Oral history; Interview with Fernando Solis, 2017
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| Reference number | 2017/5628 |
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| Description | Fernando discusses designing moquette for TfL. |
| Dates | 13/06/2017 |
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| Completeness | 100% |
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Physical description
Item content Attribute Value Object title Oral history interview with Fernando Solis, 2017 -
Interview summary
Track 1 of 1 [00.39.45] Fernando Solis (FS) was born in the UK, his mother was a school teacher and father was a business owner. FS went to school in Mexico and in the United Kingdom, where he was interested in the arts and physics. FS studied his first degree in Industrial Design in Mexico and later continued his studies in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martin's. FS explains that his first job was at the Daily Telegraph working on branding and developing products including the development of the first IPad application. FS took a year off to study an MBA to further his education, and then started working for TfL at the beginning of 2015 as Product Industrial Designer [00:03:24]. FS explains that TfL Product Design Team works on Users Centred Design, looking at behaviours, how people use products, how people interact with their spaces, how people navigate in their spaces, and then they design things that aid people's journeys [00:05:36]. FS talks about designing Community Notice Boards at stations. He goes on to talk about the re-colouring and design of a moquette for the new 710 trains for the Overground and his influence for the design [00:09:36]. FS talks about designing moquette for the DLR (District Light Railway) and how he was influenced by the Wharfs he saw from the DLR, and from that he based his designs on Admiral Lord Nelson and his signal flags. FS talks about designing priority seating moquette [00:14:42). FS talks about his inspiration for the design for the Victoria Line moquette, including Victorian patterns, calligraphy and lithography [00:17:05]. FS talks about choosing the colour pallet for the Jubilee Line moquette design and the restraints of the existing colours of the interior of the tube trains [00:24:03]. FS talks about designing moquette for the Waterloo & City Car and that moquette must have a 30-points of contrast to other interior surfaces. FS explains that another guideline for moquette is not to have a pattern that is larger than a penny as it would aid the accumulation of visible dirt [00:27:33]. FS explains 30-point contrast and measuring colour through LRV (Light Reflective Values). FS talks about working with Camira Fabrics and how they manufacture cut and uncut loop moquette [00:34:28]. FS talks about why moquette is used for London Transport [00:35:37]. FS talks about the challenges of pattern making for moquette and his favourite moquette design [00:37:52]. FS explains that he has starting sketching designs for the New Tube for London (deep tube) moquette, working alongside design agencies such as PriestmanGoode and Camira Fabrics. End of track [00:39:45] -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Interviewer Georgia Morley, 13/06/2017 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Interview location TfL Creative Studio, 13/06/2017People Attribute Value People Paul Marchant - 13/06/2017