Yi Qian

Research Assistant at the SUSTech School of Design

#Biodewign #Living Materials #Material Exploration #Digital Fabricatin

Yi Qian is a designer and researcher working at the intersection of biomaterials, biological processes, and digital fabrication. She is interested in how design can open up new ways of engaging with, understanding, and working with materials. Through research-driven experimentation and hands-on making, she explores how living systems can contribute to material-making processes, investigating the potential of bio-based materials through interdisciplinary design approaches. Yi holds an MSc in Integrated Product Design from Delft University of Technology and a BEng in Industrial Design from the China Academy of Art.

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