About Me
Yin Zhang ( 张 寅 )
Rather than confining herself in the role of a designer,
Yin Zhang identifies as a multi-disciplinary artist employing fibre material and structures as her medium.
Through her work, Yin often attempts to reflect, breakdown, and visualize abstract, non-tangible concepts such as spirituality, ritualistic behaviours, and the ephemeral human-nature experience.
Via each of her art pieces, she proposes personal questions of discussion and shares with audiences her process of self-discovering. During her leisure time, Yin enjoys traveling and conducting field research, immerse herself in with makers, artisans, craft-people she meets.
Education
2017-2022
Parsons School of Design,
The New School
2019 Spring
Concurrentes Global Artisan Project in Peru
Fashion Design
Gap Year from 2020-2021
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Visit Ccaccaccollo Community in Cusco, Peru
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Have a thorough understanding of the artisan community in the Cusco area
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Develop new products by using the local textiles and techniques such as knitting, weaving, spinning, and natural dye
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Learn the importance of the communication strategy
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Build an online platform for the community in order to communicate with the US market
Experience
2021 Summer
Temporary Park | Shanghai
Collective Weaving Workshop
Temporary Park is a community space for migrant youths and young artists in Shanghai, China.
2020 Spring
Sage Collective | New York
Marketing Intern
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Social media content creation
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Visual Merchandising
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Design internal brochure for employee training
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Design
2019 Fall
Remake | New York
Remake Ambassador
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Organize sustainable fashion movements events
2018 Fall
Jerard Studio | New York
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Assist the production of the set and props for musicals including Hamilton and the Cher Show
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Discover how materials and their uses shape meaning and how are the ergonomics, structure, and self-image correspond to the shape, movement, and impact of the human form in a practical way