Interview
ShuYu Chou
1 Please give us a brief bio of yourself and your design background.
I have been studying interior design since high school and over 10 years of learning with work experience. NOW, I
2 What made you become/why did you choose to become a designer/artist?
I want to provide everyone with a more comfortable life and experience.
3 Tell us more about your business/company, job profile, and what you do.
I started to set up a studio and took over cases independently in 2017. Works won awards include 2018APDC, 2019APDC, 2019 CHINA INTERNATIONAL SPACE DESIGN COMPETITION, 2021 IDA, 2022 ADP, and 2022 MUSE Design.
4 What does “design” mean to you?
To identify problems, solve problems, and maintain balance.
5 What’s your favorite kind of design and why?
Artdeco. Because it's neat, durable and classic.
6 To you, what makes a “good” design?
To identify problems, solve problems, and maintain balance.
7 Describe your design style and its main characteristics.
We create a space that will not be eliminated due to changes in time, we don't want to be rigidly defined in any style. [The Design of a suitable residence is according to the preferences of the homeowner, that integrate homeowner needs.] The homeowner's preferences and needs are our styles.
8 Tell us about your design process.
I usually a lot of studying, bold assumptions, and attention to detail.
9 Do you think your country and its cultural heritage has an impact on your design process?
Taiwan has a lot of diverse population of residents and historical sites of many cultures. So I believe more that design doesn't want to be rigidly defined in any style.
10 Congratulations! As the winner of the 2022 MUSE Design Awards, what does it mean to you and your company and team to receive this award distinction?
We only have 2 members of a studio and recognized by international awards such as MUSE. Means let us continue to create in the design industry and keep its original intention and remain unchanged.
11 Can you explain a bit about the winning work you entered into the 2022 MUSE Design Awards, and why you chose to enter this project?
Warm Room Design Concept We named the Warm Room, that main ?sunshine in the winter, enjoy the beauty of nature? The space is full of objects in warm color, with the low-chroma texture on the material, we embellish it with meticulous and neat lines. let us try to use a little spatial design element, it contrasts with material, scale, color variation, and shape, make you feel a couple of hardness with softness. The wall trim made use of changes in light and shadow, your vision has more depth. seems simple but not monotonous, that was meet the expectations of the homeowner, don't hide and cover-up Feng Shui, let every material become part of the design naturally, lets Feng Shui and design concepts coexist.
12 What was the biggest challenge with this project?
The designers do not need words to express their ideas and can understand the preferences personal traits and styles of the owners from the design and show the space of personal trait
13 How has winning an Award developed your practice/career?
Have more visibility opportunities
14 What are your top three (3) favorite things about our industry?
Design works, Approval and challenge.
15 What makes your country specifically, unique in the design industry?
Creative and exquisite.
16 Where do you see the evolution of design industry going over the next 5-10 years?
Creative ,exquisite and modular.
17 If you were a student entering this industry or an aspiring MUSE Design Awards submitter, what advice would you give them?
Keep studying and keep going.
18 What resources would you recommend to someone who wants to improve their skills in the design industry?
Reading books and Internet information.
19 Tell us something you have never told anyone else.
No comment.
20 Who has inspired you in your life and why?
My college mentor He taught me the importance of reading and effort.
21 What is your key to success? Any parting words of wisdom?
I usually amass a lot of reading.
