Voices & Stories

Global Roots, Everyday Design: A Dialogue with Songwon Kim & Sanghwan Lee

United by a global lens and a shared belief in design’s power to communicate across boundaries, Songwon Kim and Sanghwan Lee bring nuance and [...]

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Quiet Beauty: Chung-Lin Lee Shares His Designs

Chung-Lin Lee is an interior designer at Yun-Yih Interior Design, driven by a deep sensitivity to the sensory and emotional connections between [...]

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Arbor Vista by Fan Liu and Hao Chang: Rooted in Nature, Raised by Design

Fan Liu and Hao Chang, architects based in New York and originally from China, combine emotional sensitivity and structural clarity in their work. [...]

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Xiaotao Tang Explores Cultural Renewal for Cancer & Pegasus: Anatomical Reconstitutions

Driven by personal passion, Xiaotao Tang reimagines Sagittarius and Cancer inCultural Renewal for Cancer & Pegasus: Anatomical Reconstitutions, [...]

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Function Meets Form in Meichen Liu’s Vision for Nadoo

Meichen Liu designs with quiet intensity, transforming the unspoken bond between humans and their pets into Nadoo—a sleek, minimalist form where [...]

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Jian Zhu Reimagines Sustainability Through Design

Driven by a dedication to engineering and sustainability, Jian Zhu finds inspiration in transformative projects like the Solar Decathlon. His work [...]

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Shuoqi Xiong Reimagines Sustainable Living with Trunk Cabin

Shuoqi Xiong is an architectural designer with 7+ years of experience in sustainable design, from green buildings to adaptive reuse. He sees [...]

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The Art of Ironic Expressionism: A Conversation with Claudio Castilletti

Claudio Castilletti is a Sicilian-born visual artist whose work bridges photography, painting, and set design, grounded in a style he defines as [...]

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Photographer of the Year Mital Patel on Turning Childhood Curiosity into a Lifelong Craft

Mital Patel began photography at age 12 with a camera gifted for a trip to Asia, quickly becoming the go-to memory keeper for family and travel [...]

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The Making of ENCOUNTERS: Hiroshi Tanaka’s Photographic Journey

Hiroshi Tanaka, born in Ashiya City, began his journey in photography at age seven, inspired by his father. Having travelled to over 40 countries, he [...]