Hongyu Dai
About
Hongyu Dai, born 2001 in China, is a designer based in Sweden working across industrial and non-industrial design disciplines. With a background in product design and a hands-on approach, she creates practical, meaningful solutions that enhance everyday life.Her work is grounded in functionality, material sensitivity, and formal clarity — resulting in objects and systems that are simple, effective, and human-centered. She approaches each project with a balance of intuition and precision, exploring form, structure, and usability through iterative development, model making, and prototyping.
Hongyu’s practice spans consumer products, installations, and spatial experiments, always with a focus on well-considered details and long-lasting impact.
She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Design at Lund University, where she continues to explore how design can shape better tools, experiences, and ways of living.
Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2023
Nanjing Forestry University, China
Industrial Design, Bachelor of Engineering
Sep. 2023 - Jun. 2025
Lund University, Sweden
Industrial Design, Master of Fine Arts
Dec. 2021 - Mar. 2022
I.CO Design
Industrial Design Intern
Apr. 2022 - Jun. 2022
insdim design office
Product Design Intern
Exhibitions
Milan Design Week 2024
Brera Design District (Milan)
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2024
Greenhouse (Stockholm)
Southern Sweden Design Days 2024
(Malmö)
Collection: Design with Natural Materials 2023
ziihome showroom (Beijing)
Paris Design Week 2022
(Paris)
WISE Emerging Designers 2022
(Shenzhen)
Shenzhen Creative Week 2022
Design Dome (Shenzhen)