Lotus is a guest chair designed to bring forth a translation of traditional Ming Dynasty chair design for a modern space. The design was inspired by a Ming Dynasty folding chair that was created to allow high-class generals to maintain a gesture of status during an outing. There's a Chinese idiom that describes the growth of a lotus flower, out of the mud yet unstained. Kindness, warmth, generosity, and pureness of heart are all emotions the chair hopes to convey.

I have a deep respect for my culture’s rich heritage and craftsmanship and I see product design as a way to change the narrative. As a designer, I am a divergent thinker who approaches the decision making process through trial and error, finding value in every idea. Whether I’m designing lifestyle, home goods, lighting or furniture, I create objects that are oddly purposeful. Decisions are based on taking insights to ideate concepts that have a clean, approachable aesthetic without being overcomplicated. By illustrating convincing narratives, I want to bring ideas to life in a way that others might say “I could’ve done that”.

Ming-Li Chang has always wondered what young Chinese designers could do to redefine what “made in china” symbolizes. Having a deep respect for his culture’s rich heritage and craftsmanship, he sees product design as a way to change the narrative.As a designer, Ming-Li is a divergent thinker who approaches the decision making process through trial and error, finding value in every idea. Whether if he is designing lifestyle, home goods, lighting or furniture, he creates objects that are oddly purposeful. Decisions are based on taking insights to ideate concepts that have a clean, approachable aesthetic without being overcomplicated. By illustrating convincing narratives, he wishes to bring ideas to life in a way that others might say “I could’ve done that”. Ming-Li defines his purpose as: "to take diversity of thinking to craft objects that people love". His practice is currently based out of Los Angeles, California.