Interview with Martin Foret
Martin is young designer (28) from Prague. He loves to lead his own projects, where he can provide all items, like founding and creating target groups, looking for inspirations, looking for…
Designer of the Day Interview
17 March 2018
I am quite short time between professionals designers becouse I am 28 years old but on the other hand I started work for design studios during my studies wich is 6 years ago. I worked even for studio where we designed heavy maschinery tools and maschines, I worked even in Skoda Auto in Motosport department and all these kinds of design have very interesting parts and I am glad that I could to get too much expierences from different enviroment of design and industry. But now I enjoy my own project and furniture design and complex living enviroment. Becouse the way how people is living is changig so design should reflect that.
I wanted to be graphic when I was child but then stated work more with 3D objects and models of cars, toys etc so I decided to go on art high school and then university where I study product design. In this time I knew that I want be really designer.
Maybe first step should be to say, that design is all of these parts ( technique, style, ergonomy, visual, materials, practicality etc). The most basic is functionality and steadiness. Then is egonomy and visual which should not be just for itself but it should works with environment around.
Its pleasure but in the same time even the responsibility. The hardest is to do things which looks absolutely simply. Becose design of each product is done, when nothing more is possible to remove, but its also the biggest challenge.
Its good and important question. I think that sports are very important for to be successful in whatever people do. Sport helps to relax and clean your mind, thanks that you can to see your project from distance. Also sports learn you to go through the barriers and create yourshelf a motivation which is very important. Becouse not every time all things are going as you want. And last but not least sport helps to get focus on goals step by step. So for me and I think not only me, is important to do more things and develop your personality complexly in culure, social life, but even sports, travelling etc.
I would love to have my own brand with products which I developed. I am very happy when I can to see people that they are happy from my products, its stunning satisfaction. I would like to create brand which will have a high credit and level in all aspects not only products but even in communication with clients, benefits, service and corporate culture.
Patience. Nothing is immediately so focus on each step which you just do. And I think that is important to do long research not only product which already exists but even situations and environment. Because is very important to have a good founded basic theory.
To be honesty and self-criticism. Becouse the market will not have mercy if your products will be bad.
Its no so interesting, usually I try to do some sport or exercises and then to start with work. I like meeting and brainstorming becouse I can to get some overtures and another view how to see a topic which I design.
Designer can not to ignore trends but trends are going so fast that if you will to try keep this speed, I will be one step behind so designer should focus on specific problem that you try to resolve. But depends on your philosophy and possibilities.
For me is important to have distance. When I to do some sketch or prototype, then I need a few weeks just to observe it and to think about it. If it still good , then next step is to show it another people what they will say about it. If I will not find some issue even after a some time, then it could be ready to introduce it to all.
For me is important to have distance. When I to do some sketch or prototype, then I need a few weeks just to observe it and to think about it. If it still good , then next step is to show it another people what they will say about it. If I will not find some issue even after a some time, then it could be ready to introduce it to all.
Its my own first product which I designed for myshelf. I did all steps from research, first prototype, drawings, to develop it till the end which means wrap it in box and sell it to clients on my eshop.
I like how to work the brothers Bouroullecs. Thery are really fantastic designers.
All elements in our life influence us. Elements like environment where we live, people who are our friends, etc. I am happy that I can to live in really cultural city as Prague is.
Designer Interview
17 March 2018
Somebody says, that they have known what they want to do since childhood. When I was child, I did a lot of sports and didn't think about future, becouse I was too busy. But later it came gradually through graphics and drawing to product desgin.
I founded my own brand, which will provide furniture for intoriors. The focus of my brand is highly cultivated furniture at the European level.
Design for my is about thinking. Mainly is thinking and then is drawing, sketching, and searching a new form and materials. You have to think complexly. About a context and enviroment where your design will be placed and last but not least, to people, they will use it.
My ownd projects. When I am limited on myself and technical and manufacturing possibilities, which is still enough.
My favorite design, is design wich tells true, its sophisticated form but all elements are functional and there is no space for something which is only for "nicer" visual.
The Heart is my first product for my brand. Before that, I worked in teams and participated on projects like Skoda Heavy Machinery, where we designed new Cut machines.
I prefer basic materials like wood, metal and fabrics. The product must be pleasant to touch and you should have good feeling about it.
In the beginning of project. My head is full of ideas, but then you learn more about specific possibilities and then you get certain barriers, but its ok, becouse all this job is about searching ways and solutions.
I am thinkig about whole enviroment and kontext becouse products always will be somewhere, where are even another thinkgs and it must still looks good.
Happy, excited becouse its huge adventure.
Excitement and satisfaction. Becouse usually it was a long jurney.
I think its mix of good idea and good timing. But the really good design will show up in the course of time.
I think that most import thing is, if its working as you expected.
Designer and manufacturer are responsible that their product will work, User-friendly, and that its just a part of their life, so it shloud communicate with another elements in their homes. In the same time there is responsibility not create materials wich will not be recyclable.
Intuitiveness. To do design smarter, to involve more aspects from the environment around us.
My last exhibition was Designblok 2017 in Prague. I would like to exhibit in Italy or Germany within one year.
Inspiration is every day. It's about everyday situations, looking at what would be nice to do.
The basis is rationality. I have to keep in my mind a lot of aspects like price, shipping, how to client will use it, how they will built it, how the producers will make it. I try to include all these aspects into my design right from the start. I would like to create a nice form only from necessary and working parts of each product. I don't like somethinkg which is there only for "nicer" form.
I live in Prague. I think is very important, where you live, where you spent you time. We are surrounded by various stimuli. Prague is historical and cultural city which brings a lot stimuli.
I work for myself.
First thing is that I search all kinds of enviroment where my product should to be placed. Then I started thinking and sketching my design, but always I have pictures of enviroments in front of me on my desk.
I am young too. :) But I think that very important is patience.
It's a very exciting job, doing something nice from nothing, its similar like chefs. But it brings a huge responbility, becouse gurantee that people will like it, that everything will work for long time, that it will be safe etc.
Do not to do design for design.
Be clever.
Basic of all is pencil and paper, then 3D, I use rhinoceros, then yu have to try it in real, prototypes are necessary.
Yes, its hard, so a diary is necessary tool for each designer I guess.
From 6 to 12 months, depends which product it is.
I like everything, meeting with people, sketching, time when I have new design in my hand and time when I see like somebody use my design.
I finish development of Servant for bikes, then wit deve
I do everything from fisrt sketch through the search clients and after sales.
Now I complete the development of Servant. The free standing "voiceless slave" serves similarly as the one for the clothes. It is primarily aimed for people who ride the bike daily and who want to have the bike ready at all times. Thanks to the slave, you don't have to lean the bike against the wall anymore, where it can get scratched. Thanks to the fact that the bike is at the perfect, specified height, you can even wipe the floor underneath it!
By the email. They saw some pictures of my work.