Interview with Ryszard Manczak

When Poland was under communist occupation, I frequently travelled to Germany. There, I saw a colourful world and dreamed of the same in our country.

I wanted to change my world for the better one and designing gave me this opportunity so in this way I have become a designer.

I enjoy designing things that we personally adapt to our needs. This makes my designs universal, timeless, and accessible to diverse communities.

I don't consider myself a design legend, I just do what I like and I recommend it to others as well.

This is a designer who doesn't limit himself culturally, and his designs are acceptable to the broadest possible community on our planet.

This is what happens when a design is not only a model for use but also possesses internal and external values.

Good design is timeless, eliminates barriers, and considers ecological materials for the sake of our planet.

I would be happy to design another mobile piece of furniture for a brand that recognizes the needs of globalization while respecting the ecosystem.

It's more like combining a product like Tango Pouf with an interactive sales platform that allows for real-time purchase configuration via App Store, but this requires ambitious investors.

The design should provide additional benefits and a pleasant experience during purchase and use.

The monumental Alessandro Mendini, the minimalist Giulio Cappellini, the colourful Pantone with a touch of the madness of Karim Rashid or Philippe Starck and a gentle note of Salvador Dali.

This is a design for a variable-height shelving unit by my mentor, Rajmund Teofil Hałas. It's an icon of Polish design. The shelving unit is timeless, simple, and allows for the height of the shelves and the entire unit to be adjusted.

I consider the Tango Pouf my best design so far because it offers so many possibilities and solves so many problems.

Everyone should find their own path; it stems from their childhood, dreams, and personality. It should develop along with your academic and professional path. I was helped by the Department of Bionics in Design and the Department of Inspirational Design at the Academy of Fine Arts.

I might have become an actor at the Łódź Film Academy because I was very sociable, but I also played a lot of sports, so the second option was the Physical Education Academy.

The art of creating a unique atmosphere created by our exceptional designs.

My greatest support came from my mentor, Rajmund Teofil Halas, from the Department of Inspirational Design at the Academy of Fine Arts, and from my parents.

Searching , noticing, and solving various social problems from everyday life.

I constantly have to prove that ambitious projects that solve many problems require ambitious and courageous investors.I constantly have to prove that ambitious projects that solve many problems require ambitious and courageous investors.

In the way investors demand.

I would like to create another geometric multifunctional piece of furniture that would provide even more fun and adaptability in the home and garden space, called Szarada but I need brave investors for this.

To satisfy as many lives as possible.

I think they expect my designs to be as accessible as possible.

Design helps teach aesthetics, ergonomics, and even logical thinking, depending on the type of solution.

I am currently working on a global multicultural project called Szarada which I mentioned and I am looking for an investor.

I was very satisfied with the design resembling the contour of the LoveSeat Grazia lips, which was included in my own exhibition at the Temporary Museum For New Design in Milan, because the exhibition was curated by Giulio Cappellini and Gisella Borioli.

The most important thing is the awareness of investors who, to reduce costs, often buy only photos of furniture and adapt them for production themselves. This changes the character of the furniture and interferes with its ability to use the right materials and production efficiency.

I hope that we will not reach the paranoia of producing visualizations instead of building furniture in accordance with the basics and standards of ergonomics with respect for materials and care for our planet.

It all depends on how complex the project is, what problems it is supposed to solve and who it is aimed at, what the target group is. In addition, the implementation capabilities of the company, the level of production, the type of sales, the target markets - all this influences the time of its implementation.

I start by drawing and analyzing all the aspects that accompany it.

Less is more

First, you have to create something that becomes a trend, so that design can then spread.

Technology is very important because it influences the use of materials, which is reflected in the form and shape of the design.

My designs are made using Corel Draw, 3D Studio MAx and AutoCad, but at the beginning I sketch and make models in 1:10 scale.

Color and materials are crucial for achieving the right atmosphere for the furniture, its intended use, its visual appeal in interiors, and also its tactile pleasure in everyday use.

The greatest satisfaction for a designer is when people ask about your design.

I'm satisfied that other designers are also doing great work.

There are many projects that require co-design because they involve different material technologies and applications, so I believe that we should complement each other and do what we do best.

