Awards, and I notice that only a few female designers are submitting their work and not only that basically everywhere, even in the design community in which I was very active, I only encountered a couple of females. Have You Ever Experienced Any Negativity or Sexism Being in This Industry? I am fortunate enough that I haven't experienced any of these. Even if this industry is dominated by males, I receive the same respect as a guy would get, well maybe because also a lot of times they think I am a guy because of the name and they are pretty shocked when they found out that I am a girl. Do You Think Female Designers Have Advantages Over Their Male Counterparts? In some areas yes. Guys are very masculine in design and sometimes the project requires softness which they can't produce at times so definitely a woman's touch is needed. If You Were Not a Designer, What Would You Be? This is hard to answer because I can't imagine myself not being a designer or at least related to design or art. But I would say, I might be a cook or fashion designer and still related to design. What is Your Biggest Challenge/Achievement? The biggest challenge for me is how to stay visible in the design community. It's so hard to compete with all these new designers and put yourself out there, mingle with people, collaborate with them. I have been doing this since the beginning and sometimes