DESALL WINNERS: FABIO SALVADOR & MAKERS DEPARTMENT
Product designer Fabio Salvador is the winner of Bormioli Pharma Design and founder + CEO of Makers Department: a design studio based in East London, built around the belief that: “ecology and economics go hand-in-hand, and that it is only possible to make impactful changes if the two are perfectly aligned, enabling new products to be better made and made better.”
We asked Fabio and his team about the pillars of their creative work and they delivered. Below you’ll find the three essential guidelines that they keep in mind when designing new products, and we think these could easily inform a helpful framework for young and aspiring designers when approaching their work.
HOW TO DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD: 3 ESSENTIAL TIPS
1. Be like a Sponge – “Designers must be humble to not have preconceptions so that innovative ideas reveal themselves. Is important to make an effort and be obsessed in understanding the context around each different problem.” – Fabio Salvador
2. Build with Empathy – Validate ideas with users and let them decide what is good and useful and what is not.
3. Consider Impact – Execute with grace and quality so that natural resources are used with respect and humans can make the most of them.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & CREDITS
A huge thank you to Fabio and his team at Makers Department for chatting all things design with us. Do look them up on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube! All images kindly provided by Fabio Salvador+Makers Department.
… What are your guiding principles for creating your work?
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