Doctor of design science, professor

Doctoral supervisor, master supervisor

Vice Chairman of the Design Discipline Committee of Tongji University

Director of the Industrial Design Engineering Degree Evaluation Committee of Tongji University

Academic Director of Tiandi Design Co., Ltd. of Tongji University

Industrial design

Research orientation

Design behavior research, design cognition research, design thinking research, general design research

Main courses

Undergraduate courses: Professional Design, Fundamentals of Professional Design, Course Design

Graduate courses: Behavioral and Cognitive Design, Design Creativity Theory

Doctoral courses: Behavioral Environment Design

Academic and social post

Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Steering Committee for the Art Design Major of Higher Education Institutions

A member of the editorial board of Journal of Machine Design, a Chinese core journal

A member of the editorial board of Grand Design

Director of China Industrial Design Association

Managing Director of Shanghai Industrial Design Association

Director of Shanghai Designers Association

An expert of the  Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education

An undergraduate teaching assessment expert of the Ministry of Education

A subject assessment expert of the Ministry of Education

An excellent doctoral thesis evaluation expert of the Ministry of Education

An expert included in the National Science and Technology Award Expert Pool

An expert of Chongqing Industrial Design Experts Committee

A member of the National Excellent Industrial Design Award Review Committee

A reviewer of the National Industrial Design Center

A judge of China Universities Industrial Design Competition of the Ministry of Education

A member of Japan Design Association and Japan Art Engineering Society

Education Background

2002-2005: earned a doctoral degree (PhD) from Chiba University, Japan

2000-2002: earned a master degree (MDes) from Chiba University, Japan

Work Experience

2009-present: working as a professor at Tongji University College of Design and Innovation

2006-2009: worked as an associate professor at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Representative research results and works

2006: Project 985’s science and technology innovation platform - experimental research on creative design thinking

2007: EXPO SAIC-GM Pavilion’s exhibition and display design

2008: Chen Yun Memorial Hall’s display design

2008: Research on the ergonomic design of central control rooms of subway

2009: Schematic design for Beichuan Earthquake Site Park

2009: Landscape planning and design for Zhouqiao Old Street in Jiading

2009: Street facility design for Jiading New Town

2010: A survey of Chinese lifestyle - the material lifestyle of Chinese urban residents

2011: Research, development and design of sanitary products with biological detection functions

2011: Research, development and design of Chinese culture-themed gifts

2012: Environmental renovation and landscape installation design for the Knowledge & Innovation Community (KIC)

Representative works, textbooks, papers, patents and exhibitions in the latest five years

[1] Fan Shengxi. Behavioral and Cognitive Design. Beijing: China Electric Power Press, 2010.

[2] Fan Shengxi. Possible Design. Beijing: China Machine Press, 2009.

[3] Fan Shengxi. Sitting and Seat. Beijing: China Machine Press, 2009.

[4] Fan Shengxi & Chen Jian. Chinese and Foreign Art Design History. Beijing: China Building Materials Press, 4th edition, 2013.

[5] Zhou Rui, Fan Shengxi, and Wu Duan. History of Design Art. Beijing: Higher Education Press, 2008.

[6] Chen Jian and Fan Shengxi. Introduction to Art Design. Beijing: China Building Materials Press, 2008.

[7] The role of prototype in design thinking -Through the case of chair design. Design Research, No.35, Sep. 2004. p75-81.

[8] Fanshengxi, Noguchi Hisataka.: The role of categorization in design thinking -Through the case of chair design. BULLETIN OF JAPANESE SOCIETYFOR THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN, Vol53, No.179, 2007. p61-68.

[9] Fanshengxi, Noguchi Hisataka.: The Role and Influence of Meaning of Function inDesign of Artifacts- A Case Study of the Prototype in Chair Design. The SCIENCE OF DESIGN, Vol.51, NO.1, 2004. P19-28.

[10] Fanshengxi, Noguchi Hisataka: The Relation between the Layered Structure of a Category and the Originality of a Form in Design Thinking- A Case Study in Chair Design. BULLETIN OF JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENCE OF DESIGN, Vol 53, No.179, 2007. p53-60.

[11] The Relation between Category Extension and Originality in Design Thinking. Design Research, No.35, Sep. 2004. p70-74.

[12] Fan Shengxi. Product Design Creativity and Behavior Observation. Art and Design, 2006.

[13] Fan Shengxi. Research on Creative Design Thinking Methods. Journal of Tongji University, 2007.

[14] Fan Shengxi. Human-centered Design from the Perspective of Behavior and Cognition. Mechanical Design, 2013.

[15] Fan Shengxi. Brewing Design, Grand Design, 2013.

[16] Fan Shengxi. Realistic Design, Grand Design, 2013.

[17] Fan Shengxi. Research and Practice on Disciplinary Crossing and Design Innovation Ability Training - A Cognitive Study based on Design Thinking. Design (Singapore), 2011.

[18] Led a team to participate in the Milan Furniture Fair, 2011.

[19] Works were presented during Shanghai Design Show, 2012.

[20] Tea sets with Chinese-character radicals, Patent number: ZL 2012 3 0514373.2

Honors and Awards

Top 10 industrial design educators in China, 2013

Award for theoretical contribution to the industrial design in China in ten years, 2012.

His courses were named key courses in Shanghai, 2011.

Won Shanghai Environmental Faculty Fellowship, 2011.

International exchanges and activities

[1] The role and influence of meaning of function in design of artifacts-from the viewpoint of prototype. Proceedings of the 6th Asian Design Conference(tsukuba), 2003.

[2] The Relation between Prototype and Category in Design thinking. Proceedings of Design Symposium (toukyou University), 7, 2004.

[3] Gave a keynote speech at the International Automotive Summit Forum, Automotive Design Education, 2007.

[4] Gave a keynote speech at the IDM International Innovative Design and Management Summit Forum & the 2nd Design Academic Conference of Chinese Worldwide, Innovative Thinking in Design Education, 2011.

[5] Bologna Design Summer School, Design as Culture.2012. lecture.

[6] Arts & Crafts of theCity,2012, Osaka University, Root of Design: Discovery and Re-design of the old city. keynote report.

[7] Emerging Design Practice International Design Education Forum, 2012, Shanghai. Branch meeting chairman, keynote report.

[8] Invited to give a speech at the meeting of the Steering Committee for Art Design Education in 2010

[9] Invited to give a speech at the meeting of the Steering Committee for Industrial Design Education in 2010

[10] Invited to give a speech at the Shanghai International Design Creativity Expo in 2012

Contact information

Email: tjfsx2010@126.com