Which comes first; idea or material?

Idea comes first.

Who is your dream collaborator?

Vivienne Westwood.

Is there anything you have recently read that you would recommend?

On the Move: A Life and A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks.

What about an exhibition you wish you were a part of?

Object Factory, curated by Mark Cecula with Dagmara Kopola, and exhibited in 2009 at the Museum of Art and Design, New York.

Which one of your works excites you the most? 

Since product design does not excite me like it did in previous years, there is no particular work I can name as an example.

During the design and production process, communicating through the product, in addition to experiencing its cultural and social contributions, fills the excitement part. Over the last few years, edible vegetable and fruits have become my new materials.

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