Olivia Kuang
To her, aesthetics and form are not only equally as important as structure and function: They are also fundamentally intertwined, and in the best designs, they bring out the better parts of each other.
Olivia also considers material to be a pivotal part of any piece. She believes that deeper understanding of a material’s properties gives someone more precision over how they can utilize it, and that precision only helps to sharpen a designer’s creative toolbox.
Carrying this mindset with her, she has worked across mediums in wood, metal, textiles, painting, and more, along with conducting research on biomaterials and metal-based pigments.