Big: Why did you decide to become a designer?
Maša Okršlar Popovič: Becoming a designer actually wasn’t a decision at all. It was simply a path, that always seemed very natural to me. If I remember correctly, my first awarness of that appeared when I was eleven. MORE…

Big: Why did you decide to become a designer?
Iztok Skok: I didn’t decide, actually my father did, who was among other things a good painter.
Big: What do you think is the most important thing in designing/the design profession?
Iztok Skok: Design changing the world in innovative way.
Big: How do you work - as a free-lancer or are you employed at a company?
Iztok Skok: I work as freelancer since 1986. I need to work on my time schedule.
Big: Do you discuss your work with other designers/architects?
Iztok Skok: Whenever I can, and I learned that the critics are necessary for improvement of my work, so I take it in positive way.
Big: Describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
Iztok Skok: I work on many fields as graphic designer, industrial designer and multimedia. I like to move between these different fields and mix it.
I like to surprise with ideas.
Big: Please describe the evolution of your work, from your first projects to the present day.
Iztok Skok: It is long way till now and almost everything was change, I hardly wait every change, because I like to look forward. The bad thing are maybe  deadlines which are shorter every day. All technical equipment  make possible that timing to end some projects are much shorter and many more people is able to design projects which result in best and quicker results of work. The good ideas are the same problem; you must find them.
Big: Which of your projects was the most satisfying to work on?
Iztok Skok: Not only one, maybe this shown on the  pictures. The house IZA is the project which I prefer best, because it happened now and if succeed, may indicate in some new way of living for some people.
Big: Who would you especially like to design something for?
Iztok Skok: Well - now I am in phase of moving from graphic to industrial design, so many things are open.

Hug - chair for public spaces

Big: Why did you decide to become a designer?
Nana: I was always fascinated by 3d form and had a desire to improve things.
Big: What do you think is the most important thing in designing/the design profession?
Nana: Being flexible.
Big: How do you work – as a free-lancer or are you employed at a company?
Nana: Free-lancer
Big: Do you discuss your work with other designers/architects?
Nana: Yes its a need, but sometimes is far more inspirational to discuss it with people from other professions.
Big: Describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
Nana: I like to think of me as not having a specific style. So is it adabtable, maybe explorative?
Big: Please describe the evolution of your work, from your first projects to the present day.
Nana: Rather than evolution I would call it a constant search of balance, satisfaction, learning from past experiences…
Big: Which of your projects was the most satisfying to work on?
Nana: I liked all, because everyone had a special meaning and lesson for me.
Big: Who would you especially like to design something for?
Nana: I would like to design for my own production someday…
Big: What would your advice to the young designers/architects be?
Nana: Relax… design is not so important to everyone as it is to us.
Big: What are your fears regarding the future?
Nana: What future? Live NOW! (citation from my friend Barbara Nardoni)

Snowboard design

Interior design for flower shop Rotovz

Big: Why did you decide to become a designer?
Barbara: As little girl I have taken all clocks and watches to pieces.
Big: What do you think is the most important thing in designing/the design profession?
Barbara: Simplicity.
Big: How do you work – as a free-lancer or are you employed at a company?
Barbara: Free-lencer
Big: Do you discuss your work with other designers/architects?
Barbara: Yes, mostly.
Big: Describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
Barbara: Simple, with one extra function.
Big: Which of your projects was the most satisfying to work on?
Barbara: All were.
Big: What would your advice to the young designers/architects be?
Barbara: Be you.
Big: What are your fears regarding the future?
Barbara: What future? Live NOW!

Sitinthesity - a chair of liqiud wood