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TSAI, CHIA-HSUN PORTFOLIO

I will always do my best.

CONTENTS ABOUT ME

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DESIGN PRODUCT

日/山/水

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Guloo

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HA

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Grace

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Fruity

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XIANG GUA

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Series of Calligraphy Paper Town

Atmosphere Light

Stool

Manual Espresso Machine

Children Learning Book

New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool

OTHERS PHOTOGRAPHY

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ABOUT ME

With the experience of learning Chinese Calligraphy, the

most attractive product to me will always be the one which is full of cultural meanings, as a result, designing

products that could introduce the beauty of Taiwan to the world would always be one of my life goals.

To reach a goal like that, in addition to the professional skills, good communication skills are also indispensable,

蔡佳勳 TSAI, CHIA-HSUN

what I can do at the present is trying to broaden my horizon by learning different languages and embracing

+886 928 037 278 annietsai12@gmail.com

L A N G UAG E

distinct cultures. I believe that if I stay humble and keep working hard, my dream may come true some day.

Chinese Native

English

Effective Operational Proficiency (TOEIC 890)

Japanese

Vantage (N2) 6

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3D

2D

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PTC Creo Rhino Keyshot

Experience Design Photoshop Illustrator Lightroom Photography Calligraphy

About Me

E D U C AT I O N

E X P E R I E NC E

PRESENT

I 2015

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Department of Design (Bachelor) Major in Industrial Design

2015 I 2012

National Taoyuan Senior High School

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A' Design Award and Competition nominated

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Academic Excellence Award

General Education

日 / 山 / 水 , Guloo

106-1 (Ranking 2 ) nd

The Script Taiwan Fan Page Social media manager

Line Creator Market

Sticker Design (Lulu and Swiss roll's happy daily life) 2016

Academic Excellence Award 105-2 (Ranking 1 ) st

Taiwan Tech Design Week

Painter of "Hua Hsiang Ting Tzu" (Quick Sketch Event)

Taiwan Tech Design Camp Leader of Life Section

Design Freshman Camp Member of Equipment Section

EXHIBITION

2017

Taiwan Tech Design Week

2016

Taiwan Tech Design Week

Grace (Product Design)

Evolution (Basic Design) Panic of the Hamburger (Sketch) 7

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PRODUCT

日/山/水

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Guloo

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HA

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Grace

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Series of Calligraphy Paper Town

Atmosphere Light

Stool

Manual Espresso Machine

Fruity

Children Learning Book

XIANG GUA

New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool

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Exploring the meaning behind the words.

日/ 山 /水

Series of Calligraphy Paper Town

Calligraphy is an indispensable part of

Chinese culture because every word we write is consisted of wisdom from our ancestors.

With the growing ages and increasingly busy life, people have less chances to hold the

writing brush, and even forget how precious culture we have.

Consequently, we return to the essence and explore the soul in the word.

Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chen, Tzu-Ying Material / Brass, Walnut, Glass, Ceramics Photo by / Ku, Feng-Cyuan Time / Spring, 2017 10

Series of Callligraphy Paper Town

2019 A' Design Award and Competition nominated

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When placed on the product, the tip of the brush will become the middle point of the pictograph

, reminding

people that words they write could be heart-warming.

To convey the temperature of handwriting, we chose brass and walnut as our materials.

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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 日

MATERIAL / Brass, Walnut

DIMENSION / 95 mm × 95 mm × 32 mm

1 2 1 / The shape that the CNC carved on the brass piece echoes the shadow of the brush placed above.

2 / Small clips could be placed under the brass piece.

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In ancient Chinese poetry, mountains often symbolize one's characteristic or even integrity. We expect that people could write poems from the bottom of their hearts.

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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 山

MATERIAL / Ceramics

DIMENSION / 45 mm × 40 mm × 20 mm 40 mm × 40 mm × 80 mm 90 mm × 45 mm × 50 mm

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1 / The use of spray paint as the embellishment of the top of the snow

2 / Writing brushes can be placed

on the depression of the mountain paper town

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To express our topic " ć°´ " , the product should have

really good transparency to show the light and soft

impression of water, so we chose glass as our material and filled them with liquid.

The transparency of the glass can map out the flow of liquid, reminding people that the words could be soft but powerful as water.

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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ 水

MATERIAL / Glass, water

DIMENSION / 130 mm × 45 mm × 20 mm 150 mm × 45 mm × 25 mm 180 mm × 45 mm × 30 mm

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1 / The top view gives a pictograph of the water through the blue glass decoration.

2 / The opening could be sealed with the surface tension of the water

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日日 / / 山山 /水 /水

SeriesSeries of Calligraphy Paper Town of Calligraphy Paper Town

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Series of Callligraphy Paper Town_ æ°´

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GULOO At m o sph e re Lig ht

Guloo is a night light which shape was

inspired by the movement of a jellyfish.

