ABOUT ME

Xiangzhi Zhao

(Hsiang chih)

A designer from Central Saint Martins. Combines diverse production methods and the context of speculative design to provide contemporary design pieces with an absurd sense of humor, aiming to evoke emotional resonance with the audience through the interpretation of objects.

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Xiangzhi's work has already received over fifty design awards, including the 2024 Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, the 33rd Japan Jewelry Award, the Red Dot Design Award, the iF Design Award, and the German Design Award. Additionally, Xiangzhi has collaborated on complete projects with companies such as Balenciaga, Canada Goose, and Jaune de Chrome. The results have been exhibited at various venues, including the Balenciaga Museum, Selfridges London Fashion Week, the Red Dot Design Museum, and Petit Palais in Paris.

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Awards:

- 2019 China Jewelry and Jade Industry Association New Star Award for Design

- 2019 Ningbo City People's Government Hefeng Award

- 2019 VEX EDR Asia Championship

- 2019 China Power Tools Product Design Award

- 2019 IAI Design Award

- 2020 Alibaba Lie-Flat Design Award

- 2020 Guinness World Record: Youngest A' Design Award Winner

- 2020 China Mechanical Engineering Society Emergency Design Award

- 2020 Future Mars Living Design Award

- 2020 IDA Design Award

- 2020 China Power Tools Product Design Award

- 2020 China Hardware Product Industrial Design Award

- 2020 Red Dot Concept Design Award

- 2020 C-idea Design Award

- 2020 Contemporary Good Design Award

- 2020 Korea K-Design Award

- 2021 People's Daily Cultural and Creative Design Award

- 2021 Italian A' Design Award

- 2021 Core77 Design Award

- 2021 Golden Pin Concept Design Award

- 2021 China Vanch Design Award

- 2021 LICC Design Award

- 2021 German Green Design Award

- 2021 German Design Award

- 2021 Foshan Mayor's Cup Design Award

- 2021 Jiangmen Mayor's Cup Design Award

- 2021 IBDA Busan Design Award

- 2021 Driven London Design Award

- 2021 Muse Design Award

- 2021 SIT Furniture Design Award

- 2021 Parsons Healthy Materials Lab Role Models Award

- 2021 China Baby Products Association Design Award

- 2022 Korea Design Award

- 2022 Foshan Mayor's Cup

- 2022 Shenzhen Footwear & Bag Design Award

- 2022 Guangdong Governor's Cup Design Award Nomination

- 2022 Beijing Youth Design Ranking by the Communist Youth League

- 2022 Italian A' Design Award

- 2022 Dongguan DiD Design Award

- 2022 Red Dot Product Design Award

- 2022 European Design Award

- 2022 IF Product Design Award

- 2022 Goldreed Design Award Nomination

- 2023 C-idea Design Award

- 2023 Vogue China Foundation Finalist

- 2023 Best of Best in China Sneaker Design Competition

- 2023 Shaoxing Shangyu Ceramic Design Award

- 2024 Goldsmiths' Craft & Design Council

- 2024 Hua Design Award Gold Prize

- 2024 Domeble Symetri Design Award

- 2024 33rd Japan Jewelry Competition

- 2024 AMBERIF Amber Jewelry Design Award

 

Exhibitions:

- 2021 Doosung Paper Gallery Exhibition

- 2021 Fashion Zoo × Art Museum Exhibition

- 2022 57th Korea Design Exhibition

- 2022 CSM × Nova Exhibition

- 2022 Budapest Jewelry Design Week

- 2022 Slovenia Jewelry Week

- 2022 Lille Palace Jewelry Exhibition

- 2023 Guangzhou Design Week 100 Chairs Exhibition

- 2023 Munich Jewelry Week

- 2023 London Fashion Week

- 2023 This Jewelry Is 100 RMB Exhibition

- 2024 Munich Jewelry Week

- 2024 Red Dot Social Design Action Exhibition

- 2024 Barcelona Jewelry Week

- 2024 Madrid Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition

- 2024 Agnes Jewelry Week

- 2024 Hangzhou JCC Center Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition

- 2024 Shanghai JCC Center Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition

- 2024 Royal Watercolor Society Exhibition, UK

- 2024 Lambeth County Court Exhibition

- 2024 London Design Festival Perfetti Art Museum Exhibition

 

Publications:

- 2020 Design Journal

- 2023 Sicky Magazine

- 2023 Schön Magazine

- 2023 Vogue Magazine

- 2023 PAP Fashion Magazine

- 2023 I-D Magazine

- 2023 Youthies Magazine

- 2024 Smck Magazine

- 2024 China Industrial Design Journal

- 2024 Say Hi To Magazine

- 2024 L'OFFICIEL HOMMES Magazine

- 2024 Harper’s Bazaar Magazine

- 2024 Vogue Magazine

- 2024 Wallpaper Magazine

 

Projects and Memberships:

- 2019 National Natural Science Foundation of China Beijing Youth Science and Technology Activity

- 2020 Chief Designer for Wuhou District Three Kingdoms Creative Park Logo Design Project

- 2020 Chief Designer for Red Dot Xiamen × Xiaomi Air Pop Mask Design Project

- 2020 Chief Designer for JAUNE DE CHROME Tableware Project

- 2021 Chief Designer for Amazing Panda × ASH Project

- 2022 Chief Designer for Zhenyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Brand Upgrade Design Project

- 2022 Chief Designer for Xinjiang Cultural Tourism Brand Creative Design Project

- 2022 Cristóbal Heritage Design Project with Balenciaga

- 2022 Won Canada Goose Design Award for Collaboration with Tondolo Brand Project

- 2023 Created Custom Robot for Grayson Perry

- 2023 Chief Designer for Mercedes-Benz Smart × Liu Xianhua Public Space Display Project

- 2023 Outstanding Design for China Manned Spaceflight Mission Logo

- 2024 Member of the Industrial Designers Society of America

- 2024 Chief Designer for CITIC Bank × Xidan Renewal Market Display Lighting Design Project

- 2024 El Museu Més Petit del Món Design Project, Italy

- 2024 Collaborative Designer for Interface Carpet Brand Design Project

- 2024 Chief Designer for New Hongqiao Center Garden Public Facilities Project

- 2024 Chief Designer for Geno Health Clinic Display Project, UK

- 2024 Chief Designer for Qinhuangdao City Art Park Public Facilities Project, Hebei, China