{"id":29529,"date":"2024-08-05T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=29529"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T12:54:39","slug":"interview-with-ian-tang-of-woodmax-ky-industries-corp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-ian-tang-of-woodmax-ky-industries-corp\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ian Tang of Woodmax Ky Industries Corp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ian Tang is an industrial designer at Woodmax Ky Industries Corp. With a decade of experience as an innovative product designer, he is passionate about using his design skills to contribute to a better future. As a designer, Ian finds the work both fun and challenging, providing him with the opportunity to bring his creative visions to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q1. Please give us a brief bio of yourself and your background.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m Ian Tang, an industrial designer at Woodmax Ky Industries Corp. With a decade of experience as an innovative product designer, I am passionate about using my design skills to contribute to a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q2. What made you become\/why did you choose to become a product designer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a child, I loved imagining and drawing robots and other cool creations. This passion led me to major in industrial design at university. Now, as a designer, I find the work both fun and challenging, allowing me to bring my creative visions to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q3, Tell us more about your business \/ company \/ job profile and what you do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodmax is a professional one-stop solution for drinkware projects, providing leading design and manufacturing services for lifestyle products customized for global brands since 1986. 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