DOB 1984
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Independent Designer, Digital Artist
Professor at Shanghai International College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University
Visiting Professor at School of Design & Innovation, China Academy of Art
Founder of Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab
Founder of EndlessForm
Initiator of Aiiiii Art Center
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Zhang Zhoujie graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Since he established Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab, Zhang has become a pioneer in the realm of digital creativity, his work is known for being independent, experimental and futuristic. Zhang believes that objects in the digital world can grow and develop much like natural evolution, and he is dedicated himself to discovering and exploring the methods within these transformations. His work mainly focuses on the simplicity of logic, variety and unpredictability, which is based on his understanding of nature.
His collections have been exhibited widely around the world and selected by museums as well as individual collectors. His work has appeared in mainstream media such as Wallpaper*, The New York Times, and Vogue, and he was profiled as one of the “2014 100 Most Creative People in Business”by Fast Company,“Forbes China 2021 The Most Valuable Smart Designer TOP10”, “The 6th IDEAT Future Award, Designer of the Year”, 2022 HURUN Respected Chinese Designer，2022 Fortune China Best Designs and many other acknowledgments.
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EDUCATION
2003-2007 China Academy of Art, BA Industrial Design
2008-2010 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, MA Industrial Design
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WORK EXPERIENCES
2006-2008 Product Designer of Lenovo Research, China
2010-2016 Visiting Lecturer of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, Fudan University
2010-Present Founder of Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab, Shanghai, China
2014-Present Founder of Endless Form Industrial Shanghai/Hongkong Ltd.
2016-2019 Visiting Expert of China Central Academy of Fine Art
2018-2023 Associate Professor at Shanghai International College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University
2020-Present Visiting Professor at School of Design &Innovation of China Academy of Art
2024-Present Professor at Shanghai International College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University
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AWARDS
2023.01 Best Designer of the Year 2022-2023 in China, ELLE DECO International Design Awards
2022.08 Designer of the Year, The 6th IDEAT Future Award
2022.01 Respected Chinese Designer, Hurun Report
2021.12 Dragon Design Foundation Award - Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons in China's Design Industry
2021.10 2021 Top 10 Designers, China Industry Design Top 100
2021.08 2021 Forbes China the Most Valuable Smart Designer TOP10
2020.12 People of the Year 2020, China's Household Innovation Design Contest
2016.08 Creative Recommendations List, 2016 Creative 100
2014.11 Rising Asian Talent Award, Maison & Object, Singapore
2014.10 China Outstanding Designer Award, China Creative Design Summit
2014.10 10 Outstanding Young People award, China Creative Design Summit
2014.09 Best Contemporary Design, China Golden Design Award
2014.06 2014 China Most Creative People in Business 100, Fast Company
2012.12 Young Designer of the year, ELLE DECO International Design Awards
2012.11 Work selected for Poly Autumn Auction as Contemporary Art Design Cover
2012.11 50 / 100 Young Talent of the Year, SHDC
2012.11 Presidents’ Nomination, Designnova
2007.06 IF Design Award China
2006.06 Lenovo Design Competition First Place
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020.07 Zhang Zhoujie: Connecting the Dots, Qishi Qsm2 Space, shanghai
2019.11 Zhang Zhoujie: Tables?, Fab Union Space, Shanghai
2019.05 Minimal Logic, XiangSi Museum, Tianjin
2018.11 Zhang Zhoujie & Zhang Zhoujie, HOW Art Museum, Wenzhou
2018.08 Minimal Logic, Whitebox Art Centre, Beijing
2018.06 Formation in Action, Design Miami / Basel, Basel
2018.03 Endless Form, Design Shanghai, Shanghai
2017.03 Mesh State, Hiart Space, Shanghai
2016.05 Randomness of Design, YIHAUS, Shanghai
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022.11 The 9th West Bund Art & Design Fair, West Bund Art Center, Shanghai
2022.11 The 10th ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai
2022.11 "Digital Existentialism_2022", Cheng Art Museum, Shanghai
2022.11 Collekt Art Design Fair, Shanghai
2021.12 Wuwu, AMNUA,Nanjing
2021.12 Futuristic Aesthetics, Qianhai micx, Shenzhen
2021.09 Material Tales: The Life of Things, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2021.08 Convivial, Today Art Museum, Beijing
2021.05 Thousand Mirages Arts Festival, Vientiane City, Shenzhen
2021.05 Alibaba Design Week, Alibaba, Hangzhou
2021.03 “Design Spring” Contemporary Chinese Furniture Design Fair, Canton Fair Complex, Guangzhou
2020.11 Machine Made Digital Aura, FU Space, Shanghai
2020.11 West Coast Art and Exposition, FU Space, Shanghai
2020.11 All volution, Baolong Art Center, Shanghai
2020.11 Design Shanghai, World Expo exhibition hall, Shanghai
2020.11 Physis: Production of Nature, Human and Technology, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan
2020.11 Design and the Wondrous: on the Nature of Ornament, West Bund Museum, Shanghai
2020.09 A Century of Shanghai Design, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai
2020.09 A Kind of Form, Song Art District, Beijing
2020.03 KAIWU: Art et design en Chine, Musée de l’Hospice Comtesee, Lille
2019.11 Unique Design Shanghai, Tank, Shanghai
2019.05 NYC × Design, New York
2019.05 New Olds-Design between Tradition and Innovation, China Design Museum, Hangzhou
2019.03 Manifesto Cabinet, Design Shanghai, Shanghai
2019.02 Metropolitan Sets, Frieze LA, Los Angeles
2018.10 Mesh Track, Lost & Found Museum, Shanghai
2017.12 Shanghai Visual Art Design Exhibition, Shanghai
2017.10 China Pavilion, World Design Summit, Montreal
2017.09 Audi Design Exhibition, Beijing
2017.09 The New Creative The New Future of Chinese Design, How Design Centre, Shanghai
2016.09 Inspired by Land, Land Art Installation Festival, Suzhou
2016.09 2nd China Xin Jiang International Art Biennial, Xinjiang
2016.06 Design Miami / Basel, Miami
2016.05 Out of Hand, Museum of Applied Arts &Sciences, Sydney
2016.04 Re+Connect, Milan Triennial Design Museum, Milan
2016.03 Design Shanghai, Shanghai
2016.01 Shanghai Art & Design Biennale Exhibition, Shanghai
2015.12 Design Miami, Miami
2015.10 Asia Now, Paris
2015.10 Design to Delight, Beijing Design Week, Beijing
2015.08 Artifact Beyond-Design in China Now, Helsinki
2015.06 Design Miami / Basel, Basel
2015.03 Design Shanghai, Shanghai
2015.03 Design Days Dubai, Dubai
2014.05 The Inaugural, Gallery ALL, Los Angeles
2014.04 2014 Designing China, Milan
2014.03 It’s Shanghai Time-50th Anniversary of China-France Ties, Paris
2013.09 Digital Tornado, Beijing Design Week, Beijing
2013.09 Digital Vessel, 100% Design London, London
2012.11 3rd Art & Science International Exhibition, Beijing
2012.10 Designer's Show, Galaxy Soho, Beijing
2012.04 SaloneSatellite, Milan
2012.01 Professionals, imm D3 Design Talents Show, Cologne
2011.09 Futures, 100% Design, London
2011.09 Shanghai Design Exhibition, Shanghai EXPO Center Hall, Shanghai
2011.08 DigitalFUTURE Exhibition, Tongji University, Shanghai
2009.11 Cheer:) Exhibition, Oxo Tower Wharf, London
