EDUCATION
Royal College of Art | London, UK
MA, Master of Industrial Design
2022 - 2023
Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI
MID, Master of Industrial Design
Merit-Based Scholarship recipient
2020 - 2021
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Merit-Based Recognition Scholarship
2016 - 2019
Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts | London, England
Furniture Design Program
Summer 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nike (Great China) Concept Expansion & Store Development Supervisor | Shanghai, China
Project management and coordination for Jordan stores in China. Manage overall project schedules and budget cost with internal teams and external vendors to ensure on-time delivery and quality of project. Communicate milestones, track completions, and elevate risks while oversee the design development and construction process. Identify and follow-up with store maintenance and improvement works.
Nov. 2021 - Sep. 2022
Nike (Great China) Brand Integrity Intern | Shanghai, China
Assists the BI Team that enables all Nike products connected with consumers in Great China are complied with consumer’s expectation and government’s regulation and in terms of quality and safety thru global standards alignment , labeling , testing strategy and inbound auditing.
May. 2021- Nov. 2021
Leica Camera (Great China) Visual Merchandising Assistant | Shanghai, China
Assists VM team to overlook and execute the visual design of the stores. Provide design support to the new Leica store opening in Shanghai.
Jun. 2019 - May. 2021
Sullivan Gallery Technician | Chicago, IL
Assists in the installations for major exhibitions, such as the BFA and MFA shows, at the Sullivan Galleries of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
2016 - 2019
Nate Berkus Associates Intern | Chicago, IL
Be a part of the development and design process of Nate Berkus branded product for the home. Assist team with the preparation of presentations, filing, and other administrative duties.
2018 - 2019
Digital Lab Monitor | Chicago, IL
Responsible for supervision, technical assistance, and delivery of workshops in the lab.
2017 - 2019
About
Yi-Ollie Lin is an independent designer based in London, UK and Shanghai, China. Her design practice integrates experimental methods and craftsmanship, such as 3D printing and traditional woodworking, to produce objects and furniture.
Designing books as objects using materials other than paper leads her into the field of product design. She works in-between the two and the three dimensions that cross multiple fields, including ceramics, paper, wood, and metal.
She studies Designed Objects in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design. Her works have been collected and presented by the Joan Flasch Artist’s Book Collection in Chicago. Her interest in applying design to areas such as the conventional bookbinding industry leads her to explore more innovative approaches to the production of books and other objects.
The most important thing as a designer is not to let the users understand “how-to” at first sight, but to create a mentality for them that they want to explore and solve the enigma.
Hiding leads to exploring.
A fun relationship is thus created between me as the designer and the users of my products. There are the designs that “serve” as objects and the designs that “serve” as relationships. With products designed to raise curiosity, I would like to consider myself as a designer designing for the latter.
