Hyfen-Projects

Tri-Circle

Collaborated with Keene State College, the Tri-Circle proposal envisions three semi-connected social circles built on the school’s most beloved grass field, designed as inviting spaces for students to gather, meet, sit, and lean on. The lowest and middle circles are made of plywood surfaces for seating, and the highest circle will be constructed from conduit pipes to provide support for leaning and arm resting. This project is part of the study on public furniture design, aiming to enhance social interaction by creating objects that encourage students to engage in intentional and meaningful social formations.

Time Tile

The project Time Tile is a public timepiece installation that explores the harmony between time and space through unique tile patterns. Featuring two primary modules — triangular and fan-shaped anodized aluminum tiles — the system allows it to configure the pieces into a wide variety of figures and surface patterns that function as architectural backdrops for terminal clocks. Originally commissioned as an installation for a private commercial space, the project later evolved into an independent home clock product.

Harvest Pavilion

Harvest Pavilion is an architectural design project located in Zhenze County, Jiangsu, China. Conceived as a spatial response to the surrounding agricultural landscape, the pavilion’s overall form was carefully oriented toward the five boundary lines of the field, creating a strong visual and physical connection between the structure and its environment. The geometry of the pavilion guides visitors inward toward a centrally positioned seating area, forming an intimate communal space for gathering, resting, and observing the landscape.

The project emphasizes the relationship between architecture, nature, and human interaction by framing views of the surrounding farmland while creating a sheltered and contemplative atmosphere within the structure. Through its open configuration and directional layout, the pavilion encourages movement, social engagement, and seasonal interaction with the site. The construction of the pavilion was completed in 2020.

Split Lamp

Split Lamp explores the relationship between light and reflection by combining a pendant lamp with a double-sided stainless steel mirror. Intersecting through the center of the hand-blown glass shade, the mirror divides and reflects the light while creating unique perspectives of the surrounding space. The floating reflective surface transforms the lamp into an interactive spatial experience that changes depending on the viewer’s angle.

The project was inspired by the shared functionality of mirrors and lamps — one reflecting light and the other producing it — and investigates the potential of merging these two familiar objects into a single design. Finalized in late 2015, the project was first exhibited in Fusion Power at the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai and later debuted at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York in May 2016. Since then, Split Lamp has been customized and installed in luxury residential and commercial interiors.

Note Furniture Series

The aesthetic of the Note Series is defined by a pursuit of clarity, where form and material are distilled and integrated into a cohesive visual language. The design emphasizes reduction without loss of character, allowing each element to express both its function and its inherent material qualities. Minimal white oak legs provide a warm, natural foundation, carefully shaped to interlock with the folded, cutout sheet-metal components that form the arms and seatback. This connection is both structural and visual, creating a clear dialogue between soft, organic wood and precise, industrial metal. The result is a balanced composition where contrast becomes a defining design feature.

All components are designed for durability and ease of assembly, ensuring practicality without compromising the integrity of the form. The metal arms and seatback elements are offered in a range of colors and finishes, allowing for customization across different interior contexts and applications. Through this modular flexibility, the series adapts to varied environments while maintaining a consistent design identity rooted in simplicity, precision, and material harmony.

Solar Panel

By peeling up the original turf from the ground, we created a cozy platform on which people could step, sit, and lie down. The turf surface does not only direct the ground towards the sunlight, but it also shifts the natural material, grass, to become furniture, sculpture and landscape.