Chang Hee Lee (이창희/李昌熙) is a designer and engineer currently based in London. Using different products as mediums, he pursues a variety of design experimentations with the desire to broaden possible future design channels. His experiments in this field have led him to investigate a variety of sources such as synaesthesia, interaction design, data translation, HCI, neuroscience, industrial design, metaphors, and so on. Most of his works are self-funded, but he also positively engages with relevant industry subsidized projects.
He is currently completing his PhD in Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) under the supervision of Dr John Stevens and Dr Dan Lockton at the Royal College of Art (RCA) London. He is a graduate of Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院) and obtained his Master’s in Design Critical Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Chang Hee Lee is one of the UK Design Council’s Ones to Watch: this list of the 70 talented emerging designers in the UK was announced as part of the Design Council’s 70th anniversary celebrations. He is also one of Korean Future Leaders elected by the Overseas Korean Foundation (OKF).
Chang Hee Lee (이창희/李昌熙) is a designer and engineer currently based in London. Using different products as mediums, he pursues a variety of design experimentations with the desire to broaden possible future design channels. His experiments in this field have led him to investigate a variety of sources such as synaesthesia, interaction design, data translation, HCI, neuroscience, industrial design, metaphors, and so on. Most of his works are self-funded, but he also positively engages with relevant industry subsidized projects.
He is currently completing his PhD in Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) under the supervision of Dr John Stevens and Dr Dan Lockton at the Royal College of Art (RCA) London. He is a graduate of Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院) and obtained his Master’s in Design Critical Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Chang Hee Lee is one of the UK Design Council’s Ones to Watch: this list of the 70 talented emerging designers in the UK was announced as part of the Design Council’s 70th anniversary celebrations. He is also one of Korean Future Leaders elected by the Overseas Korean Foundation (OKF).
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- Royal College of Art (RCA), Sep 2016 - Mar 2017, London, UK
Innovation Design Engineering, Visiting Lecturer - (Design & Technical Tutor for Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF) Grand Challenge Project.)
Innovation Design Engineering, Visiting Lecturer - (Design & Technical Tutor for Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF) Grand Challenge Project.)
GUEST TEACHING
- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), April 2017, Pittsburgh, USA
School of Design, Guest Instructor, Robot - X: designing a robot with new kinds of sensory linkage
School of Design, Guest Instructor, Robot - X: designing a robot with new kinds of sensory linkage
SYMPOSIUM / CONFERENCE / TALK / WORKSHOP
- National Conference Speaker: Twelfth National American Synaesthesia Association Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2017)
- Symposium Contributor: Open Senses Festival, Institute of Philosophy, Universoty of London, London, UK (2017)
- Workshop: Robot - X, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, US (2017)
- Guest Speaker: Doing it Together Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK (2016)
- Workshop: Synaesthetic Provocation Workshop, Red Room, Royal College of Art, London, UK (2016)
- Guest Speaker: Film screening "Like Water for Chocolate", University College London (UCL), London, UK (2016)
- Symposium Organizer / Host and Presenter (Joint Symposium between the RCA and University of Oxford): Crossing Over: The Art & Science of Multisensory Perception, Senior Common Room, Royal College of Art, London, UK (2016)
- Symposium Keynote Speaker: "The Lab Project: Multisensory Perception and Synaesthesia", Camden Arts Centre & Kingsgate Workshop Trusts, London, UK (2015)
