本能Paper Instinct, Beijing Design Week
2012 (JOYN:VISCOM)
This exhibition showcased zines and zine people in China with over 100 works, six feature walls, a pop up shop and an event program with live performances and lectures. See Video.
My RoleCurator
Nike NTC 2013 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Nike Training Club photoshoot across three Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou) for 2013 campaign.
My RoleProducer
SHANGHAI XINTIANDI EAST TO EAST
2013 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Concept, exhibition design, visual identity, video, zine, and event management for "East to East," the first cultural project of its kind bringing "East" London fashion to "East" Asia, with over 40 designers’ work featured as part of the exhibition, pop-up store, and fashion show.
My RoleProducer, Concept, Editor
SHANGHAI XINTIANDI RIBA WINDOWS PROJECT
2013-2015 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Visual identity, applications, promo videos, RIBA exhibition, and website for this project which partners Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) with brands in Xintiandi to create a huge public architecture exhibition.
My RoleProducer
HEMPEL INTERNATIONAL
2012-2015 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Window display, identity, catalogue, video, and events for Hempel International and its brands including ARRTCO Collection, HAILIVES, and Nancy K.
My RoleProducer, Concept, Editor
CHINA WORLD MALL
2014-2015 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Installations, visual identity, applications, and opening ceremony for the holiday season at the China World Mall in Beijing.
My RoleProducer
UNITED FORCE OPERATIONS
SS142014 (JOYN:VISCOM)
Collaboration with renowned Chinese electronic group Pet Conspiracy in photoshoot and catalogue for UFO, platform for unique global designer brands.
My RoleProducer, Concept
HYPER ISLAND LIVE BRIEFS
2015 (Hyper Island)
Clients include Adidas, BBC, Manchester City, Bromford Housing, Vans, and My Future Customer. Live briefs at Hyper Island have proven me to be a strong facilitator, a powerful speaker, and strategic doer. One of the projects was requested by the client, Manchester City, for further development. The documentation zine for another project is featured in The City Talking.
My StrengthsFacilitation, Pitching, Strategy, Copywriting & Storytelling, Ideation
Talks
Tweets for some of my talks include "I just wanted to say thank you. This is @qiichen blowing up our minds yesterday at @SheSaysMCR #womenleaders." -@ligialimos "If you do one thing tonight follow @qiichen + find her more stages. An incredible woman with a powerful story." - @redjotter. I've spoken at places like The Future of Work / WeWork and SheSays.
CHINA 2007
After living for over a decade in the States, I spent a year in China in search of two things: Home and Rock n' Roll. These photos are a documentation of objects and moments.
WRITING CLIPS
Publications include Theme Magazine, Marie Claire China, Art & Design, The New York Art World, Timeout Beijing, ChinaSmack, Concrete Flux, Beijing Cream, and News China.
Links
We Gon' Be Alright (August)
The Reckoning (Beijing Cream)
The Boys of Tianjin (ChinaSmack)
Long Distance Break Up (News China)
Design Thinking, What Was, What Is, What Will Be (Hyper Island)
Will Elon Musk's Hyperloop Be a Race Toward Utopia (Hyper Island)