Your name: Christopher Medland
What you do: Inspiration and Opportunities – Medland Metropolis Consulting Engineers
Your latest project: Westpac, KPMG, Apple, Hollister, Nan Tien Buddist Temple Education and Civic Centre, Sydney Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Exhibition Centre, Origin Energy, Bastow Educational Leadership Institute, Global Change Institute – University of Queensland, Queensland Emergency Operations Centre, Tryptich Residential Development, National Australia Bank
Who are three people that inspire/excite you:
1) Tadao Ando
3) Ayrton Senna
What is your favourite…
Car/bike/plane/boat model: Radical SR8
Chair model: Kashiwado Chair Tendo Japan
Residential space: My home
Commercial space: Armani Store NYC – designer Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
Decorative product: Hoya Crystal Lens vases
Functional product: Porsche 911
Handmade good: Beaver Fur Hats
Mass-produced good: Gorge Jenson / Arne Jacobsen steel cutlery
Meal: Sushi from Sushi Dai – Tsukiji markets Tokyo
Restaurant: Fat Duck – London
Drink: Chateauneuf De Pape
Bar: Super Deluxe Roppongi Tokyo
Item in your studio: Dunlop racing slick from my first really big off (crash)
Piece of technology: mobile phone
Historical figure: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Fictional character: Yoda / Mr Potato Head
Vice: None
Virtue: Lack of vices
What does the term ‘Design Hunter™’ mean to you? Design, like finding the next meal, is a constant search for ideas and solutions.