Interview with Sana

El_Masnad was my thesis design study. Now, I am in the path to discover ways and tools to bring more concept og living on the floor to reality.

Design is empowerment.

I love to explore the concept of floor as living space and make more fun Lounge Carpets.

I love to explore the concept of floor as living space and make more fun Lounge Carpets.

I am interested in computational design. I am now advancing my scripting skills using the famous Grasshopper software for Algorithmic Aided Design. I was exploring a lot with it,and actually, the stitching pattern on El_Masnad is an artistic representation of graph of information. Specifically, it is about Saudi women.

At 3:00 a.m. weather in my dreams or awake. 3am is when dreamers go to work.

I try to focus on the Human-Centered aspects, and I try not to neglect, as much as possible, the environmental friendly aspects.

Meditative

For my designs, I think when it can give back to community and culture.

Appearance

Smart material and programming.

The last one was Grand Design Exhibition Bologna Design Week. The next one, is Decofair in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Nature, people, trends and Zaha Hadid.

I live in L.A. a wonderful place, however, I grew up in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Awonderful place too. I loved it.

I haven’t yet.

Designers are beauty makers, so they can help you emphasize or your beauty in creative ways.

50% research, 25% thinking & 25% doing

My travelling bag, wii, my mascara packaging design, how my bed positioned so I can see the full moon at 10 p.m. every month

Not a day is similar to the next. there really an absence of routine.

Do not stay up late, if you figured out how, teach me!

Cons, Staying up late. Pros, finding your own independent voice.

Stay up late, I don’t know any other way :-D

Research and analytical abilities.

29.First, Sugar.
Rhino, Grasshopper – Photoshop. Re-Thinking seating book by Peter Opsvic.

I don’t, I just isolate myself from people.

It depends.

“Which color should I pick for my bedroom?” ;-p

Saudi Design Week, Dubai Design Week, Rushaid, Waed, Ashary and Art direction.

The work that has a balance between the physical, like in making, and the intellectual, like in coming up with the concept.

Make more floor furniture.

I work by myself, however, I look forward to meet other designer and team up with them in fun group projects.

I am currently working on a small, but fun job. I am creating an interactive design for a Partí™ in an architectural conference to show case their patterning abilities.

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