DESIGNER SPEAK
Words of design from Italian designer Marco de Masi
Talented designer Marco de Masi loves designing starting from the concept, passing through the sketches, the mock-ups and prototypes. The product designer talks about good designs...
How did the concept of design happen to you?
For me inspiration is not a problem. Anything can inspire me. But mostly, I develop my concepts and projects through the use of metaphors as if the activity of design was an act of poetry.
How was your experience so far?
After my studies in Rome, I worked as a designer for a brief period in India in a social business company. Since 2012, I have been working in my studio in Rome.
I have no set rules. Any media that is currently in use becomes my medium We need to live in the present. with all the possibilities it offers.
Currently, my work revolves around furniture, lighting and bathroom designs. In October 2015 my ‘Volta Table’ was published in ADI Design Index 2015 and selected for the “Compasso d’oro 2016” competition. I was awarded the prize for excellence in design for the Lazio region in October 2015.
How would you define design in a nutshell?
Subtract what is obvious and add what is correct.
The essentials for a good design?
Developing products following the technical needs and requirements of production.
Design is much more than we think?
Design is a mixture of culture. Behind a good design work there is a great deal of research. A designer should never stop learning new things. The design needs to invoke curiosity within you as a designer, without which you cannot do any job.
Your medium?
I have no set rules. Any media that is currently in use becomes my medium. We need to live in the present with all the possibilities it offers.
Learning trends and the road ahead?
Learning is a continuous process. In fact, it is the very basic foundation for a good design. Honestly, according to me it’s much more useful trying to predict trends. As for the future, I am myself very curious to find out and try to predict what it will be.