Jiali Huang

My interest is in designing objects that are multifunctional; that combine my passion for ‘food culture’; how we use objects to both serve and eat from and the natural environment; how we observe and extract its resources. My designs explore how serving-ware connects and interacts with the dining experience in high-end restaurant and hotel settings. When it comes to serving and presenting food, my aim is to change the ordinary into the extraordinary, the normal into the unexpected.

Inspired by the natural landscape, I aim to design a range of experimental objects that combine natural forms with function. I incorporate a contemporary minimalist style based on the Japanese aesthetics of wabi-sabi, thereby expressing natural phenomena in the simplest form. My belief is that form and function work in harmony in the design process; my practice explores the interaction of form, function and structure.

With the increasing cultural exchange between East and West, modern creation in design has become a symbol of globalisation. My cross-cultural background and experience give me unique abilities to understand both Western design and Eastern culture.