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Jewelry Designer, United States
Qianying Zhu is a contemporary jewelry designer whose creations blend personal storytelling with artistic expression. Drawing inspiration from her childhood and cultural heritage, her designs connect deeply with identity and culture.
Read the interviewWhite on, Hong Kong SAR
Yuliya Nip is the co-founder and jewelry designer behind White on, where she draws from her background in fashion design to create pieces that balance aesthetics, proportion, and practicality. Her work emphasizes emotional expression and everyday wearability, aiming to craft jewelry that instills confidence while seamlessly integrating into daily life.
Read the interviewChoy Team, United States
A team of four designers from China—Yiran Mao, Zaiying Li, Qianyue Yuwen, and Hongming Li—share a deep belief in design’s power to foster meaningful connections, bridging people, communities, and their environments. This conviction inspired Choy, a project born from their curiosity about how design can help people reconnect with place and culture, especially in urban spaces where these ties are often lost.
Read the interviewMoonu Team, United States
The Moonu team consists of Xiaochen Shi, Yi Cui, and Yuan Wu, who bring together backgrounds in urban planning, creative problem-solving, and inclusive design to craft meaningful, human-centered experiences. They created Moonu, an app that transforms bedtime delays into steady progress for people with ADHD by combining clarity, empathy, and creativity.
Read the interviewSPIN, United States
Krittika Bhekasut, founder of SPIN, leads a design-focused studio specializing in handcrafted, foldable vintage bicycle helmets. Her passion for blending heritage with modern functionality has turned a small home studio idea into a global conversation about style, memory, and protection. For Krittika, great design is both beautiful and purposeful.
Read the interviewUnited States
Zhixian Xu is a UX designer in telehealth, focused on enhancing healthcare efficiency. Her passion for design grew from a fascination with how systems shape behavior—how small interactions impact decisions, emotions, and lives. With projects like Aurava: The Future of Collective Grief Healing, she explores design's power to shape human experience.
Read the interviewProduct Designer, United States
Qianzhuo Zeng is a product designer with an artist’s eye, dedicated to creating human-centered experiences that merge emotional resonance with practical function. Passionate about service design, she focuses on systems that improve lives through empathy, accessibility, and thoughtful complexity.
Read the interviewPlayStation, United States
Xi Zhou is a UX Designer at PlayStation, specializing in Monetization and Commerce across console and off-console platforms. She has led key projects for the PlayStation e-commerce site, impacting 70 countries and 118 million users. Her drive for design and technology led her to further studies at the University of Michigan.
Read the interviewAutomobili Pininfarina, Germany
Dave Amantea’s design journey began in 2000 as a painter and modeler in Turin, advancing to key roles at Fiat, Maserati, Audi, Bentley, and Jaguar Land Rover. Now Chief Design Officer at Automobili Pininfarina, he drives innovative projects like the Battista and B95, blending his expertise in premium brands and EV design to shape the future of luxury automotive design.
Read the interviewUnited States
Avi Singh is a seasoned UX Designer with 15 years of experience across diverse tech domains such as AI/ML, Robotics, Human Resources, and more, currently excelling as a Staff Product Designer, leading enterprise AI solutions and delivering impactful products like Brief Me, a 0-to-1 product he drove from concept to completion.
Read the interviewMastercard, United States
Yingxiao Ouyang is a product designer with six years of experience crafting intuitive, actionable digital experiences. At Mastercard, she leads design for three flagship finance products, helping the industry harness advanced data analytics. Previously, she spent three years at Walmart, designing warehouse tools to support smarter, data-driven decisions.
Read the interviewChocoylatte Gourmet, United States
Kelly Dantas, the founder and CEO of Chocoylatte Gourmet and the visionary behind Konfy Homes LLC, which owns the Clochel and Foldtote brands, has earned 23 business awards thanks to her relentless drive and marketing expertise. Her passion for innovation continues to inspire, shaping the future of the home and lifestyle industry.
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