Oulin Chen
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Tongji University (Shanghai, China) and is currently studying at Design Investigations ( Prof. Anab Jain ) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Vienna, Austria).
Her practice maintains a sensitive awareness of design aesthetics and public issues. Through humorous and subtle language, she engages diverse topics and translates complex social narratives into nuanced sensory experiences. Whether exploring present realities or speculative futures, her work operates as poetic provocations, inviting critical reflection, collective discussion, and emotional resonance.
她于2024年于上海同济大学设计创意学院获工业设计学士学位，现于维也纳应用艺术大学，设计调查系攻读硕士学位。
她对设计美学与公共议题保持着敏锐的感知，擅长使用诙谐而微妙的语言处理广泛多样的主题，将复杂的社会叙事转化为细腻的感官体验。无论是探讨现实还是未来，她的作品都作为一种诗意而有力的“挑衅”，为反思、讨论和共鸣提供思辨式和推测式的新视角。
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2025 Angewandte Festival, Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz, Vienna, Austria
Design Fiction: Institute of Brilliant Men
2024 Graduation Exhibition, D&I, Tongji University
Film: A Sensible Way to Destroy the Earth
VIENNA SHORTS, 21st International Short Film Festival, Austria
THE HEAT festival, Oxford's Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Kurz.film.spiele, Konstanz, Germany
VIANATUR Environmental Film Festival, Viana de Cega, Spain
Climate Shorts, Baden, Austria
Conceptual Product Design: Steampunk Watch
2021-2022 A' Design Award Runner-up Status in Jewelry, Eyewear and
Watch Design Category