Product, furniture designer and artist. Graduated from Central Saint Martins with a major in Furniture Design in 2017, and pursued contemporary art creation studies at the Royal College of Art in 2019. Her practice primarily focuses on household product design and art installation creation.

She was named China's Emerging Design Talent by AD Magazine in 2019. Her design works have won numerous international awards including the A’ Design Award and K Design Award, and have been exhibited worldwide at events such as SaloneSatellite Milan, Design Shanghai, Bologna Design Week and Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair. Her works and practice have also been featured by prominent media outlets both at home and abroad, including AD China, AD Spain, Elle Decoration, Design Milk, the Evening Standard and Sohu Decoration.

Tianyi Shi Design

Tianyi Shi Design is dedicated to exploring new life experiences through household product design. The studio strives to break the traditional forms of household products, blur the boundaries between art and design, and create novel experiences of aesthetic and delight, building new order and a unique design vision.

Specializing in material-driven experimentation and exploration—especially with foam materials—the studio draws inspiration from the playful engagement with materials. It is the studio’s hope that its works can bring unexpected emotional and usage experiences to the audience.

Material: Foam Material

Dimensions:

Candlestick (Blue) 250×250×200mmCandlestick (Ochre) 250×200×220mmCandlestick (Yellow) 100×100×80mmCandlestick (Silver) 100×100×160mm

The design of the Rong Candlestick stems from the novel experience created by integrating traditional dyeing materials and craftsmanship with modern foam materials. For the color palette, we drew on research into traditional dyeing materials and ultimately selected iconic hues from natural dyes (botanical and mineral dyes), including those derived from indigo paste, sappanwood, orpiment and lapis lazuli as the base colors.

Its form is shaped by the natural dripping of dyed foam material, evoking the visual of melting candle wax trickling down. This design allows the candlestick to blend seamlessly with real candle drippings, hence the name Rong (meaning "fusion" or "melting").