Exclusive interview with Original Yishu | Yuan Mengqi: The profession of a designer is a kind of "translator" of the soul

Design changes life

Details carry everything

Through the art of interior design

Satisfy people's material needs

The dual needs of human and spiritual life

thus bringing a better and more pleasant living condition to the residents

Interview

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1. Why did you choose the career of designer?

There will be a sense of accomplishment. I think it is very interesting to turn a rough house into a pleasing and livable residence through design.

2. Please tell us about your growth process

I studied art since elementary school, and majored in environmental art design in college. I just graduated and made some work clothes in my hometown. They have clear colors, lines and various restrictions, which would be very restrictive and boring. I am not a person who likes to follow steps. I have been doing home decoration since 11 years old until now.

Yuan Mengqi▲ Badaling Peacock City Design Case

3. What are your criteria for judging the quality of a set of cases?

Every designer can do a beautiful job. The key is the restoration from the renderings to the customer's home. This is also the difference between a master and a novice who just debuted. The designer's accumulated experience, understanding of engineering materials, and overall control are very important to the overall plan. For example, a designer with 5 years of experience can distinguish 10 levels of the effect of warm colors in a plan, but a designer with 10 years of experience can distinguish 100 levels!

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4. What style do you like and are good at?

I think an excellent designer should not be limited to a certain style, but should capture the owner's preferences, concretize them according to the owner's requirements, and then set the direction.

Yuan Mengqi▲ Takiyue Changan Design Case

5. When recommending furniture matching solutions to customers, where do you start from or what factors do you use as a reference?

Whether it is products or furniture, we must first start with planning a large space, then consider the relationship between different products, and finally the customer's requirements and budget for product materials must also be taken into consideration.

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6. If you and the customer cannot agree on a certain aspect of your plan, but you feel that it must be achieved this way in the long run, will you compromise?

The customer chooses out of trust in our professionalism. If this is the right thing to do from a professional perspective, then I will convince him. When helping customers deal with this kind of matter, there will often be some disagreements in the process. Based on the actual situation, we will list what will be gained and lost by different choices. Reasonable suggestions will be given from a professional perspective and life experience. At this time, the customer will also understand at a glance. The customer is not very professional. What we need is to integrate the customer's living habits into the design and improve the customer's life taste.

Yuan Mengqi▲? Yanxi Washington Townhouse Design Case

7. If I were your client now, what warning would you give me in terms of design to prevent intrusion? pit.

Once you choose a designer, you must trust me; communicate with me more and let me know your true thoughts, so that the selected product combination and design plan will be the most suitable for you!

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8. How do you keep yourself inspired?

I like to try new things and travel to various places! I usually go to newly opened restaurants, bookstores or other interesting places in Beijing. Seeing more will give me a lot of inspiration!

Yuan Mengqi?▲ China Shipping International Design Case

9. What do you think of Feng Shui metaphysics?

There are some scientific principles in it, which is also a kind of knowledge. Modern commercial housing will have some minor problems, and we will use package analysis when helping the owners to make plans. For example, there are missing corners in the room, Wenchang positions, etc., and then the improvement plans are incorporated into the design.

10. Our company is a leader in ecological home decoration. How do you realize the ecological concept in your project?

First of all, our materials comply with national environmental standards and even European standards, so there are no problems with the hardware. Secondly, consider the overall surrounding space and comprehensively consider it from multiple perspectives of sound, light and ventilation.

Light does not just have to be bright. Different light colors have different effects on the human body; ambient light and lighting must be matched with the specific unit space.

Sound (housing near the airport requires a large-angle spatial layout to minimize noise)

bookroom? design by Yuan Meng Qi

11 How do you feel about the design of China’s home decoration industry in the past 20 years? What will be the future design trend?

Owners are no longer pursuing luxury, instead of showing off to friends like in the past, but paying more attention to themselves and taste.

Owners increasingly like to add more spiritual things and add many of their own preferences into the design.

Soul Translator

The owner is actually not very professional. We need us to materialize the customer’s abstract feelings through design, which is equivalent to realizing a dream of the owner! It is also a spiritual destination! For me, the profession of designer is a kind of "translator" of the soul