It features a blue glass light covered with

shattered glass inside in order to convey the infinite change of the ocean. The variegated

color from the light is to symbolize the energy and the luminescence of a jellyfish.

Designer/ Chen, Tzu-Ying / Tsai, Chia-Hsun Material / Glass, LED

Photo by / Tsai, Chia-Hsun Time / Winter, 2017

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Atmosphere Light

2019 A' Design Award and Competition nominated

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IDEA

This project started with bionic characteristic. We narrowed down the range

to ocean first, and thought which specific features that could be combined with our product.

Eventually, we found that JELLYFISH was theperfect model to transform because of its elegantmovement and luminous ability.

Material / Glass, LED

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Atmosphere Light

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MODELING We printed a 3D model of our product as the prototype and brought it to the glass master in

Hsinchu city. The master used glass blowing technique to help us shaping the appearance

and brushing a chemical smear on the glass surface which could express the transparency of jellyfish precisely.

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1 / Sketches of bonic products 2 / Glass blowing process

3 / Test for Tungsten bulb

Atmosphere Light

Test for LED light

TESTING Next, we tried to figure out which light was suitable for the glass base. Initially, Tungsten bulb was our first choice, due to its high heat release, we changed the bulb into a stable LED light

which was safer and lower energy consuming could even better present the color from ocean creature.

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FEATURES There are seven color applied to the LED light, change the frequency and the

color of LED light by using a remote controller according to their mood and environment. Furthermore, Guloo could be charged flexibly by most of the electronic devices through its USB connector.

RESEARCH ABSTRACT The traditional glass process fades with the age of the staff. We try to explore the

new possibilities of this area by combining design and technology to traditional skills. As the product become modern, and widely accepted, this valued field may be more attractive to people.

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Atmosphere Light

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White LED version

Atmosphere Light

Purple LED version

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The HA Stool, which was inspired by the shape of Japanese Katakana “ ハ ” , is a stool with storage function.

Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun

Material / Oak, Walnut, Polyester Fiber Dimension / W35 X D35 X H47 (cm) Time / Winter, 2018

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HA Stool

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USER RESEARCH To figure out what conditions should a good

stool have, our team did competitive product analysis and defined the score principles for

every factors such as height, stability...and so on.

Lastly, we concluded the best stool in our research and had some statistics for the next step.

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HA Stool

Secondly, we designed a basic experiment to

verify our conclusion by inviting six people to sit on random stools and observing their sitting positions.

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1. Most people cover 80ďź… of the stool surface while sitting on it.

2. The most optimal distance from the general stool's sitting surface to the foot is about 45Âą20cm.

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PROBLEM DISCOVER Many clinics offer people places to wait, and put books

or magazines on the bookshelf for the waiting persons. In my experience, most of the bookshelves are often messy

due to the uncooperative attitude from specific people. In addition, some clinics do not have enough spaces which would make the entire areas even more crowded.

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HA Stool

Things that need to be placed

Wasted Space

SOLUTION With the messy bookshelves problem, I decided to design a stool with storage function which was simple but a good way

to use the existing spaces more effectively.

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DESIGN CONCEPT The original version of HA stool had too many unnecessary components, so I simplified the form

and added a handle on the back that made the product easy to carry. The size of HA is based on the former research we had done, so it would be comfortable for people to sit.

The name of HA stands for High Availability, which features a storage space below the stool that

could place some books you like. Moreover, the name "HA" can also represent laughter, as I hope that any person who sits on this stool can find pleasure in what he is doing.

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1 / Initial model

2 / Initial model (Open Mode) 3 / Final model

4 / Final model (Open Mode)

HA Stool

Final Design

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HA Stool

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Grace

Espresso Machine Grace is a manual espresso machine,

which features delicate appearance with detachable components.

Material / Copper, Plastic

Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chuang, Chih-Yun Dimension/ 120x120x355(mm) Time / Spring, 2017

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Espresso Machine_ Grace

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IDEA The coffee machine was one of the topics of basic product design class in my second year of the college, my partner and I did lots of competitive product analysis and decided to target our product as "unplugged Espresso machine" since modern people had a tendency to live in the lives that could experience the fun of handmade.

Sketches of unplugged espresso machine

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Espresso Machine_ Grace

MODELING PE, Copper, Acrylic tube and iron wires were our materials for the 1:1 model, we even stuck a suction cup in the Acrylic tube to simulate the pressing pressure while making espresso.

Modeling process of Grace

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MECHANISM The whole machine could be separated into eight parts,

the bottom bracket and the cup rest are the only parts that could not be moved.

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Espresso Machine_ Grace

FEATURES Compared to other products in the market, every

single part of Grace is elaborately designed in order to be operated simply and easy to clean.

