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Xijing Xu is a Berlin-based designer working at the intersection of food, fermentation and material culture. 

Through objects, installations and collaborative research, she explores new relationships between humans, microorganisms and agriculture.

Before establishing her independent practice, she worked as an industrial designer at Infarm, developing products and systems for indoor agriculture, and later in exhibition production with Studio Julian Charrière and Mixedmedia. Combining research, design and making, her practice spans collectible objects, exhibitions and collaborative projects.

Her work has been presented internationally, including Milan Design Week, Singapore Design Week and Dutch Design Week.


Collaborations


Available for commissions and creative collaborations with brands, museums, galleries, cultural institutions and creative practitioners.

Product Design & Design Research
Research-led product development exploring food systems, fermentation, living materials and material culture.

Exhibition & Spatial Design
Exhibitions, installations and immersive spatial experiences for cultural institutions, festivals and brands.

Collectible Objects
Limited editions and one-off objects developed through material experimentation and craftsmanship.

Art Production & