NY Product Design Interview

Here at NY Product Design Awards, we celebrate different views, opinions, suggestions, and openness in moving towards success. Thus, let’s take a closer look at the interviews from our worldwide winners and get inspired by their success today!

Design Awards Winner Interview - Yue Gao and Yifeng Wang

United States


Yue is a UX/product designer interested in Fin-tech, DeFi, XR, and building the metaverse of the future. Yifeng is a product designer focused on SaaS/Web3/FinTech. They collaborate...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Raquel Fuentes

Avive Solutions, United States


Raquel Fuentes, the co-founder and president of Avive Solutions, has developed new ways to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Avive Solutions were the youngest founding...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Mengqiu Hu

United States


Mengqiu Hu is a product designer with enterprise UX, consumer products, and IoT experience. She designs business tools on Pinterest, valuing user empathy, strategic thinking, and c...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Jinrong Li, Jiayuan Wang, and Yiwei Lin

Geward, United States


The Geward team, led by UX experts Jinrong Li, Jiayuan Wang, and Yiwei Lin, offers superior user experience backed by eight years of experience in various design fields. The team e...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Chien Chang Chen

True Agility Consulting Group and DWC Eternity, Taiwan


Chien Chang Chen, the founder and CEO of DWC ETERNITY, is involved in product design, brand direction, customer experience enhancement, and international distribution processes. ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Danilo Villanueva

Makina Watches, Philippines


Danilo Villanueva, an experienced professional in advertising, product design, and entrepreneurship, has over 15 years of international experience with agencies like TBWAChiatDay, ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Kaj Ransvi EF

Sweden


Kaj Ransvi EF, born in 1968 in Sweden with connections to both Sweden and Finland, currently resides in the southern part of Sweden. Having spent nearly a decade in the Caribbean, ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Matthew Smith

Smith Farms Custom Furniture, United States


Matthew Smith is the founder of Smith Farms Custom Furniture, a boutique furniture crafting enterprise located in Southern California. Specializing in the design and construction o...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Sarah Edwards

United States


Sarah Edwards, a dedicated mental health advocate and an individual living with neurodivergence, is on a mission to blend her personal experiences with her artistic background to r...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Xuan Cui

United States


Xuan Cui, raised within a multicultural environment as part of a Chinese minority group, evolved into an individual with an open-minded outlook and an ability to embrace diverse id...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Sonny J. Surowiec

PRO PAIN INC., United States


After a stint in Vancouver, Sonny J. Surowiec first pursued his dreams of becoming a stuntman and actor, it led him to a new passion of designing and product building!...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Ray Sun

Citi Shanghai, China


Ray Sun travelled to the United States to pursue her education to specialize in industrial design with hopes to expand her skillsets in the field. Concurrently, she is a treasured ...