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Mende: <\/strong>hmmm\u2026That’s a \u00a0good question.\u00a0 What do you think?<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Well, this is a little idealistic, but to scoop up things that aren’t yet seen or noticed and mold them into a form that is helpful and makes everyone`s live just a little bit happier.<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>Yes, a designer might be a craftsman who makes people’s dreams and little bits of happiness a reality.\u00a0 A designer is an artisan and a thinker and simply put, a hostess or entertainer for society.<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>There are many different types of designers and a lighting designer might be particular in that there is really no solid form of our work.<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>But what about musicians or chefs there is no real solid form here, either.\u00a0 A massage or theatrics also makes people happy through healing or a performance.\u00a0 Is this design?\u00a0 Is good food a design?<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Oh, well\u2026\u00a0 I think all things that are subject to handling by someone could be called design.<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>Yes, maybe.\u00a0 What I wanted to say is that not all design is of a solid form.\u00a0 Sometimes the result of the design is not something we can see, but feel.\u00a0 Something that makes us more comfortable or relaxed or happy.<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Yes, I think you`re right.\u00a0 It doesn’t necessarily have to be a solid form to make everyday life a little bit richer.\u00a0 Kind of like increasing pleasure sensory switches.<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>Light doesn’t have a solid form, but it is always present in the landscape or architecture or people’s lives, \u00a0helping create a feeling of happiness or comfort or sometimes excitement.\u00a0 For this to work, it is important to critically observe the environment and surroundings and then gauge what would be the best lighting.\u00a0 In architectural lighting design, one needs to be able to gauge or estimate a variety of situations and surroundings.\u00a0 This is what makes the work so interesting.<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Yes, we frequently have to deal with a variety of scales and objects while designing.\u00a0 While I was still a university student studying architecture, I used to take pictures of landscapes and buildings from various angles during the day and at night.\u00a0 Most of the pictures were very common, but the pictures of day and night were so very different!\u00a0 Naturally, sensory perception is different and the way light is shone on the landscape or a building also makes all the difference.\u00a0\u00a0 I was taken aback by this discovery and found it very interesting.\u00a0 Each situation, each light fixture, and each wash of light changing just one element, and the whole picture would be different.\u00a0 This was a very interesting and poetic discovery for me.\u00a0 However, I didn’t know how to put this discovery to use as output in my own work.\u00a0 I would end up writing long descriptions for design homework.\u00a0 Very suicidal!!\u00a0 But I knew this is what I wanted to do.\u00a0 I, also, wanted to create inspiring light.<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>To design is not always to create something new.\u00a0 Estimating is also design.\u00a0 For example, just reducing bright lights to a suitable level is design.<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Especially for projects using existing fixtures and such, paring down is very important work.\u00a0 This tests analytical and critical thinking skills!!<\/p>\n Mende: <\/strong>During the period I worked for a fixture manufacturer, I was asked to design a spotlight by interior designer, Shiro Kuramata.\u00a0 During our first meeting, he brought a spotlight and started playing with it and taking it apart.\u00a0 He kept asking \u201cWhat is this?\u201d Do we need this part?\u201d \u201cThis isn’t important, is it?\u201d Finally, all that was left were very minimal and basic parts of the fixture.\u00a0 Using this as a base, we designed a new fixture, part of the \u201cK Series.\u201d As you might guess, it was a very simple fixture.\u00a0 This was Mr. Kuramata`s estimation of design.<\/p>\n Muraoka: <\/strong>Wow, I didn’t know the story behind this series.\u00a0 A designer needs to be an estimation specialist and be able to gauge each situation for the best outcome to make everyone happy.\u00a0 I think I need to polish my estimation skills in order to become a better designer.\u00a0 Thank you for our talk today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Interviewer:\u3000Momoko Muraoka Theme\uff1aThe role of a designer Muraoka: Today I would like to talk about the role of a designer.\u00a0 Of course, there is our regular work consulting on design projects, but also as lighting designers, we have helped 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