- Conference Presenter: 18th Future Leader Conference: "Presentation Title: 꿈이 없는 대한민국의 디자인", South Korea (2015)
- Symposium Contributor: Open Senses Festival, Institute of Philosophy, Universoty of London, London, UK (2017)
- Workshop: Robot - X, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, US (2017)
- Guest Speaker: Doing it Together Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK (2016)
- Workshop: Synaesthetic Provocation Workshop, Red Room, Royal College of Art, London, UK (2016)
- Guest Speaker: Film screening "Like Water for Chocolate", University College London (UCL), London, UK (2016)
- Symposium Organizer / Host and Presenter (Joint Symposium between the RCA and University of Oxford): Crossing Over: The Art & Science of Multisensory Perception, Senior Common Room, Royal College of Art, London, UK (2016)
- Symposium Keynote Speaker: "The Lab Project: Multisensory Perception and Synaesthesia", Camden Arts Centre & Kingsgate Workshop Trusts, London, UK (2015)
- Conference Presenter: 18th Future Leader Conference: "Presentation Title: 꿈이 없는 대한민국의 디자인", South Korea (2015)
NOMINATION / AWARDS / HONORARY
- Nomination: Korean Future Leader, Overseas Korean Foundation (OKF), South Korea (2015)
- Nomination: UK Design Council's "Ones to Watch": 70 emerging design stars that will help design our future, London, UK (2015)
- Nomination: Selected as "Todays Figure" in South Korea, Daum Media (다음), South Korea (2015)
- Award: International Design Awards (IDA) Silver Winner, work: "Green Box", Industrial and Life Science Design, Los Angeles, United States (2014)
- Award: A'Design Awards Bronze Prize (Art & Craft Ready Made Design) for work "Nova", Milan, Italy (2013)
- Academic Honor: Academic Acceleration: Grade-Skipping: graduated one year early from high school - 1st year to 3rd (final) year
- Nomination: UK Design Council's "Ones to Watch": 70 emerging design stars that will help design our future, London, UK (2015)
- Nomination: Selected as "Todays Figure" in South Korea, Daum Media (다음), South Korea (2015)
- Award: International Design Awards (IDA) Silver Winner, work: "Green Box", Industrial and Life Science Design, Los Angeles, United States (2014)
- Award: A'Design Awards Bronze Prize (Art & Craft Ready Made Design) for work "Nova", Milan, Italy (2013)
- Academic Honor: Academic Acceleration: Grade-Skipping: graduated one year early from high school - 1st year to 3rd (final) year
EXHIBITIONS
- Synaesthesia: Art, Love & Science, (The Center SF), San Francisco, USA (2018)
- Open Senses Festival, (Rebecca Hossack Gallery), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2017)
- Design For Safety at Sea, (Lloyd's Register Foundation Headquarter / LRF), London, UK (2017)
- Doing it Together Science, (University College London / UCL), work: "Thee Studies of Synaesthesia" , London, UK (2016)
- Crossing Over: The Art & Science of Multisensory Perception, (Royal College of Art - Senior Common Room), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2016)
- Amnesty of Rejection Redux, (Royal College of Art), work: "Failure Application to the Science Museum", London, UK (2016)
- Work in Progress Show, (Royal College of Art), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2016)
- Work in Progress Show, (Royal College of Art - Henry Moore Gallery), work: "Portal", London, UK (2015)
- Touch Art Fair, (Former BBC Headquarters), work: "Essence in Space", London, UK (2013)
- London Design Festival, (Hoxton Gallery), work: "Essence in Space", London, UK (2013)
- Product Design Days, work: "Nova", Mumbai, India (2013)
- About Design Expo, work: "Nova", Gdansk, Poland (2013)
- Mood Museum of Design, work: "Nova" Milan, Italy (2013)
- Central Academy of Fine Arts, work: "Nova" Beijing, China (2009)
- Open Senses Festival, (Rebecca Hossack Gallery), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2017)
- Design For Safety at Sea, (Lloyd's Register Foundation Headquarter / LRF), London, UK (2017)
- Doing it Together Science, (University College London / UCL), work: "Thee Studies of Synaesthesia" , London, UK (2016)
- Crossing Over: The Art & Science of Multisensory Perception, (Royal College of Art - Senior Common Room), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2016)
