Wanki Kim

Wanki Kim是來自韓國的一位產品設計師，雖然年紀輕輕，但他已創(chuàng)辦了自己的Eye Dea Lab工作室，通過創(chuàng)意設計，賦予現(xiàn)有的產品新的價值。于此同時，Wanki也致力于分享與交流，幾年間他參與了許多各種各樣的活動，同時也作為韓國設計會員（KDM）的一份子。看看他和我們分享了什么。

Narkii:

作為KDM的一份子，您在里面都負責什么呢？

As a 6th designer in Korea Design Membership, what are you in charge of?

Wanki: 

2015年，我服完兵役后，積累了許多經驗，終于成為一個設計師。同時我也通過考試成為韓國設計振興院組織的韓國設計會員（KDM）中的成員。

之后，我便致力于作為一個與KDM成員分享信息和力量的設計師。

I accumulated various experiences to realize a dream of becoming a designer after I was discharged from the military service in 2015. Meanwhile, I took a test to be a member of Korea Design Membership organized by Korea Institute of Design Promotion, and became the member of it.

After then, I dreamed of becoming a designer as sharing information and strengths with the members of Korea Design Membership.

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Narkii: 

韓國設計業(yè)為設計師們提供了怎樣的環(huán)境呢？

What kind of environment for designers does design industry provide in Korea?

Wanki:

現(xiàn)在有更多的制度支持個人創(chuàng)業(yè)的人，這是解決年輕人就業(yè)危機的方法。對于擁有具有商業(yè)價值產品的人，可以獲得輔助基金，用以開發(fā)他們的產品，還有其他與展覽和工作環(huán)境相關的輔助。

雖然每個學校都有不同的教育方法，但在完成學業(yè)之后，人們可以有機會與一些公司展開產學活動，體驗商業(yè)。

這些之中，我選擇了韓國設計會員的活動，政府在這兩方面上都提供了支持。通過活動，我可以獲得如產學、展覽、公開展示和個人創(chuàng)業(yè)等多項輔助。

There have been more systems to support people in private business, which is for solving unemployment crisis among young people. Those who own products with business value can receive supporting fund for developing their products and other support related to exhibition and working environment.

Though each school has different ways of education, people can receive opportunities to do industrial-educational activities with some companies and experience business after they complete their education.

Among them, I chose Korea Design membership activity which received support related to both of the two from the government, through the activity, I could receive lots of support such as industry-education, exhibition, open exhibition and private business.

Narkii: 

許多設計師畢業(yè)后會選擇到公司去磨煉幾年，您在一開始就創(chuàng)建了自己的工作室，基于什么做這樣的決定呢？

Many designers choose to work in companies for experience after graduation while you started your own studio at the very first beginning. What made you decide that?

Wanki: 

學生將新的點子轉化為產品的過程中會遇到各種無法預料的問題。這是因為，在工作中積累商業(yè)實踐經驗比起在學校來得更現(xiàn)實。產品設計與個人創(chuàng)業(yè)是不同的。要創(chuàng)業(yè)，一個人需要具有多領域的知識 ，比如設計，營銷，管理，貿易和生產，需要個人的知識與人際網來經營公司。所以，大部分人認為要在工作中學習實際的商務后才可以創(chuàng)業(yè)。

我也經營著EYE DEA LAB，銷售著我設計的學生鞋，以及做些外包的工作。但是，我還想體驗許多東西，想見識更大的世界，所以我之后也可能會到公司去工作。

There are various unexpected problems to turn students' new ideas into products. That's because, having business practice experience at work is more realistic than at school when it comes to accumulating knowledge related to practical business. Product design and private business are other cases. To set up a business, one has to have knowledge about various fields such as design, marketing, management, trade and production, which is because their own know-how and networking are needed to maintain their companies. So, most people think that setting up a business should be after learning practical business at work.

I also run a company named EYE DEA LAB, where I sell products that I designed in students' shoes and do work which I am given through outsourcing. However, there are still many things that I want to experience to see a bigger world, so I dream of working in a company. 

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Narkii:  

和我們介紹一下Eye-Dea Lab吧，它的定位和理念是怎樣的呢？

Can you introduct us about Eye-Dea Lab? Such as its positioning or philosophy.

Wanki:  

EYE DEA LAB 成立于2016年九月。它位于韓國京畿道。EYE DEA LAB的名字由“eye”和“dea”組成，來源于“idea”，意思是富有想法且具有視覺美的設計。EYE DEA LAB 創(chuàng)造性地通過為已存在的物品或產品增加價值從而設計出另一種價值。

目前我們有三款產品，分別是Bird Whisk，F(xiàn)ortune Lamp和DouBloom，已經準備生產與銷售。

EYE DEA LAB富有廣闊前景，引起了各種公司的興趣，它們希望有外包以及產學活動的合作。

EYE DEA LAB was established in September, 2016. It is located in Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. The words EYE DEA LAB, consisting of 'eye' and 'dea', which is from idea, means a visually-beautiful design with ideas. EYE DEA LAB creatively designs another value by adding new value to the existing objects or products.

