Edmund Zhang, Industrial Designer
SquareRooms|July 2018

We speak to the creative mind on the inspiration behind his unique and unconventional furniture and accessory designs

Germaine Cheah
Edmund Zhang, Industrial Designer

HOW DID YOUR INTEREST IN DESIGN BEGIN?

After my animation course in Polytechnic, I felt that it might not be what I really wanted to pursue. While serving National Service, I had a good friend who was enrolled in NUS’s Industrial Design course and he had very good things to say about it. I went to find out more online, and was attracted to the nature of it being an amalgamation of the arts and sciences. I was also intrigued by the idea of being able to ground my imaginative pursuits with practical, meaningful considerations, and enrolled in the course the following year.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN CREATIVE GROWING UP?

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