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Wo r k June 2017 August 2017
Maker Bay Ltd. Apprentice
Maker Bay is Hong Kong’s largest maker space focused on social and environmental impacts. During the apprenticeship I contributed in making an eco-material library and ran a platform to encourage makers to use sustainable materials. In collaboration with a RCA graduate, we launched Natural Factory.org and its community of practice.
Mar 2015
Sept 2014Mar 2015
May 2014Aug 2014
The summer Internship programme involved all stages of Product Design of Fisher Price Toys. Involved in the control drawing drafting and communication with CAD draftmen for various Little People playsets.
Sept 2013 Jan 2014
Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Ltd. Contract Display Design Trainee
The winter trainee programme involved assisting the latest product showcase of Mattel to buyers of the toy industry. I contributed to display design that works in collaboration with toy designers from various Fisher Price Units.
May 2015Aug 2015
Alchemist Creations Product Design Intern
Jan 2016Present
SD Open Ideas (SDOI)
May 2015Present
Self-initiated collaborative project
Product Design Intern
Core pendant is showcased at Maison and Objet, Paris 2015; Salone De Mobile, Milan 2016; London Design Week, 2016. Bolt wall light won a runner up at NYC X Design Award 2016.
Huzi Design (Young Once Limited)
Product Design Intern
Self Initiated Engagement
Innermost Ltd.
During the three months internship I assisted the design team in design development and production: from research on lighting, ideation, CAD concept visualization, drafting manufacturing spec sheets, to creating sample reviews and installation guides. I contributed to the design development of Core pendant and Bolt wall light.
Design Short Course Organizer
In the internship I was responsible for their sub-brand &care, from market positioning, corporate identity, packaging and product design. &care is a local brand and a social enterprise of leather goods.
In which three of the projects are currently in market, avalible on Ebay, Alibaba and in Toys’Rus.
Dec 2015
Jockey Club Ti-i College
In the internship I helped in all stages of their product design from research, idea generation, model making, and communicating with factories. I helped the development of their new interactive lighting and the mini version of soft toys.
The concept generated is put in development,and is currently in prototyping stage.
Product Design Intern
Exhibition Curator of “Design Says: Discursive Design Education Experiment”
Organized a product design course: “Made to Talk: Discursive Design” to secondary school students from F.4-F.6. introduced critical design to the visual arts education of the SS DSE. One student’s work won Gold prize at Exhibition of Secondary School Students' Creative Visual Arts Work by EDB.
Product Design Freelancer
Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Ltd.
Jockey Club Ti-i College
Curated a design exhibition on critical product design by the students of the course. I planned and designed all printed exhibits and promotional items of the exhibtion.
Protege Inc.
Worked in partner with the design consultancy’s co-founder on a commercial client project of a smart jumping rope. In this fast paced project I generated in depth trend analyisis and design insights, created concept designs with CMF details.
Jun 2016Aug 2016,
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Experien ce
I also designed and curated the visual identity, story telling and branding for their annual Citizen Science Faire at PMQ, a four-day faire at PMQ courtyard.
Jan 2017 Feb 2017
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Sep 2012May 2012
A self-initiated student-led open innovation group aiming at fostering debates and triggering actions on design and current social affairs among all SD (School of Design) members. Currently there are more than 90 SD Students connected with SD Collaboration project with fellows from Bachelor of Industrial Product Design, the project aims to start a small catering business that brings critical food design to the commercial market.
CSM Open Research
Member of a study group to share and exchange research between students.