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 - 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...