Resume
EDUCATION
2016-2020 | Politecnico di Milano, Master of Science in Product Design for Innovation
2012-2016 | China Academy of Art, Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024.6 – present | Member of the Association for Italy-Asia Cultural and Artistic Exchange (APICAIA)
2024.4 – present | Co-founder of JOYY!, food design duo in Milan and Shanghai
2022.1 – present | Co-founder of Chinese podcast 午夜干杯 MidnightToast
2021.10 – present | Designer of Collective Design for the Ocean
2020.10 – present | Co-founder of Jellyfish Fab., design and engineering team in Milan
2016.6 – present | Co-founder of tofoodesign, food design duo in Milan and Berlin
2021.3 – 2024.9 | Coordinator & Tutor at POLI.design in Milan , Coordinator of On-demand Courses, Tutor of Executive Master in Fashion & Accessories Design and Specializing Master in Design for Kids & Toys
2020.7 – 2023.12 | Food, Design & Cultural Heritage Correspondent of The Dutch Institute of Food & Design
2020.11 – 2023.2 | Ambassador of Food Design Nation
2022.10 | Participated in artistic residence Crepuscoli for the project Immaginaria 2022 – Ex Macello Nel Corpo, in collaboration with Laboratorio Silenzio
2021.9 – 2022.4 | Volunteer at Comunemente Verde in Milan, participated in graphic design for the exhibition catalogue Iter Plantarum – Il percorso evolutivo delle piante
2019.12 – 2022.7 | Project Assistant of Marta Meda in Milan, participated in exhibition design for The Playful Living for Milan Design Week 2021 & 2022 (The Playful Home & Home is Everywhere) and Pitti Immagine Bimbo #90 2020, display table design for Realme, interior design for Cascina Merlata – Mare Culturale Urbano Food Hub
2018.11 – 2019.2 | Talents in Residence at Polifactory in Milan, worked on Master’s final project Pasta tra Parentesi
2018.7 – 2019.6 | Product Designer at TDFK Studio in Milan, participated in exhibition design for Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2018, graphic design for Miele and Panino Giusto, and product design for Milan Design Week 2019 – Cittàstudio
AWARD
2023.4 | Exhibition + Performance From The Silence, won the Fuorisalone Award 2023: Mention Communication
2021.2 | Project Kidzzaiolo, won the Desita Award – Pizza Experience 2020
2020.10 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, won the Design Intelligent Award 2020 (Honorable Mention)
2020.9 | Project Pono, awarded with the “Attestato Targa Giovani” by ADI – Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, during the XXVI Compasso d’Oro 2020 Ceremony
EXHIBITION
2025.1 | Performance IAMFOREST, on the occasion of SOForest025, at Museo Sant‘Orsola in Florence, organized by LWCircus
2025.1 | Project We.Wheat.Weave, presented at THE MENU at Ramp in Beijing
2024.10 | Project We.Wheat.Weave, presented at Singapore Design Week 2024 – People of Design | EAT: Transformative Seeds
2024.10 | Co-curated Exhibition EAT: Transformative Seeds, presented at Singapore Design Week 2024 – People of Design
2024.5 | Project Via del Ricordo, presented at Casa degli Artisti – Sguardi Urbani vol. 2
2024.4 | Co-curated Food Contest Zenzero & Basilico, showcased at Milan Design Week 2024 – Zona Sarpi
2024-4 | Project Cin Cin Pasta, presented at Milan Design Week 2024 – Zona Sarpi
2023.4 | Performance From The Silence, presented at Milan Design Week 2023 – From The Silence at Fondazione Istituto Buon Pastore
2023.3 | Illustration series for the travelling exhibition Ocean & Climate Village – Area 4 “Ocean: a big supermarket?”, Naples edition at the Ovo Castle
2022.7 | Project Fortune Desserts, presented at The 7th abC Art Book Fair · Beijing
2022.6 | Illustration series Invisible Landscapes, presented at Milan Design Week 2022 – Home is Everywhere
2022.6 | Project Pono, presented at Milano Design Week 2022 at Salone Satellite
2022.3 | Illustration series for the travelling exhibition Ocean & Climate Village – Area 4 “Ocean: a big supermarket?”, Venice edition at the Venetian Arsenal
2021.11 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, presented at ESSERE·WUJIE – International Youth Art and Design Exhibition (online)
2021.10 | Illustration series for the travelling exhibition Ocean & Climate Village – Area 4 “Ocean: a big supermarket?”, inaugurated at Triennale di Milano, on the occasion of the Pre-COP26 Summit, coordinated by IOC-UNESCO
2021.9 | Illustration series Invisible Landscapes, presented at Milan Design Week 2021 – The Playful Home
2021.9 | Project Coesistente, presented at Milan Design Week 2021 – Da Cosa Nasce Cosa at Galleria l’Affiche
2020.10 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, presented at Shunde Oct International Food Design Festival in Foshan
2019.11 | Project NewNai, presented at The Art & Design Education FutureLab 2019 in Shanghai
