Han Xiao-Shawn

Lecturer

Office: A206

E-mail: hxiao@kean.edu

 

Course Teaching activities

DSN 1103: VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE I

INTD 3132: LIFE SAFETY CODES INT DES

INTD 3140: COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN INT II

 

Research Field

-Traditional Chinese Garden

-Green Building

-Elderly-oriented Design

-Household Product Design

-Furniture Design

 

Bibliography

As a designer with a furniture and interior background, Han believes that empowering students to take the initiative is essential for achieving teaching goals and, to a certain extent allowing students to learn in a self-directed manner. He strives to make his class becomes a learning community through collaborative projects, peer feedback, and idea exchange.

Currently, his teaching interests include lighting design, color & material design, design history, and movie set design.

 

Publications

Culture Storage: a mediator between memory and space, 2020

 

Education Background

2013-2020

MFA, Interior Design, Pratt Institute, US

Certification, Retail Design, Elisava Barcelona School of Design, Spain

BFA, Central Academy of Fine Art School, China

 

Social Experience

Creative Designer at Malherbe Paris, Shanghai

Interior Designer at JUND Architects, Shanghai

Intern at West Chin Architect, New York

Intern at UTO-WORKS, New York

Intern at CAMERICH Furniture, Beijing

 

Honor & Award

“Allen Key Chair” has been invited to show up at the CIFF of Guangzhou Exhibition-2016.

“Plant and Architecture “2nd Prize-2013

 

Some Selected Projects

Nanjing China Resources MIX Mall

Haikou China Duty-Free Mall-Wine area design, Perfume area design

Beijing China Resources Xibeiwang MIX Mall