What makes a good designer? What advise would you give a student of
design?
Good observation skills, a feel for the essential and a sense for what is
missing, all mixed with a huge amount of passion and perseverance
How important is it for a designer to know about running a business?
This is the most challenging part in order to succeed, right?
It depends on how a company is set up. There is certainly examples of
designers who have partners to look after the business. In our case, where
part of the initial idea was to do all on our own, it is certainly tremendously
important, though.
You travel a lot, which city gives a better response to your brand?
There are many cities where Trippen is rather popular like New York,
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, Moscow or Tel Aviv.
And last question: When do you consider a person stylish?
Style has a lot to do with harmony. Whatever the look- it is good when it suits
the person and underlines their personality in any thinkable way.
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