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STEPS

1. Fill the coffee powder in the portafilter.

4. Pour 88-92℃ water into the chamber.

2. Put the portafilter and the bracket into the filter cap sequentially.

3. Put brewing chamber into the portafilter.

5. Align the plunger to the chamber.

6. Press down the plunger for 10-20 sec to make a delicious espresso.

We would like the person who uses Grace to enjoy not only the espresso brewing process but also the elegance that Grace brings to her every ordinary day.

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Espresso Machine_ Grace

Grace

Espresso Machine

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Fruity is a series of educational books to help children identify and distinguish different kinds of fruits.

Fruity

Children Learning Book

Fruity is a series of educational book to help children identify and distinguish different kinds of fruits.

Material / Cardboard, Balsawood, Sticker

Designer / Tsai, Chia-Hsun / Chuang, Chih-Yun Dimension / 200x100x40(mm) Time / Winter, 2016

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Children Learning Book_Fruity

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FEATURES Do you know that the cross-section of an apple is star-shaped?

Each section of the fruit is different in dependence on how we cut the fruit. Since we usually cut the fruit vertically, we hardly notice

the differences. In other words, when we are used to cutting the

fruit in vertical, we may miss the opportunity to view other aspects of the fruit, not to mention the beautiful star shape in the apple.

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Within each section of the book,

the name, leaf, flower, and structure of the fruit are introduced to the

readers. Combined with toy-building blocks and slices, the book presents

the cross-section and the vertical section of the fruit structure.

Children Learning Book_Fruity

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1 / In the series, each book has different colors based on the skin color of the fruit 2 / Different sections of fruits in Fruity 3 / Leaves and flowers of fruits in Fruity

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Fruity

Children Learning Book

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Fruity can not only teach children to increase their knowledge of different fruits, but also

help develop children's eye-body coordination. Most importantly, Fruity can cultivate children to see things from different views and incite their creativity.

Children Learning Book_Fruity

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Scrape in fragrant five seasons for health and confidence.

XIANG GUA

New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool

There are tons of scraping tools on the market, however, it is difficult for users to understand the correct scraping concept and how to apply the tools without instructions.

Focusing on the five seasons health concept of Chinese medicine, we combine the modern

people's pursuit of health with Chinese herbal medicine to redesign the traditional scraping

tools. What we would like to do is to share

these two long-standing and precious cultures with more people and integrate them into everyone's daily life.

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Based on the simple materialism, traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the interaction between human

body and nature. Different from the four seasons, Chinese medicine divides summer into summer and long summer with five seasons as one year.

The five-season concept and the relationship between the five elements were used as the basis for the design. In addition, some Chinese medicines that are beneficial to the human body are selected to correspond to body organs and meridians that should be emphasized in each season.

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New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool

DIMENSION / 100mm x 100mm x 25mm

MATERIAL / Plastic with metal processing in the middle of the casing

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1 / Top view of XIANG GUA 2 / Season poems are printed on the transparent sheet.

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New type of Chinese medicine scraping tool

There are six series of XIANG GUA, one for

each of the five seasons, and the additional one for daily use.

All the shape of the scraping boards are

inspired by the corresponding organs of the

relationship between five elements, which can be used to scrape and massage the

acupuncture points. Furthermore, users will

be taught the correct concept of scraping in

the way of the card during the experience process.

The product is divided into three parts: a scraping board,

a transparent sheet for isolating the scraping board from

the scraping cream and the bottom part is the Chinese medicine cream.

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Take the spring series as an example:

People should pay attention to the liver and gallbladder nursed back to health. Massage the Dadun and Fengchi acupoints by using the Aspen wood

scraping board and Rubia cordifolia cream could clear the liver and improve eyesight.

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1 / Spring thunder, grain rain Cherry blossoms

Weeds that speak no languages of flowers Send us a happy message of fragrance

2 / The product is consisted of top and bottom cover

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Photography

Vanilla Dessert Shop

Sketch

Panic of hamburger Behind the cup

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VANILLA DESS ERT SHOP Photography

Time / Summer, 2017

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Photography

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BACKGROUND This series of photos were taken in my second year

of college when the professor asked us to redesign

the cake shop's website. I was in charge of the

photo shooting and had worked on it for two weeks.

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Photography

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Photography

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SKETCH

Time / 2016-2018

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Panic of hamburger 2016 Since the BSE( 狂牛症 ) has spread, we started to keep an eye on what kind of beef we can eat with more careful consideration.

However, the more information about BSE has circulated

on the social medias, the more rumours have caused a massive panic around the world.

As a result, distinguishing the truth from the false in this Information-explosion Era and finding out the correct information become one of the important skill in our world. Now, go on and find your own taintless food!

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Behind the cup

2017

A tasty cup of coffee costs much more than a coffee farmer's monthly salary.

Behind the coffee cup, we could never experience how unequal treatment that the farmers bear.

Therefore, what could we do to break the chain that winding their life...?

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I will always do my best.

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T H A N K YOU!

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