Hung Lu Chan is a designer and maker based in the Netherlands and Taiwan. He is interested in the theme of otherness imagination and exploring its political entanglement with societies, technologies, and futures. Especially triggered by technology-induced issues, he aspires to investigate the power dynamic between analog and digital agencies of humanity through imagined figures and narratives. With his practice rooted in the intersection of industrial design, interaction design, and design research, he enjoys developing interactive objects and experiences for storytelling. He believes that the interactive experience has the capability to contextualize new possibilities to engage with the world as well as to approach the involved issues. The intent of his projects is to hopefully reveal the importance and agency of imagination of otherness through design, therefore, he humbly positions himself as an imagination revealer in the design field.
Education
2019 - 2021 Design Academy Eindhoven, Social Design, Master, NL
2010 - 2014 Tunghai University, Industrial Design, Bachelor, TW
Exhibition
2022 Museum of the Future, The Embassy of Aliens, Enschede, NL
2022 Solo Exhibition, Martians Incubation Lab, Taipei, TW
2022 WeWe Futures: 2040, The Embassy of Aliens, Taipei, TW
2022 GOGBOT Festival, The Embassy of Aliens, Enschede, NL
2022 TEC ART Festival, The Embassy of Aliens, Rotterdam, NL
2021 Dutch Design Week, Graduation Show, The Embassy of Aliens, Eindhoven, NL
2020 Eindhoven Maker Faire, Navitronic, Eindhoven, NL
2018 What is 2.5 Life?, Napkin Table, Tokyo, JP
2016 404 Festival of Art & Technology, Odorhack, Bogota, CO
2014 Meet Young Designer In Taipei, Napkin Table, Taipei, TW
2014 Young Designer Exhibition, Napkin Table, Taipei, TW
2014 A+ Creative Festival, Napkin Table, Taipei, TW
Awards/Grants
2023 Building Talent Grants_Stimuleringsfonds, NL
2022 Digital Technology and Visual Art Crossover Grants_National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, TW
Martians Incubation Lab
2021 GOGBOT Youngblood Award best of Graduates 2021-2022_Nominee, NL
The Embassy of Aliens
2018 Digital Singularity Awards_Best Interactive Application_Bronze, TW
2016 Cannes Young Lion Competition Taiwan_Third Prize, TW
2014 Electrolux Design Lab_Top 100+, SE
2014 INHON Innovation Award_Second Prize, TW
2013 GIGABYTE Design Competition_Outstanding Award, TW
2013 Houseware Design_Shortlisted, TW
Lectures/Workshops
2022 Martian Imagination in Art and Science_National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Lecture Series, TW
2022 The Embassy of Aliens_Shih Chien University, Product Design, Lecture, TW
2022 Alien Species Evolution_Coevolution Research Assembly, Workshop, online
2021 The Embassy of Aliens_National Sun Yat-sen University, Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, Lecture, TW
2021 The Embassy of Aliens_Shih Chien University, Communication Design, Lecture, online
2017 Napkin Table DIY_New Taipei City Christmas Market, Workshop, TW
2017 Conductive Ink Lamp_Fu Jen Catholic University, Music Department, Workshop, TW
2017 Ridiculous Thinking_雜學校ZA SHARE, Workshop, TW
2017 Hacking Senses_National Chengchi University, College of Communication, Lecture, TW
2016 Hacking Senses_National Taipei University of Business, Creative Technologies and Product Design, Lecture, TW
Work Experience
2021 - now Hung Lu Chan Studio_Freelance Designer
2018 - 2019 Pegatron Corporation_Industrial Designer
2016 - 2018 Merlin's Mustache Lab_Senior Interactive Designer
2014 Probe Design Lab_Intern
2013 GIXIA Design Group_Intern
2012 Agua Design_Intern