Oulin Chen
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Tongji University (Shanghai, China) and is currently studying at Design Investigations ( Prof. Anab Jain ) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Vienna, Austria).
Her practice maintains a sensitive awareness of design aesthetics and public issues. Through humorous and subtle language, she engages diverse topics and translates complex social narratives into nuanced sensory experiences. Whether exploring present realities or speculative futures, her work operates as poetic provocations, inviting critical reflection, collective discussion, and emotional resonance.
她于2024年于上海同济大学设计创意学院获工业设计学士学位，现于维也纳应用艺术大学，设计调查系攻读硕士学位。
她对设计美学与公共议题保持着敏锐的感知，擅长使用诙谐而微妙的语言处理广泛多样的主题，将复杂的社会叙事转化为细腻的感官体验。无论是探讨现实还是未来，她的作品都作为一种诗意而有力的“挑衅”，为反思、讨论和共鸣提供思辨式和推测式的新视角。
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Film: A Wonderful Thing to Do
Experimental Fiction Filmmaking Festival (INEFF), Manchester, UK
Honerable Mention - Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, Germany
Booklet: Regenerative Design: The Weltmuseum as Laboratory for the Future
Worked as one of the graphic designers and contributed to the content
Published at Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Public Installation: Monuments of the Future - The Last Car
2025 Angewandte Festival, Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz, Vienna, Austria
Design Fiction: Institute of Brilliant Men
2024 Graduation Exhibition, D&I, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Film: A Sensible Way to Destroy the Earth
Klima Biennale Wien 2026, Austria
VIENNA SHORTS, 21st International Short Film Festival, Austria
THE HEAT festival, Oxford's Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, UK
Kurz.film.spiele, Konstanz, Germany
VIANATUR Environmental Film Festival, Viana de Cega, Spain
Climate Shorts, Baden, Austria
Conceptual Product Design: Steampunk Watch
2021-2022 A' Design Award Runner-up Status in Jewelry, Eyewear and
Watch Design Category
影像 今天有件美妙的事情要做
INEFF 实验虚构电影节，曼彻斯特，英国
曼海姆艺术与电影节-荣誉提名，德国
展览手册 再生设计——作为未来实验室的世界博物馆
平面设计与部分内容撰写
于维也纳应用艺术大学出版
公共艺术装置 未来纪念碑-最后那辆车
2025 Angewandte Festival，维也纳，奥地利
设计虚构 男人风范学院
2024同济大学设计创意学院/上海国际创新学院毕业设计展，中国
影像 毁灭地球的明智方法
2026维也纳气候双年展，奥地利
第21 届维也纳国际短片电影节 VIENNA SHORTS，奥地利
THE HEAT festival 牛津哈维尔科学与创新园区，英国
Kurz.film.spiele 短片电影节，康斯坦茨，德国
VIANATUR 环境电影节，维亚纳- 德塞加，西班牙
Climate Shorts 气候短片节，巴登，奥地利
蒸汽朋克手表
2021-2022 A' Design Award Runner-up Status in Jewelry, Eyewear and Watch Design Category