alan’s story

We are a Vancouver based design studio. We like to think about the future, about how we can improve everyday objects. We use the technology of the past, but also focus on the latest technology and like to collaborate with different disciplines to spark new ideas. We love research and believe that research solidifies our thoughts and makes our design better and more reliable. We all have architecture backgrounds, but what we do is not limited to architecture.

Alan – Architect AIBC

• education:
  2008, Master of Architecture, Sci- Arc, Los Angeles, USA
  2005, bachelor of Architecture, Ryerson University, Toronto. Canada

• experience:
  2014-2018, Senior Associate, AMA, Vancouver, Canada
  2011-2013, Architect, UNStudio, Shanghai, China
  2008-2011, Architect, Coop Himmelblau, Vienna, Austria
  2015 – now. Founder, design studio vancouver
  2018 – now, Founder, object studio in collaboration with Chinese partners

• AWARDS:
  2021, Red Dot Award, Singapore
  2021, Gold award, A’ Design award, Como, Italy
  2021, Gold award, Muse Design award, New York, USA
  2020, Nomination, Archdaily building of the year
  2020, Nomination, Dezeen awards, London, UK
  2019, Winner, Architizer A+Awards, New York, USA
  2019, Winner, IDPA Design Award, Tokyo, Japan
  2019, LUXlife Leading Designers, Burton on Trent, UK
  2016, Special mention, Artzept award, Switzerland

We are currently designing a chair for cool design items.