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Ming Li Chang

Product Design
2021 Fall
Graduation with Honors
Consumer Product Design, Design Strategy, and Industrial Design

Designer, Storyteller, and Divergent Thinker

Hi, my name is Ming Li Chang and you can call me Ming. Growing up in a culturally diverse community, I have always wondered what a young Chinese designer could do to redefine what “made in china” symbolizes. I have a deep respect for my culture’s rich heritage and craftsmanship and I see product design as a way to change the narrative. As a designer,  I am a divergent thinker who approaches the decision making process through trial and error, finding value in every idea. Whether I’m designing lifestyle, home goods, lighting or furniture, I create objects that are oddly purposeful. Decisions are based on taking insights to ideate concepts that have a clean, approachable aesthetic without being overcomplicated.  By illustrating convincing narratives, I want to bring ideas to life in a way that others might say “I could’ve done that”. I am Ming, whose purpose is to take diversity of thinking to craft objects that people love.