And you call yourself a designer?

I found this article from Metropolis Magazine, November 2006 and I have always kept it. "Design and the STATE." by David Womack

And you call your self a designer? A law likely to come before the Romanian parliament in the next year would restrict use of the term- be graphic, interactive, or product - to member's of hte country's official design association, the Society of Professional Designers in Romania. (SDPR) "Unfortunately the term DESIGN is used by anyone and anyhow just because it sounds exotic and it is the "in" trend" complains Alexandru Ghildus, a founder of SDPR and professor of art and design at the National Art University, in Bucharest. To be eligible to be a "designer" status, one would need a degree from a recognized institution and to have completed a one to two year intership under the guidance of a SDPR member. Ghildus hopes that the law will prevent"COUNTERFEIT" design, which he says is flooding the Romanian market."


If I had not read it, I just blown away by it. How can it be counterfeit? I take things I see and make them different, I don't blantantly take someone else's work. I learn from others and its a collaberative effort. I always remember that my passion is to work with a client, find out needs and desires and make their space their own. I never live there...they do. I just organize it to fit their needs. That what I enjoy- bringing ideas and working together to come up with a better solution- I leave my ego at the door....