Interview with Krista Watanabe
Currently working and living in Japan , I have been participating in projects like the design of new buildings, renovation projects , private house design, offices, commercial facilities, and hotels.
Design Legend Interview
21 April 2019
After graduating I made Urban design for 3 years. After this the following 25 years I worked as an architect and interior design. I also concentrate on furniture design and recently on designer goods.
My main motivation is to always make an unique piece. I wanted to become a designer so i can express the things i have in my mind and can make it something people can see.
It was own choice.
When i make a design i want to design everything from the building trough the interior, to till the furniture and goods.
Always to look at the work of the great designers and always to challenge yourself.
The great designer must be able to see trough the customers eyes his own design.
The design must not be too strong. must be creative.
the value of the good design is the flexibility.
I would like to have time to be able to design chairs.
1-Real international beach resort
2-In a unique location somewhere around the world i would like to make a very high class hotel.
2-In a unique location somewhere around the world i would like to make a very high class hotel.
never fear collaboration with an artist including art, music, smells etc.
Jeffrey bower [sri lanka]
Kerry Hill Architects
Kerry Hill Architects
Heritance Kandalama Hotel |
Hotel Kanra Kyoto: It is a Luxury City hotel Japanese style. Until it was built on Japan have never been similar type hotel.
I took as much challenges as i could. I made many mistakes and i learned a lot from them.
I have always wanted to be a designer so i dont really know.
To be able to express a feeling.
I awe a lot to my company, the freedom they gave me while designing
to be able to create great team
To be able to understand what are the people looking for in your design and present this to them.
Art concept hotel in Okinawa and Seoul
Become a world wide famous designer
Good balanced design that brings a feeling to it. A timeless design that is not a passage fashion.
To make something new, something that has not been made before.
Hotels, Restaurants, Aquarium.
Hotel Kanra Kyoto.
I would like the next design trend to be natural modern.
About a month to make a design concept
The place of the design. What is the unique character of the place where the design is going to be.
Always have a drawer full of ideas.
The designers make the trends
The balance between the color and the materials make the space of the design.
I would like people to ask me about the design concept.
If it was mine the design i would do...
A designer that have ideas different of mine.
from the Japanese company [ Graph ] Issey Kitagawa
AU, and the magazines: Brutus and the japanese [shoten kenchiku] and new architecture
experience
Jeffrey bower [sri lanka]
Kerry Hill Architects
Kerry Hill Architects
Simply trully happy
color: Grey
place:countryside
Food:sushi
season:Spring
thing:nothing in particular
Brand:No brand things
place:countryside
Food:sushi
season:Spring
thing:nothing in particular
Brand:No brand things
nothings comes to my mind right now
Clients thoughts
I wanted to be a lawyer as a little kid
I would like Japan to become a country even more respectful to the design itself. I still feel that is not strong enough