Huaren design is still seeking its unique perspective – Onion Yang

2017-07-24Interior Designaesthetics, architecture, Best Design, China, Chinese character, Chinese design, Chinese food, food, Golden Pin Design Award, huaren culture, huaren Design, huaren market, Japan, Japanese cuisine, karaoke, local store, restaurant, space design, spatial design, sushi, Taiwan, Taoyuan, tea, teaware, tradition

As Onion Yang, creative director of Taiwanese interior design studio Ahead Concept, notes, huaren design–design created for and within Chinese-speaking communities–represents a hodgepodge of influences. Compared to the relatively mature […] Read more

To avoid creating kitschy Chinese design, delve deep into contemporary Chinese living – Peicheng Ju

2017-06-27Interior Designarchitecture, China, huaren Design, Vanke Shanghai

On stage at Design Shanghai 2017 to speak about the Chinese market, Peicheng Ju, Chief Architect at the Shanghai Office of residential property development company Vanke, noted that Chinese design […] Read more

Preserving Taiwan’s vanishing cultural heritage through design – Vivienne Li and Lili Chen

2017-06-12Product Designceramic tableware, Golden Pin Design Award, huaren culture, Maison & Objet, porcelain, Taiwan

Taiwan’s local cultural heritage is rich and valuable, yet it is slowly disappearing as time passes and lifestyles change. HEE Porcelain founders Vivienne Li and Lili Chen are responding by […] Read more

Understanding both market and culture is essential when designing for huaren consumers — Chelsia Lau

2017-04-14Product Designautomobile design, car design, China, Ford, Hong Kong, huaren Design, huaren market

Chelsia Lau undoubtedly brings something unique to the male-dominated world of car design. As the Chief Designer for Ford’s advanced design team, Lau brings her female perspective and identity to […] Read more

There is no typical customer in China – Alia Juma

2016-12-12Fashion DesignCanada, China, fashion design

Though JUMA, the brainchild of Alia Juma and her brother, Jamil, was launched in Toronto Canada in 2003, the eccentric clothing brand is well and truly grounded in globalization. The […] Read more

There is opportunity for growth regarding the sense of value towards brands among the Chinese community—Shi-Chieh Lu

2016-12-12Interior Design, Product DesignGolden Pin Design Award, huaren culture, international 2015 Poltrona Frau Award, Ming's Heart, Salone di Mobile in Milan, Taiwan

Speaking with a heavy heart, Shi-Chieh Lu, founder of the renowned company in the architecture world, CJ STUDIO, stated that “Nowadays, Chinese people still evaluate brands based on their value […] Read more

Bringing the spirit of branding into spatial design—Johnny Chiu

2016-12-12Interior Designarchitecture, Golden Pin Design Award, Happier Cafe, red dot design award, Taiwan

A frequent winner of international awards for his spatial design works, Johnny Chiu has always brought the spirit of branding and architecture into his designs. Educated in New Zealand since the […] Read more

Design is not inherently universal—David Hu

2016-12-11Communication Design, Product DesignChina, huaren Design, huaren market, visual identity

As a first-generation Chinese-American, David Hu, the Creative Director of Hu Yuwen Design, has taken interest in his cultural heritage and applied it to his design practice across the fields […] Read more

Globalization is not Westernization – René Chen

2016-12-09Communication Design, Package Designbrand identity, Hong Kong, huaren culture, huaren Design

René Chen is the Managing Director of the Shanghai branch of Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR), a global design agency based in London that was founded in 1990. The company, which […] Read more

Culture is an underlying voice of design – Rain Wu

2016-12-06Conceptual Designarchitecture, food, Royal College of Arts, Taiwan

London-based architect Rain Wu was originally born in Taiwan, but moved to the UK aged 15 and graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Architecture. She […] Read more