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DESIGNER: How woulD you DEScRIbE Right: Inverse is a chopping
youR DESIGN StylE?
board which has a specially
designed hollow into which a
RASSADIN: my style is at the same time soft,
knife can be placed
simple, technological and facetious. I don’t
think that design is only about problem
solving, because for me design is something
like a movie. It is telling stories, and making
wonder. I design for people who like to be
surprised. I like to think my design is smart.
DESIGNER: How DoES bEING A DESIGNER
AffEct tHE wAy you SEE tHE woRlD?
RASSADIN: every day the world becomes
more colourful and complicated. sometimes
I don’t know how I can do something new,
because people have everything, but I know
that I can help to make somebody’s day if
I can brighten their mood with my designs.
I don’t necessarily think that design can
change the world, but good relationships
between people (enhanced in this way
through design) could make a difference. ➔
In background: SAM is a modern interpretation
of a Samovar by Manworksdesign which won a
Red Dot Award in 2007
In foreground: Zerno is a modern sofa design
which incorporates a shelving unit
“I thInk that usIng a Process
to create somethIng can block
ImagInatIon. Processes anD
creatIvIty are not comPatIble”
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