2019.4 | Project NewNai, presented at Milan Design Week 2019 – Food Design Forest at Salone Satellite
2019.4 | Project NewNai, presented at Milan Design Week 2019 – Reflection: Design Driven by the Future at Habits Design Studio
2018.11 | Project TofuDrink, presented at Youth Design Day 2018 in Japan
2018.4 | Project TofuDrink, presented at Milan Design Week 2018 – Asia Design Pavilion
2018.4 | Project NewNai, presented at Milan Design Week 2018 – Design X Designers at Politecnico di Milano
PUBLICATION & PRESS
2024.10 | Project EAT: Transformative Seeds, published in magazine《IDEAT理想家》- 种子的转化
2024.10 | Project EAT: Transformative Seeds, showcased on《联合早报》- 食物设计 吃的狂想曲
2024.6 | Interview, published on National Daily Press – Finding oneself in the collision of cultures
2023.11 | Content contribution as co-founder of tofoodesign for《+86 Designer100 食物设计》
2022.12 | Illustration series for the travelling exhibition Ocean & Climate Village – Area 4 “Ocean: a big supermarket?”, published in the exhibition catalogue Ocean & Climate Village: reconnecting people to the ocean, a travelling exhibition
2022.7 | Content contribution as co-founder of tofoodesign for the yearly book Food Design Voices 2022
2022.7 | Project Fortune Desserts, published in the exhibition catalogue The 7th abC Art Book Fair · Beijing
2022.3 | Graphic design for the exhibition catalogue Iter Plantarum – Il percorso evolutivo delle piante
2022.3 | Illustration series of plants, published in the independent publication Sedum Pallidum – Una pianta aliena tra i binari
2021.9 | Project Coesistente, published in the project catalogue Da cosa nasce cosa. Percorso formativo di design sociale e relazionale
2021.5 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, published in 2020 Design Intelligence Award Yearbook
2021.5 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, published in magazine《装饰》- 系统的食物设计构画未来生活方式 (2021 Vol.3)
2021.2 | Interview, published in thesis Feeding Edinburgh with culture
2020.12 | Content contribution for the project The Playful Stories – Ep.07, published on The Playing Living
2020.9 | Project Pono, published in XXVI Compasso d’Oro ADI
2020.11 | Project Pasta tra parentesi, showcased on Fuorisalone Magazine
2019.11 | Project NewNai, showcased on 艺术与设计FutureLab
2018.10 | Project Pono, published in ADI Design Index 2018
2018.5 | Project TofuDrink, showcased on Switch On Your Creativity
2018.4 | Project TofuDrink, showcased on The Articling
2018.4 | Project TofuDrink, showcased on Fuorisalone,it
TALK
2024.5 | Talk given, Reinterpreting Food Culture, organized by 温州商学院Wenzhou University Business School – Craft Art (online)
2024.4 | Talk given, Reinterpreting Food Culture, organized by 深氪设计ShenkeDesign (online)
2024.1 | Talk given on the occasion of 2024 Design Talent BIG BANG! 设计天才大爆炸, organized by China Academy of Art – School of Industrial Design in Hangzhou
2022.9 | Talk given on the occasion of Open Food Factory. Distributed Design for Plant-Based Food, organized by Polifactory in Milan
2022.7 | Talk given on the occasion of ESSERE国际青年艺术展交流会暨2021-2022参展艺术家优秀作品分享会, organized by CSSUI BRERA 米兰布雷拉学联 (online)
2022.7 | Podcast guest for 初学者电台S03E03 – 我们永远可以相信食物 of abC Art Book Fair (online)
2022.7 | Podcast guest for 百会BAIHUI.LIVE – 读书人频道 (online)
2021.11 | Talk given, Food Culture & Design, organized by 深氪设计ShenkeDesign (online)
2021.10 | Talk given on the occasion of Incontro Blu con gli illustratori e le illustratrici di Design for the Ocean, organized by IOC-UNESCO, at Triennale di Milano
2021.3 | Talk given, Food & Design Talk Ep.1, organized by AtelierFang (online)
2020.2 | Talk given, TalentsThursday, 1st Episode – Technology && Tradition, organized by Polifactory in Milan
WORKSHOP
2025.2 | Food Design workshop conducted, Ripieno di Gioia, in collaboration with Mare Culturale Urbano
2025.1 | Food Design workshop conducted, Ripieno di Gioia, in collaboration with the senior center Cascina San Paolo
2024.12 | Handicraft workshop conducted, Ripieno di Gioia, in collaboration with Associazione Genitori Quintino di Vona
2024.7 | Food Design workshop conducted, A++ Recipe, part of project EAT: Transformative Seeds, in collaboration with Tipo Pasta Bar
2024.6 | Food Design workshop conducted, Pasta Estivissima, in collaboration with Ci Vediamo Noodle
2024.4 | Food Design workshop conducted, part of project Cin Cin Pasta, in collaboration with Ristorante Xi‘an
2024.4 | Handicraft workshop conducted, part of project Via del Ricordo, in collaboration with Centro Anziani Cascina San Paolo
2021.3 | Cooking workshop conducted, Smart.Co.Cooking – Cina, organized by Cozinha Nomade (online)
2020.12 | Cooking workshop conducted, Smart.Co.Cooking – Xmas Edition, organized by Cozinha Nomade, in collaboration with Lo Stato dei Luoghi (online)