Brown-RISD Master of Arts in Design Engineering

Jiawei Lu is a interdisciplinary designer with a background in architecture and a love for product design. He thrives on synthesizing insights to create empowering and enjoyable experiences. Before coming to MADE, he was working on an interactive stage design project in Shanghai. Jiawei's prior background is in architecture. He has experience in spatial designer, interaction designer, digital artist, and interdisciplinary researcher. Having multiple identities, mostly simultaneously, has been liberating to him. His role as an architect has made him adept at working in a technical, time-bound, and meticulous framework. Pursuing art has given him the channel to be spontaneous and unfiltered. Through a combination of these, he has learned to be a lifelong learner!