Inma Bermúdez – designer
Inma Bermúdez was born in 1977 in Murcia, and at a very young age she moved to Valencia, where she also studied design. Today, Inma works for companies all over the world, designing original and functional products for them. Her life consists of a contrast formed by family and creative life in a rural house, surrounded by dogs, chickens, and vegetable gardens, as well as traveling around the world, associated with presenting new products.
When did you start feeling like a designer?
"My whole life has basically been directed towards designing and creating products. Since I was young, I have been passionate about making new things. However, I think I became a designer on the day I started making a living from it. Until then, I couldn't imagine designing a product that someone would then manufacture, go to market, and actually use."
What was studying design like?
"I studied in Valencia and in my last year at university, I went on an exchange in Germany. Whenever I am away from my home country, I try to draw as much inspiration as possible from the place. This helps me a lot in my work. In Germany, I adopted the idea of recycling materials. I learned to be more aware of nature, various animals, and plants. I met people who grow their own vegetables and raise livestock, and that started to interest me greatly. It's one of the reasons why I now live the way I do - in a house made of sustainable materials, with animals, a vegetable garden, chickens, roosters, in short, a very peaceful life. Such an atmosphere provides me with the comfort and peace I need for creating."
"After a year of studying in Germany, I completed a workshop in France organized by the Vitra Design Museum. Then followed an internship at IKEA in Sweden. I returned home to Valencia after 6 years of studying abroad, enriched by many experiences."
Is design your lifestyle?
"Design is much more for me. It is the way I see the world."
What does light mean to you?
"That's a complex question. Light is everything. Without it, we couldn't live. In this sense, light gives us life. For me, light means joy, enthusiasm, and love. Ultimately, without light, there would be nothing."
How do you feel near pleasant light, and what do you imagine under it?
"I feel calm and peaceful. Generally, I can say that light strongly influences my emotions. I find candlelight, fireplace, and fire to be very pleasant. At home, when we light the fireplace, I can spend hours just watching the flames. It’s a very pleasant, almost hypnotic feeling."
And today you design lighting...
"Yes, but I am always very careful in choosing the light source, especially regarding its intensity, tone, and chromaticity. These are the basic attributes I focus on when designing a light fixture."
Has the place where you grew up, the Mediterranean, influenced your taste as a designer?
"I think so, and even more than that. The most important thing for me as a designer is to empathize with the feelings of the people who will be using my products. Designing objects, among other things, means thinking like the users, finding the problem they face, and finding the ideal solution."
What, in your opinion, is a well-designed light fixture?
"When you see it, you must feel the urge to smile, it warms your soul or ignites a spark in your eye. Simply put, a lamp that you fall in love with. It’s clear that it won’t be every lamp, but I think we’ve achieved that with FollowMe.
What would you say about the FollowMe lamp?
"Follow means to follow, Follow Me means follow me. I love its name. It is part of the very essence of the product. FollowMe is a portable, wireless lamp. You take it with you and carry it anywhere."
What inspired you in its design?
"I like to draw inspiration from old designs. So I asked Marset for design ideas from 20 to 30 years ago. Javier Marset sent me a catalog from 1970 titled Flash. I found a table lamp in it that really caught my attention, which was my springboard. I created the first sketches of FollowMe, and together with Javier, we planned the marketing perspective of the product, that it would be a portable lamp powered by batteries. Such lamps tend to be very practical, but I took a more aesthetic approach. In collaboration with the technical department of Marset, we created this little gem."
When did you start feeling like a designer?
"My whole life has basically been directed towards designing and creating products. Since I was young, I have been passionate about making new things. However, I think I became a designer on the day I started making a living from it. Until then, I couldn't imagine designing a product that someone would then manufacture, go to market, and actually use."
What was studying design like?
"I studied in Valencia and in my last year at university, I went on an exchange in Germany. Whenever I am away from my home country, I try to draw as much inspiration as possible from the place. This helps me a lot in my work. In Germany, I adopted the idea of recycling materials. I learned to be more aware of nature, various animals, and plants. I met people who grow their own vegetables and raise livestock, and that started to interest me greatly. It's one of the reasons why I now live the way I do - in a house made of sustainable materials, with animals, a vegetable garden, chickens, roosters, in short, a very peaceful life. Such an atmosphere provides me with the comfort and peace I need for creating."
"After a year of studying in Germany, I completed a workshop in France organized by the Vitra Design Museum. Then followed an internship at IKEA in Sweden. I returned home to Valencia after 6 years of studying abroad, enriched by many experiences."
Is design your lifestyle?
"Design is much more for me. It is the way I see the world."
What does light mean to you?
"That's a complex question. Light is everything. Without it, we couldn't live. In this sense, light gives us life. For me, light means joy, enthusiasm, and love. Ultimately, without light, there would be nothing."
How do you feel near pleasant light, and what do you imagine under it?
"I feel calm and peaceful. Generally, I can say that light strongly influences my emotions. I find candlelight, fireplace, and fire to be very pleasant. At home, when we light the fireplace, I can spend hours just watching the flames. It’s a very pleasant, almost hypnotic feeling."
And today you design lighting...
"Yes, but I am always very careful in choosing the light source, especially regarding its intensity, tone, and chromaticity. These are the basic attributes I focus on when designing a light fixture."
Has the place where you grew up, the Mediterranean, influenced your taste as a designer?
"I think so, and even more than that. The most important thing for me as a designer is to empathize with the feelings of the people who will be using my products. Designing objects, among other things, means thinking like the users, finding the problem they face, and finding the ideal solution."
What, in your opinion, is a well-designed light fixture?
"When you see it, you must feel the urge to smile, it warms your soul or ignites a spark in your eye. Simply put, a lamp that you fall in love with. It’s clear that it won’t be every lamp, but I think we’ve achieved that with FollowMe.
What would you say about the FollowMe lamp?
"Follow means to follow, Follow Me means follow me. I love its name. It is part of the very essence of the product. FollowMe is a portable, wireless lamp. You take it with you and carry it anywhere."
What inspired you in its design?
"I like to draw inspiration from old designs. So I asked Marset for design ideas from 20 to 30 years ago. Javier Marset sent me a catalog from 1970 titled Flash. I found a table lamp in it that really caught my attention, which was my springboard. I created the first sketches of FollowMe, and together with Javier, we planned the marketing perspective of the product, that it would be a portable lamp powered by batteries. Such lamps tend to be very practical, but I took a more aesthetic approach. In collaboration with the technical department of Marset, we created this little gem."
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