- Amnesty of Rejection Redux, (Royal College of Art), work: "Failure Application to the Science Museum", London, UK (2016)
- Work in Progress Show, (Royal College of Art), work: "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", London, UK (2016)
- Work in Progress Show, (Royal College of Art - Henry Moore Gallery), work: "Portal", London, UK (2015)
- Touch Art Fair, (Former BBC Headquarters), work: "Essence in Space", London, UK (2013)
- London Design Festival, (Hoxton Gallery), work: "Essence in Space", London, UK (2013)
- Product Design Days, work: "Nova", Mumbai, India (2013)
- About Design Expo, work: "Nova", Gdansk, Poland (2013)
- Mood Museum of Design, work: "Nova" Milan, Italy (2013)
- Central Academy of Fine Arts, work: "Nova" Beijing, China (2009)
PUBLICATIONS
- Lee, C.H and Lockton, D. (2018). "Exploring Cognitive Playfulness Through Zero Interactions", ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2018, Hong Kong. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205413
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Lockton, D., Ricketts, D, Chowdhury, S.A and Lee, C.H. (2017). "Exploring Qualitative Displays and Interfaces", ACM CHI 2017, Denver, CO, USA. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3053165
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Lee, C.H. (2017). "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", ACM Interactions Demo Hour, 24, 3 (2017), 8-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3068337
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Ferrarello, L., Hall, A, Kann, M and Lee, C.H. (2017). "Collaborating Design Risk", International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), Ohio, USA.
(free self-archived version PDF)
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Lockton, D., Ricketts, D, Chowdhury, S.A and Lee, C.H. (2017). "Exploring Qualitative Displays and Interfaces", ACM CHI 2017, Denver, CO, USA. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3053165
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Lee, C.H. (2017). "Three Studies of Synaesthesia", ACM Interactions Demo Hour, 24, 3 (2017), 8-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3068337
(free self-archived version PDF)
- Ferrarello, L., Hall, A, Kann, M and Lee, C.H. (2017). "Collaborating Design Risk", International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), Ohio, USA.
(free self-archived version PDF)
EDUCATION
Royal College of Art (RCA), London, UK
PhD 2014 - 2018 (expected)
Major: Innovation Design Engineering
Supervisors & Advisor: Dr. Dan Lockton, Dr. John Stevens and Professor Ashley Hall
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
MA 2012 - 2013
Major: Design Critical Practice
Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院), Beijing, China
BA 2005 – 2009
Major: Industrial Design
Beijing Huijia Private School, Beijing, China
High School 2003 - 2005
1 Year Early Graduation / Grade Skipping
PhD 2014 - 2018 (expected)
Major: Innovation Design Engineering
Supervisors & Advisor: Dr. Dan Lockton, Dr. John Stevens and Professor Ashley Hall
Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
MA 2012 - 2013
Major: Design Critical Practice
Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美术学院), Beijing, China
BA 2005 – 2009
Major: Industrial Design
Beijing Huijia Private School, Beijing, China
High School 2003 - 2005
1 Year Early Graduation / Grade Skipping
SKILLS
Embedded Systems:
Atmel AVR, PCB Design, Arduino IDE, etc.
Fabrication:
3D Printing, CNC, Laster Cutting, Carpentry, etc.
Software:
Rhino 3D, 3ds Max, V-Ray, Photoshop, Wondershare Filmora, etc.
Atmel AVR, PCB Design, Arduino IDE, etc.
Fabrication:
3D Printing, CNC, Laster Cutting, Carpentry, etc.
Software:
Rhino 3D, 3ds Max, V-Ray, Photoshop, Wondershare Filmora, etc.
LANGUAGE
- English: fluent
- Chinese: fluent
- Korean: fluent
- Chinese: fluent
- Korean: fluent
OTHER EXPERIENCES
- Librarian, Big Tree Library, March 2011 - August 2011, Seoul, South Korea,
- Military Service, Civilian Document Analyst Assistant, 2009 – 2011, Seoul, South Korea.
- Military Service, Civilian Document Analyst Assistant, 2009 – 2011, Seoul, South Korea.
