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ZICHEN ZHOU — INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

Exploring form, mechanisms and hands-on prototyping.

Stone sculpture of Zichen Zhou with a calm, serious expression, chipped edges and natural cracks
Research & conceptContext. People. Possibilities. Form & CADSolidWorks / AutoCAD Physical prototyping3D printing. Fabrication. Assembly. Mechanical designParts that work together. Digital experiencesFigma / Interaction prototypes Design communicationRenders. Photography. Layout.

Ideas take shape through making.

Shanghai / Suzhou

A hands-on mind.

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Zichen Zhou / Industrial designer

I explore how things look, how they work, and how they become real.

I’m Zichen Zhou, an industrial design graduate from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. My practice connects form development, mechanical design and physical prototyping, with digital experiences where they serve the project.

3Selected projects
3.5/4.0University GPA

2022 — 2026

Industrial Design

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Second Class Upper · English-medium education

2025.12 — 2026.03

Design Assistant Intern

China Northeast Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute

Assisted with CAD drawings for route and reservoir structure design.

Selected work.

Physical objects. Mechanical interactions. Real prototypes.

Chronoscent scent device mounted on a stone wall, project visualizationProject visualization

Chronoscent

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Product & digital experience

A hand-operated scent device and companion Mini Program, connecting Suzhou’s Pingjiang Road with sensory memory.

Focus
Form · Mechanisms · Digital experience
Mimetic Spine wearable prototype with white articulated structure and red cooling tubesWearable prototype

Mimetic Spine

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Wearable mechanical installation

An exploration of body temperature, water cooling and articulated motion through a wearable mechanical spine.

Focus
Wearable structure · Cooling · Motion
Physical volleyball-making prototype with wooden stations, motor drive and volleyballsTeam project / Physical prototype

Volleyball
Low-Tech Factory

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Material trials & hands-on fabrication

Six making stations translate volleyball production into a hands-on process. My contribution spans station structures, woodworking, assembly and debugging.

My role
Station structures · Woodworking · Assembly & debugging

How I work.

Thinking through form. Learning through making.

Concept to structure

I connect research and form exploration with CAD, component design and assembly considerations.

Chronoscent / Mechanical iterations

Hands-on prototyping

Woodworking, 3D printing, material trials and assembly help me test ideas in physical form.

Low-Tech Factory / Fabrication & assembly

Physical meets digital

I explore interfaces and interaction prototypes alongside physical objects, using Figma and AI-assisted coding.

Chronoscent / Mini Program experience

Clear design communication

I communicate through CAD, renders, photography and editorial layouts, supported by English-medium study experience.

SolidWorks · AutoCAD · Figma · InDesign

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LET’S MAKE
IT TANGIBLE.