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 - 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 ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Mohammed Shais Khan

United States


Mohammed Shais Khan is a Product Designer passionate about innovative, user-centered design, backed by six years of experience and a Mechanical Engineering bachelor's with a specia...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Tzuhsiang Lin

United States


A product designer based in New York, Tzuhsiang Lin is also a second-year graduate student enrolled in Pratt Institute where he specializes in product design, furniture design and ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Andy Lee

Monifilm, Taiwan


A deep admiration for smart and simple designs, lead designer, Andy Lee was intrigued by how creating products from using innovative technology and smart concepts to solve the mode...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Kurt Merki Jr

Scent of Africa, Ghana


Kurt Merki Jr believes design to be an intelligent pursuit of solutions and his artistic endeavors are reflected in his work as an owner of a studio whom designs for brands and com...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Steve Ko

Anaccord Electronic CO., Ltd, Taiwan


Steve Ko assumes the role of general manager, lead product designer and the founding member of Annacord Electronic CO., Ltd, a professional audio products developer who first devel...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Reina Mun

United States


Reina Mun is an interdisciplinary designer, artist and also a technologist who has always been fascinated by the multiple ways how design can be used to birth objects that are both...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Matthew Arquette

M + Arquette, United Kingdom


With over 20 years of experience, Matthew Arquette’s love for design has only gotten stronger and has prompted him to push the boundaries of his artistic vision for the better!...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Eleonora Federici

Gioielleria Marinone, Italy


Eleonora Federici was raised in a family of famed jewelry shop Gioielleria Marinone in Pavia and was always a creative individual which lead to her being a designer that leaves a l...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Barbara Sala

RSTB Group, Italy


Shortly after finishing her studies, Barbara Sala worked as a packaging designer and garnered experience and is currently running her very own design agency in Monza. ...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Jessica Zhengjia Hu

No. 72 Design Studio, China


Jessica Zhengjia Hu cites art as a way for her to sense, experience and communicate to the world and believes art is a wonderful tool to solve problems....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Qichao An

Mornice Design, China


Qichao An has always had a passion for designing and worked at several professional design companies prior to expanding his career....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Robbie Cabral

United States


Robbie Cabral is the founder of Benjilock, the world's first traditional padlock with fingerprint technology!...

Design Awards Winner Interview - Baran Akalin

Akalin Yacht Design, Turkey


Baran Akalin shifted his attention from automobiles to watercraft designs, which resulted in a design giant....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Lucille Huang

United States


Lucille Huang designs for the welfare of others, creating alternatives to serve the community....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Pepe García

CuldeSac, Spain


Pepe García impacts the branding industry while going against the norm, making transformations to brands through his unique sense of design....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Anna Borla

Italy


Anna Borla connects her passion for Yacht designs to her life, surrounding herself with elements of nature and experience....

Design Awards Winner Interview - Sun Jian

SunDesign, China


Sun Jian is fully focused on creating designs that will change the industry, using resources on the market to develop miracles for his clients....