About
MINGYU XU STUDIO
MINGYU XU STUDIO is focused on furniture and lighting design. It aims to incorporate cultural heritage and traditional techniques into contemporary design. It brings bamboo weaving into modern interior spaces by rethinking bamboo objects, offering unique furniture, which is sustainable and bespoke, adding luxury and value.
Mingyu Xu
Mingyu Xu is a product and furniture designer. He began to research and explore bamboo weaving in 2016. His aim is to refresh the tradition that applying ancient bamboo weaving techniques to products and furniture in modern spaces. He graduated from the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins, and created the ‘Parallel Forest’ collection in 2022. After graduation, he successfully launched new pieces at the Future Heritage exhibition. To great acclaim, he introduced ‘Parallel’ and ‘Stream’ collections at Salone del Mobile.
EDUCATION
2022 MA Furniture Design, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
2018 BA Product Design, College of Art and Design, Beijing Forestry University
EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Winter Collection, Mint Gallery, London
2023 The 10th Chengdu Creativity & Design Week, China
2023 Formed with Future Heritage, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London
2023 World Design Cities Conference, Shanghai
2023 Lethaby Gallery; Mint Gallery, London Design Festival
2023 China International Furniture Fair, Shanghai
2023 KHALIL Design Week, Stuttgart, Germany
2023 Magma Futura Gallery, Uruguay
2023 Kaleidoscope23, Tom Dixon’s New York showroom, NYCxDESIGN Festival
2023 Design Transforms, Javits Centre, New York
2023 Salone del Mobile, Milano
2022 The 9th Chengdu Creativity & Design Week, China
2022 Formed with Future Heritage, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London
2020 Paris Design Week
2019 the 15th China (Wuxi) International Design Expo
2018 the Joint Exhibition of 100 Schools in Chinese Graduation Season
2018 Beijing International Home Furnishing Exhibition and Intelligent Life Festival
2016 the 38th China (Shanghai) International Furniture Fair Design Exhibition
AWARDS
2023 Golden Prize Winner of Feeel Design World Prize
2023 Shortlist of Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Awards
2023 Silver Winner of International Architecture & Design Awards
2023 Shortlist of Kevin Green Hero’s at Grand Designs Live Birmingham
2023 Runner Up of Core77 Design Awards
2023 Gold Award of Global Hua Design Award
2023 Rising Star of House & Garden
2023 Gold Award of Co-Creation Home Design Awards
2023 Deans award, Central Saint Martins Museum
2023 Gold Award of the Eighth Bauhaus Award International Design Competition
2022 Bronze Award of Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Awards
2022 Winner of the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci
2022 Shortlist of MullenLowe NOVA Awards
2022 Shortlist of Maison/0 Green Trail Award, LVMH
2020 Shortlist of Maison&Objet Design Award
2020 Excellence prize of the Design for Sustainability with Tyvek
2018 Excellence prize of the China University Industrial Design Competition
2018 Excellence prize of the Beijing Art Graduation Season
2017 First prize of the 11th iCAN International Contest of Innovation (China)
2017 Third and Excellence Prize of the Beijing University Industrial Design Competition
Publish
KHALIL Design Report
DAMN
Diseño Interior
The Textile Eye
Financial Times
House & Garden
The World of Interiors