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 - Junfei Teng

UX/Product Designer, United States


For Junfei Teng, design exists within the subtle moments that shape how people learn, interact, and pay attention in daily life. Through projects like EntoPedia, she explores how q...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Shinga Yoshimine and Yitian Zeng

SHINGA CREATIVE, United States


For both Shinga Yoshimine and Yitian Zeng, strong design emerges through continuous experimentation and observation. Whether refining interaction styles or breaking down complex co...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Kyung-seo (Kaline) Yoo

Product Designer, United States


Kyung-seo (Kaline) Yoo is a product designer focused on creating meaningful solutions that connect functionality with emotional experience. Inspired by everyday interactions and pe...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Qianyi Chen

Product Designer, United States


Qianyi Chen approaches design as a way to question future possibilities through thoughtful experimentation and immersive technology. Through projects involving XR, AI, and spatial ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Paulo Duarte Gomes de Senna Fernandes

Designer, Macau SAR


Paulo Duarte Gomes de Senna Fernandes believes strong design begins with understanding behavior, context, and logical structure before visual development takes place. Through resea...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Sophia Lampropoulou

3D Season, Greece


Sophia Lampropoulou is a product designer based in Greece and founder of 3D Season, where she explores digital fabrication and object design through material, construction, and pro...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Puyi Liu

UX/Product Designer, United States


Puyi Liu approaches UX and product design through the lens of behavior, context, and decision-making. By combining physical cues with digital systems, Liu creates experiences that ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Natalie Steger and Annika Götz

BADESOFA, United States


Co-founders Natalie Steger and Annika Götz, with backgrounds in textile development and qualitative market research, set out to solve the discomfort of traditional bathtubs. Their...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Danting Li

SparksGlo LLC, United States


Danting Li is a senior graphic designer and co-founder of SparksGlo LLC, working across branding, packaging, typography, and digital design. Her practice focuses on translating cul...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Boyuan Guo (Bill)

Product Designer, United States


Boyuan Guo (Bill) is a product designer focused on education technology, currently working on PLUS, an AI-augmented tutoring platform. His approach centers on structuring how infor...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Paul Vizzio

RemieDog, United States


Paul Vizzio is a mechanical engineer and co-founder of RemieDog, a New York–based family business focused on practical product design. With a background in taking physical produc...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Nomaki Etsu

Designer, United States


Focusing on the intersection of material and perception, Nomaki Etsu develops furniture and objects that balance precision with sensitivity. His process is grounded in iterative pr...