing styles in Taiwan, so pros would be diversity. On the other hand, designing in Taiwan lacks a certain sense of innovation, it's mostly being repeated and modularized. That's why one of my philosophy and goals is to introduce foreign designing concept and materials into the local market.

Sensitivity to ratio and never-ending training of the sense of beauty. Like many other walks of life, designing requires designers to have an open mind to receive and absorb new concept constantly, to stay sharp, and to be better.

My design pays a lot of attention to details, so in most cases it would take more than a year from start to finish.

Piccola Enoteca.

Because the materials I use are more quality-oriented, a lot of them also incorporated green technology and/or some sort of environmental-wise beneficial techniques, the costs of them are relatively high, which inevitably leads to my customers having to have a higher budget. My works are mostly consisted of mansions and business spaces.

I enjoy projects I can build from scratch the most. Being able to design every aspect of a space allows me to finish it with the least restraint when it comes to creativity, and it'll be done with the most consistency.

People can find me at: marketing@oslo.com.tw.