Interview with the guru of Italian design
Passing the gallery Interview prepared: Nina Farizova
Magazine: N5 (171) 2012
SALON: Everyone calls you a designer. But you graduated from the Milan Polytechnic University as an architect.
- Yes, first of all I am an architect. I design factories, offices, homes, shops, villas ... Secondly, I am an industrial designer. Now I am still a graphic designer and do photography.
S: What can you say about the trends of this year in design?
- I never follow the trends in design. I do not need it. I invent and do some things, not knowing what is fashionable or unfashionable. This is my principle. The main thing is that it is stylish, functional and convenient for a person.
S: This year you presented a collection for the company.
- During my life I have already managed to work with many companies. For example, for
S: How do you come up with design patterns?
- When I design something, I always think: will it be in demand? And, if I understand that no, I stop creative.
S: When a prototype thing is ready, are you always satisfied with what you managed to do?
- Of course not! I always see that something needs to be improved. I have to stop myself and say: “Everything, Pierrot! Enough! ”Otherwise, I would not have done a single thing to the end.
S: Do you work on a computer when you invent something new?
- Never. Only hands, pencil and paper. Of course, I use a computer, but not to draw. I studied in architectural schools in many countries of the world: in Rotterdam, in Madrid, in New York ... As for teachers, you cannot teach design and architecture, you can only give knowledge of these subjects. I was lucky, I still work and study both from students, from young photographers, and from masters of architecture and design.
S: What did you think about your future as a child?
- I was a creative child, in my childhood I adored building castles, making house models. Parents wanted me to become an engineer, but I dreamed of architecture. And eventually he became an architect.