Above all, my greatest influence on my design was my professor, Rajmund Teofil Hałas, from the Department of Inspirational Design and Industrial Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. He showed me the meaning of subtlety, conciseness, and addressing multiple needs in a single subject. Thanks to this, my designs achieve more for less.

I really enjoyed the book "Futerał O urządzaniu mieszkań w PRL-u" about Polish design in the post-communist era of the Polish People's Republic, where material shortages influenced minimalist design. Thanks to this, the design thinking was very good; unfortunately, due to the lack of ecological technologies, it was destroying the natural environment. However, the way of thinking about solving practical problems was unique.

Above all, I loved nature and active sports. This instilled in me a respect for the materials I use in my designs. That's why I chose the Bionics in Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, because it allowed me to interpret and adopt the best solutions our planet offers us.

Since my LoveSeat Grazia has created new design canons in the form of lips, I'd love to discuss this topic with Maestro Salvador Dali in our vivid imagination.

I'm very pleased that my designs are recognized worldwide and appreciated by leading design experts. This is an invaluable asset. I don't seek fame because I design with others in mind, not myself, and my own personal gain is secondary.

My favorite color palette is orange and blue with a touch of white. I enjoy every season because it brings the necessary changes. This is why I love the mountains in winter and seaside walks in summer. This deepens the culinary experience, as each region has its own delicacies. In the mountains in Poland there's oscypek cheese and in the Baltic Sea there is a flounder fish. My favourite brand is Alfa Romeo and that is why I own one of the sophisticated car of this automotive concern.

It was after the Milan exhibition. Gisella Borioli featured my design on Grazia.it platform as one of the ten most interesting objects in the exhibition. And then I was inspired to name my LoveSeat Grazia by the following recommendation which turned out to be a bull's eye, for which I am very grateful.

I find the most energy and motivation when I open the patio door to the garden. There, over my morning coffee, I can listen to the sounds of nature teeming with life among the trees. And the breeze and sunshine warm my mind to action.

When I was a little child, I dreamed of becoming a designer because I wanted to change the monotonous inaccessible world around me. If something is born from the passion of dreams, it can achieve exceptional results, and only the satisfaction of other people gives us the feeling that we have done something good.

I hope that our civilization will survive this turbulent period of history. It will rise to the heights of its potential and open up even new horizons for us. But this will not happen without respect for our Mother Earth.

I am always extremely pleased when I can satisfy my recipients with my projects.

I am a freelance designer

The project is a challenge for me

I have no design limitations

My favorite design are the multifunctional Tango pouffes

When I was little, I cut my aunt's fytro with a pair of scissors

Each material is worth attention

When I am not limited by the client's limitations

To meet the need

I am glad that I can change the world for the better

I am glad that contracting authorities feel the same positive emotions

Positive customer feedback

The basis is the correct concept of creating and functioning of the project

The designer should minimize the costs and losses resulting from design and production

This field is developing fantastically as long as the designers take environmental conditions into account

The last exhibition was in Como but my dream is to show my project in Japan at Tokyo Design Week

My projects are inspired by nature and the resulting geometry of the structure of the matter of the universe

My style depends on the design challenge and my features define the situation they create

Nothing defines my projects, they depend on the market culture and customer needs, try to change their environment for the better

In B2B relations

A good designer must know what and how to design, it is not enough to make a nice visualization, he must be aware of how it can be implemented in production

He always designs from solving a given problem to dressing it in an ergonomic and environmentally friendly design

Sofa, lamp, table, pouffe, ceramics

It starts late and ends not too early

The basis is knowledge of materials and technology, thanks to which we can start designing

We try to change the world for the better but it can be accepted by societies much later

The less the more

Must see space

The base is a pencil

I try to adapt to the situation

It all depends on the complexity of the problem to be solved

Designing visual information for the revitalization of an old brewery shopping center

Industrial, automotive, furniture corporations or shopping malls

Independent and direct

I would like to change the world for the better with the innovative features and purpose of my projects

Depending on the complexity of the project, I will do it alone or in a team meeting my requirements

I have work in progress but I don't know if I can talk about them

I suggest contacting me by e-mail (ryszard.manczak@gmail.com) or optionally by telephone

My professor said "break whatever your mind won't break, reach where your eyes cannot reach" that says more than questions