10 Designers Profile:

Zhao Yun
Curator, Independent Designer, Founder of “tiwuworks”

With years of experience in designing for top global furniture brands and customizing furniture and lighting for interior projects, Zhao has broadened his international perspective and established a solid design foundation. Since establishing his personal studio in 2015, he has been dedicated to rational exploration of the relationship between contemporary furniture forms and tradition within the technological environment, while striving to unearth the power of current humanistic demands and cultural heritage.

Samson Wang (Wang Wanxing)
Furniture Designer, Wood Artisan 










Samson Wang graduated from the Aircraft Electronics and Structural Maintenance of Canadore College in 2011 and Furniture Craft & Design of Sheridan College in Canada in 2019. He created his personal studio in 2018, mainly creating and designing handmade wood art furniture. With years of experience in the aviation maintenance industry, Wang possesses a deep understanding of structure and materials, resulting in his logically crafted works. He is a perfectionist, detail-oriented, and passionate about woodworking. His works have a unique Chinese element and uphold the design concept of self-expression. Most of his design inspirations come from his love of nature and culture, his appreciation of diversity in design and his admiration for traditional craftsmanship.

Chris Tang (Tang Chengxi)
Product Designer, Founder of “Artempo”

Influenced by his father, Tang immersed himself in furniture culture for over 20 years at his father’s studio, fostering a deep interest in furniture from a young age. Chris studied architecture at the University of the Arts London, aiming to blend Western theoretical knowledge and technology with Eastern humanistic temperament. He founded the Artempo brand studio, which means “the art of time”. With the passage of time, pure art will be covered by the accumulation of “objects”, hoping to find some eternal “objects” in time and space.

Wang Zi
Floral Artist, Founder of Hanagasa Flora, Professor of American Floral Art Design Institute (AFA)

Wang was the invited artist at the 2019 Fleuramour Floral Art Exhibition in Belgium, awarded the most popular designer at the 2019 Flower Field Leisure, and named the Best Fashion Floral Designer in China in 2019. She was also the invited artist at the 2022 Crafted Garden & Continuity. Her works have been featured in mainstream floral media such as “Andi”, “Flower Vision”, “RAYLI Home Design”, “Flower also IFIORI”, “Jia Ren” magazine, as well as interviewed by “China Flower News”.

Linda Li (Li Man)
Interior and Product Designer, Founder of “Li Man Space Design”

Linda graduated from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts with a master degree in design and has worked at JAYA International Design and SCOA Architecture and Design. She returned to China in 2017 and established her own studio brand, LINDA LEE DESIGN. She specializes in exploring spatial language from materials and craftsmanship.

Lin Yanxiong
Furniture Designer

Lin graduated from China Academy of Art with an undergraduate degree and with top honors from Central Saint Martins for postgraduate studies. He has collaborated with museums and fashion brands in Europe post-graduation, showcasing personal design practices. His chair “LAST DANCE” was selected as one of the Global Talents of the Year by The Times in 2022, and his cabinet “BIRTH” was recognized as one of the top 20 pieces at the Collect Art Fair’s 20th anniversary in 2024. His series “A Window to the Past” is housed at the Shaanxi Grand Theatre.

Zhang Min
Artist

Born in 1992, Zhang currently lives and works in Jingdezhen and Shanghai. Her works primarily explore the spiritual attributes of materials and their relationship with daily life. She has held several solo exhibitions in Beijing, including “Dreams in the Floating World” at YUAN MUSEUM, Beijing; “Straightening River” at Beijing Muyun Art Space; “Beautiful New World” at West Bund Art Center; and “Beyond the Unexpected” at Tao Gallery. Meanwhile, she has shown her works in more than 10 domestic and international art and design exhibitions.

Fang Yuesheng
Product Designer

Fang graduated from Shandong University (Weihai), majoring in public art, and founded an artwork customization studio in 2016, and co-founded “Meaningless Space” with his partner Cui Lamei in 2021. Now he is product designer and creative director at Shanghai Yihuayifang Culture & Artand Meaningless (Shanghai) Culture & Art. His works “House 2-3: 123 People’s Home” and “Four open 02: Medieval, Second-hand and Continuity” have been interviewed and reported by several famous magazines such as Article One and Home Gallery.

Zhang Zhongyu
Product Designer

Zhang has a master’s degree in product design from the Royal College of Art in the UK, and currently lives and works in Shanghai. Her work has been exhibited at London Design Festival, Paris Design Week, Shenzhen Fashion & Home Design Week, etc. Her practice is centered around the cultural tracing and typological treatment of phenomenal materials, combined with contemporary urban culture and life, and presented as a research tool. Her practice is centered on the cultural tracing and typology of phenomenal materials, combined with contemporary urban culture and life, and presented as a means of research through product design. In 2021, she founded MMR Studio, a product design studio in Shanghai, which is oriented to the research of living materials.

Xia Murong
Architect, Curator, Artist, Writer

Xia founded Mur Mur Lab architectural firm in Shanghai in 2016, embarking on a series of practices related to architecture, installations, and spaces, seeking connections between architecture, words, and images in her creation. She has been honored as one of the “Young 100+ Designers” by AD and Domus, and “Emerging Designer of the Year” by IDEAT Ideal Home in the 2019 Future Awards.