STUDIO TAIYI

INFO

I’m Taiyi Yu, a designer currently based in The Netherlands. With a profound interest in fostering connections and exploring relationships, I like to adopt an improvisational and hands-on approach in my research and design practice. By crafting real-world stuff, I seek to bridge diverse perspectives and unfold engaging narratives through the playfulness and flexibility of design.

Always open to cool collaborations and new friends – so feel free to hit me up or haunt me on the street anytime!

EXHIBITION

2023 ‘Class of 23’ at Dutch Design Week 2023, Eindhoven

2023 ‘A house where no one lives is just an empty building’ at 944, Den Haag

2023 ‘Solo exhibition of Taiyi Yu’ at CHAxARTxAMS, Amsterdam

2023 KABK Graduation Show 2023, Den Haag

2019 38th International Young Designers' Exhibition (YODEX), Taipei

PRESS

2023 ‘W.I.P.’ published at Designboom Magzine

2023 ‘W.I.P.’ published at Metropolis M, Eindexamens Special

EDUCATION

2021 - 2023
Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands
Master of Industrial Design

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Invisible Visibles

How do you perceive a land?

This project aims to explore how we perceive and use land. Rather than just analyzing from a distance, I engage with the land through physical activity such as walking, observing, gathering, talking, and creating. Using an abandoned plot in Den Haag, I intervene in the transitory state of wasted materials by using locally sourced materials and limited resources on site to create a series of street objects. These objects, such as chairs and dog fences, encourage interaction and invite dialogues about the often-invisible material movements during urban development and the rapid transformations that occur. Through this project, I aim to raise awareness of a much deeper understanding of the land and our relationship with it.

Type: Research Project
Year: 2022