Personal profile
Personal profile
Industrial Spatial Designer. Born and raised in China ( 1989 ) educated in the U.S. and Switzerland. Hongchao graduated with a master in design for luxury craftsmanship from ECAL. Where he studied under the tuition of Designer Nicolas Le Moigne, Thilo Brunner, Jaime Hayon and Bethan Wood. Hongchao had worked in design studios such as Stephen Burks, Søren Rose, and Fabrica. He is also a teaching faculty at the IND department of XJTLU since 2015.
Teaching
IND 209
IND 213
IND 101
IND 001
Awards and honours
A+ Young Talent Designer, New York Design Week 2012
Mention Très Bien ECAL, 2014
Hay Talent Award Finalist 2014
Prix Vacheron Constantin, 2014
Edida Award 2016 honor, 2015
AD Emerging Designer Award honor, 2016
Education/Academic qualification
BFA, Columbus College of Art & Design, 2012
M.A. , Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, - 2014
Research areas
- furniture Design
- Luxury Product Design
- Installtion Art
- Retail Design
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Projects
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Curator of Design Dimsum
Wang, H. (Photographer), 2025Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Design Shanghai 2025 XJTLU Design School Exhibition: Flowing Zen Garden
Schnabel, M. A. (Developer), Jiang, L. (Designer), Parati, I. (Designer), Song, Y. (Designer), Jiang, L., Parati, I., Yu, J., de Baan, J., Corti, E., Zolotova, M., Wang, H. & Wang, X. (Developer), 4 Jun 2025Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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DESIGN DIM SUM: 2024-CIFF FURNITURE EXHIBITION @ Guangzhou China
Appleby, R. (Designer), Wang, H. (Designer), de Baan, J. (Designer), Nguyen, K. (Designer), Hay, R. (Designer), Parati, I. (Designer) & Corti, E. (Designer), 18 Mar 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Into Magazine: Almost Famous
Wang, H., Jul 2022, INTO MAGAZINE. p. 186-203Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The ECAL Manual of Style: How to best teach design today?
Wang, H., 17 Aug 2022, Phaidon Press. 1 ed. p. 194 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Activities
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Design East Show at CIFF Shanghai 2025
Parati, I. (Organiser), Corti, E. (Participant), Zolotova, M. (Participant), Esteban, V. (Participant), Jiang, L. (Participant), de Baan, J. (Participant), Yu, J. (Participant), Wang, H. (Participant), Parati, I. (Participant), Yu, Y. (Participant), Wang, X. (Organiser) & Parati, I. (Participant)
9 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Design Dim Sum
Corti, E. (Participant), Parati, I. (Participant), Wang, H. (Organiser) & de Baan, J. (Participant)
18 Mar 2024 → 21 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …