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

2022.1 – present  |  Co-founder of Chinese podcast 午夜干杯 MidnightToast

2021.10 – present  |  Designer of Collective Design for the Ocean

2021.3 – present  |  Coordinator & Tutor at POLI.design in Milan, , Coordinator of On-demand Course, Tutor of Executive Master in Fashion & Accessories Design and Specializing Master in Design for Kids & Toys

2020.11 – present  |  Ambassador of Food Design Nation

2020.10 – present  |  Co-founder of Jellyfish Fab., design and engineering team in Milan

2020.7 – present  |  Food, Design & Cultural Heritage Correspondent of The Dutch Institute of Food & Design

2016.6 – present  |  Co-founder of tofoodesign, food design duo in Milan and Berlin

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 TourDeFork in Milan, participated in exhibition design for Salone del Gusto 2018, graphic design for Miele and Panino Giusto, and product design for Città Studi – Milan Design Week 2019

2018.3 – 2018.4  |  Intern at OpenDot in Milan, participated in project Saddle Up!, in collaboration with Fondazione TOG

2017.1 – 2018.2  |  Product Designer at Vinci Design Studio in Milan, participated in project Office Desk VEB for Hengfeng Furniture Co. in Hangzhou

2016.6 – 2016.8  |  Freelancer collaborated with Atelier Fang in Hangzhou, participated in packaging design for GANQISHI – Tom’s BaoBao in Hangzhou, teapot design for Phiphy Homeware in Shanghai

2015.8 – 2015.9  |  Intern at JMG Space Design Associates in Shanghai, participated in space design for MADHAUS Idea Garden

AWARDS

2021.3  |  Project Spot, won the Archasm – Play Interactive Kids Furniture (Top 25)

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

2016.7  |  Project Soundrawer, won The 18th National Design Master Award

2016.6  |  Project Soundrawer, won The Lin Fengmian Creation Award 2018

EXHIBITIONS

2022.7  |  Project Fortune Desserts, presented at The 7th abC Art Book Fair in 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  |  Project FerroPet Lamp, presented at Maker Faire Rome 2021

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

2018.11  |  Project TofuDrink, presented at Youth Design Day in Japan 2018

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

PUBLICATIONS

2022.8  |  Content contribution for the yearly book Food Design Voices 2022

2022.3  |  Illustration series of plants, published in the independent publication SEDUM PALLIDUM 

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)

2020.11  |  Correspondent Interview Mad About Saffron with Stefano Citi of TourDeFork, for The Dutch Institute of Food & Design

2018.10  |  Project Pono, published in ADI Design Index 2018

TALKS

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

2021.5  |  Talk given, STEAM x Jellyfish Fab., organized by POLI.design (online)

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

WORKSHOPS

2021.12  |  Workshop conducted, Il mio primo corto animato – Il Regalo Giusto, organized by The Playful Living and Style Piccoli, at Stecca3 in Milan

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)

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2022.2 – present  |  Attending a pottery course, curated by Yuka Hata of Laboratorio Isola

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, partecipated in graphic design for the independent publication ITER PLANTARUM – Il Percorso Evolutivo delle Piante

2022.2  |  Participated in a screen printing workshop, curated by Ciro Trezzi of MUR

2021.11  |  Participated in THE RISO CLUB 21 – SPRINT Risograph Workshop, curated by Eilean Friis-Lund and Alice Vodoz with the support of Istituto Svizzero

2021.7  |  Project FerroPet Lamp, launched on Kickstarter

2020.10 – 2021.6  |  Participated in Da Cosa Nasce Cosa – Training Course of Social and Relational Design, organized by T12 Lab in collaboration with Laboratorio Silenzio in Milan

2021.3  |  Participated in workshop Planet JUNK, organized by POLI.design, in collaboration with World Building Institute 

2020.12  |  Lampshade design for The Playful Stories – Ep.07 Lumicom, in collaboration with The Playful Living

2020.11  |  Participated in workshop Rare Disease Hackathon 2020 of Forum Sistema Salute, organized by Koncept

2020.10  |  Became Student Ambassador of POLI.design – Specializing Master’s in Design for Kids & Toys

2020.6 – 7  |  Participated in Penta – Workshop, organized by POLI.design, in collaboration with Clementoni & H-Farm

2019.11  |  Participated in workshop Cibo è Cultura, with Marika Aakesson and Francesco Subioli, organized by Spazio MIL in Milan

2019.5  |  Participated in workshop Co-Design Next Steps, organized by Polifactory in Milan

2018.5  |  Participated in workshop The Object Selection, organized by Politecnico di Milano with The Ohio State University

2018.2  |  Participated in workshop Mini Meal, organized by Politecnico di Milano with PepsiCo