PORTFOLIO Ming Keng Lu
Education Politecnico di Milano Product Service System Design 2018 - 2021 National Cheng Kung University Industrial Design 2013 - 2017
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Ming-Keng Lu 盧明庚
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mingkeng.lu@gmail.com
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Via Andrea Costa 7, Milano 20131
Language : Mandarin Native English
Proficiency
Italian
Elementary
Experience Yuan Sheng
Giant Bicycle
Design Assistant, Milan Italy
Design Intern, Taichung Taiwan
Nov 2021 -
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
Leonardo Talarico
Kea Charrette
Furniture Design Intern, Milan Italy
Participant, Copenhagen Denmark
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
Oct 2019
We Don’t Design
NSU Design Workshop
Furniture Design Intern, Milan Italy
Participant, Singapore
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Apr 2016
Ystudio Stationery Design, Taipei Taiwan Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 Tronnovate Product Design Intern, Tainan Taiwan Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
Langsai
Hop on the table
Gamga
Hiitsming
S.SS
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Langsai
I always try to embrace my culture in the simplest of shapes The lion dance is the most exciting festival performance during my childhood When I was vulnerable and uncertain, it gave me the courage to try without fear Try to jump on the chair like a child immersing the joy of innocence Try to cross between the pillars like a young man, experiencing the danger of balance Try to be mature but flexible to live with joy
Langsai is a furniture series inspired by lion dance, which conveys the most profound cultural significance with a simple shape. The combination of the disc and the column presents this cultural traces. The elevated platform allows people to use it with a relatively superior sense. This series includes a table and chair set that provides both sitting and moving around the table. A reclining chair with a tilted disc provides support for the seat. Chandelier, coat rack, low table and a vase attached to the table, all form the basis of my imagination for this collection.
Hop on the table
Hop on the table There are moments in life that are extremely exciting Finding out your best friend is pregnant Finishing your final exam Winning the lottory Catching a shiny Pokemon This is the moment when you just want to get off the gravity for a short while Let’s hop up and dance!
A side table that allows you to jump on the table and dance. Double-staircase design allows you to easily walk up to the table. Combined alloy anodized structure and black marble table top make dancing on the table safe and stable. This is suitable for the living room in an open conversation space
Gamga
How long have we not stopped in time to reflect on our lives? By recalling childhood and fantasizing about the future, we indulge in the sensation of infinity through time. This moment is seized between the clock pointers, a moment for us to enjoy in silence. To share this passion for time, we want to tell a story through the sensation of touch, a story about the Touch of Time. Each vibration is connected to every breath in our life, it bursts of tactile feedback and accumulates moments of dedication; once the sound is over, the vibration still lasts around the arm as a reminder for us to be brave and to pursue our dreams step by step. Let us turn off the clamor of the outside world. Recapture the moment of silence through the sensation of time with the purest heart and soul.
We are always seeking for moments of simplicity and peace. Unfortunately, daily chores such as work, love, and relationships are entangled with our thoughts and woven intricately into our life. Therefore, we compress the great moments of life into a three-dimensional space with the dimension of wave, using an abstract point of view to shape the image of time. Gamga is a device that tells time through vibration. It is designed with the classic minute-repeater form. By changing the pattern of the cover, each watch is different in its surface to show your own imagination of time. Styled with different shapes according to different occasions, each “Touch of Time” has a unique flavor.
Hiitsming
As a passionate chess player, I always wanted to make a chess set of my own. After studying the restrictions of chess pieces, I applied perception of objects to achieve a consistent style. The meaning of the pieces is expressed in the most refined form. The chess set is made of aluminum. The white pieces retain the original texture of metal, and the black pieces are plated into a more calm form. When moving on the board, people are calculating and overheating. With the peaceful form that makes you clam and make the most accurate move. Check and mate!
S.SS
Honjok culture, a spreading phenomen. Among some types of single millennials, we’ve found that Honjok is emerging and spreading nowadays. The term Honjok originally came from South Korea which literally means “loner” who does many parts of living alone such as eating, drinking, shopping, and also traveling, and enjoy doing these. The Honjok culture is no more limited to South Korea, but already becoming a worldwide phenomenon shared among urban millennials.
S.SS is a project for physical and mental well-being, it can be positioned on the border between medical devices and smart wearables. This device compared to a medical device has more emotional factor; the user can interact directly with the device through the app and modify the experience according to his habits. The dimensions of the devices are studied and modeled on the human body. Applications are easy and comfortable thanks to the selection of materials and ergonomic design. The application can be attached to the body through the stickiness of an adhesive part on the device because a texture allows creating grip with the skin. It uses a reversible medical silicone, which can be re-used after washing, and gives the user a gentle and pleasant feeling.
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