Currently, three products, which are Bird Whisk, Fortune Lamp, DouBloom, are being prepared to be manufactured and on sale.

EYE DEA LAB is so promising that various companies are interested in it and request for outsourcing and educational-industrial activities.

Narkii:

您參加了那么多的活動，包括展覽，學術活動，比賽，您最大的收獲是什么呢？

You have taken part in many activities including various exhibitions, academic activities, and competitions, what is the gtreatest thing you’ve learn from them?

Wanki:  

我在許多的比賽中曾獲得過32個獎項，包括國內的一些公開展覽，內外展覽，產學活動，外包活動，國際活動以及會議。在我看來，我可以體驗到許多不同的東西，比如國家的文化，設計趨勢，公司的特點，利弊和訣竅。

而在設計上，我也學到了很多東西，這些對我的發(fā)展有很大的價值和幫助。其中印象深刻的一點就是人際關系。我遇到真誠的人，但也遇到有些因為我是學生就占我便宜的人。也可能不僅僅因為因為我是學生。有些人會欺負弱者，但也有人尊重信任彼此。由于早早意識到了這點，我可以辨別值得信任的人，并與之合作，我覺得這樣對于進入社會中是很棒的體驗。天底下沒有免費的午餐。我想，應該是“付出多少，就得到多少，有時甚至付出的比得到的更多?！?/span>

I learned so many things through winning prizes 32 times in the lots of contests including domestic open exhibitions, internal and external exhibitions, educational-industrial activities, outsourcing activities, international activities and meetings with many companies. It could be my personal opinion, but I could experience many different things such as each country's culture, tendency to like design, and each company's characteristic, pros and cons and know-how.

In terms of learning design, I was taught so many things that every learning was valuable and helpful for my development. One of the most impressive learningwas the relationship with people. Some people were sincere to me while others tried to take advantage of me by reason of my being a student. That might not be just because I was a student. Some take advantage of the weak while others trust each other with respect. As realizing this fact early, I could see whom to trust and be together, which I think was a great experience to go into the world. There is no such thing as a free lunch. I had a notion, which was 'Give as much as you got or more than that.'  

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Narkii:

參加那么多國際上的展覽，您覺得不同國家是有各自特色，還是有共同趨勢呢？

Based on your experience in many International exhibitions, do you think that different countries have their own features or they just have the same trend?

Wanki:   

我不提具體國家的名字，也不提具體事件，但我認為，每個國家在青睞的產品或設計上還是有所不同的。每個國家對于喜歡的設計有不同的傾向，比如它可能喜歡平價的產品，可能喜歡設計精巧、使用期長的實用產品，喜歡有性別之分的，或是有個性的產品，或者是具有現(xiàn)代設計感的產品，我覺得這些產品是源自文化。因此，我認為不同國家可以發(fā)展出獨特的設計，并且具有其他國家無法比擬的特色。

I'll not mention the name of specific country not to make any issue, but I thought that the country varied when they saw the products or designs they liked. Each country had different tendencies to like designs, such as whether they liked cheap product, delicately-designed product which can be used for long, practical product, sexual or characteristic product or modernly-designed product, which I thought derived from culture. So, I think such distinctive designs develop and are acknowledged for their abilities that cannot be matched.

Narkii:

平時有什么愛好嗎？這些愛好有給您帶來什么靈感嗎？

What is your hobby? Do you get inspiration from it?

Wanki:   

我喜歡閱讀有關設計的書籍，還喜歡逛百貨商場。為了不落后于世界上時刻在變的設計趨勢，我需要讀這些書，研究那些熱門的設計，去商場看時下受歡迎的東西，研究時裝店的流行色和面料，學習的同時，我也從這些東西里找到很多樂趣。

 I like reading books about design and going to the department store. Not to be one step behind in the world of ever-changing design trend,  I read books about design, study designs in the spotlight, go to the department store to see popular items of the year and to study trendy colors and fabric materials in fashion stores because I can learn and have fun a lot there.

Narkii:

您現(xiàn)在還非常年輕，之后打算往什么方向繼續(xù)努力呢？

You are a young designer, what is the direction in design that you are heading to?

Wanki:   

未來我的設計方向還不確定。所以我會繼續(xù)學習研究。我想要做出偉大的設計，并且能夠在街頭巷尾或其他地方聽到人們對我的設計的喜愛。 

The way to designing that I am aiming for is not certain yet. So, I keep studying and learning. I like to be a designer who makes great designs and can hear people saying that they love my designs on the street or in other places.

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