<b>Architonic spoke with the Belgian designer about his “second” life and the common ground between finance, political science and design.</b> <b>Alain Gilles</b>: At one point it seemed obvious that design was what I really wanted to do. International finance was just not me. But there are similarities between both fields, because design is also about understanding society and knowing the tools to analyse the needs of people. <b>Would you like to say a few words about your first chair ‘Buzzifloat’, presented here at Orgatec?</b> It seems like when people talk about design, they always say you have to design a chair. So after eight years, the chair eventually got me. It was also the first chair for Buzzispace. It is very graphic and simple. We used a minimal amount of material, so the design process required a lot of fine-tuning in order to achieve the structural strength and comfort. My aim is to make livable products that don’t lose their functionality. <b>Which material would you… continue
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