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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Jiekun QianAbout Jiekun Qian : Sherry Jiekun Qian, holds a Master of Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering from Beijing Forestry University. While completing her Masters, she traveled to Denmark to participate in the Scandinavian culture & furniture design program which expanded her multidisciplinary knowledge in design and provided a multicultural perspective. Qian relocated to New York City following her graduate studies to work at world famous kitchen & bath design company American Standard Brands where she contributes to many new product lines and design patents. Qian is the recipient of multiple industrial design awards including the A’Design Award. She has also made several press appearances showcasing her designs in addition to having her work featured in exhibitions such as the Milan Design Week. To cultivate her passion for design process and design thinking she has written and published three industrial design textbooks for undergraduate/graduate design majors.
For Sherry Jiekun Qian, design is a multidisciplinary field. She always keeps an updated view on the ever-changing social and cultural conditions as well as new materials and emerging technologies. In her opinion, designer's sympathetic understanding of the subtlest needs of users is really important. Being a resourceful, creative and user-centered problem-solver, designer and story-teller, she is committed to use her expertise and experience in design to make life more efficient and enjoyable.
ORGANIZATION:
American Standard Brands
EDUCATION:
2013-2017, Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY USA
2009-2013, Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing China
EXPERIENCE:
2016-now, Industrial Designer, American Standard Brands, New York,NY/USA
2014-2015, Teaching Assistant & Machine Shop Advisor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester,NY/USA
2012-2013, Industrial Designer, State Key Lab of Rail Traffic Control Safety, Beijing/China
2012, Product Design Intern, Fortal Design, Beijing/China
2012, Product Design Intern, Tonten Design, Beijing/China
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2018, "Din-Design In", LAMBRATE DESIGN DISTRICT(Milan Design Week), Milan/Italy
2018, "A' Winners' Exhibition at MOOD", Como/Italy
2018, "A' Winners' Exhibition at Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair", Shenzhen/China
AWARDS:
2018, Silver, A’ Design Award, Como/Italy
2018, Honorable Mention, International Design Award, US
2016, Bronze, National Creative Forestry Product Design Award, Beijing/China
2012, Silver, China Universities Industrial Design Competition, Beijing/China
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2018, "Twistool, TRI, TransBlock", Design For Catalog, Milan/Italy
2018, "Twistool, TRI, TransBlock", Promote Design, http://www.promotedesign.it/index.php?p=QianPu_Din
2018&lang=en, Milan/Italy
2016, "Adaptable Wood Toy Designs", Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adaptable-wood-
toy
2015, “TransBlock” Toy Design – featured on Core77 Design Website
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
2017, "Social Table Design For Culinary Enjoyment", Rochester Institute of Technology, Jiekun Qian, Rochester/US
BOOKS:
2018, "CAD For Product Design, Rhino + T Spline“，China Forestry Publishing, Beijing/China
2018, "Innovative Product Design & Development Methods", China Light Industry Press, Beijing/China
2018, "Innovative Product Design Case Analysis", China Forestry Publishing, Beijing/China
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Chinese(Native)
English(Full professional proficiency)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhino, SolidWorks, Fusion360, Keyshot, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2017, “Ethnographic Research”, Grohe Live Center, New York, NY/ US
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2017, Industrial Designers Society of America/USA
HOBBIES:
Drawing, Traveling, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Playing Piano, Foodie
WEB SITE:
http://www.sherryqiandesign.com/
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://www.sherryqiandesign.com/
RSS URL:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-jiekun-qian-562
19485/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-09-17 01:15:36
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Jiekun Qian
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Twistool Veneer Stool Silver A' Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category in 2017 Sherry Jiekun Qian for Sherry Qian Design |
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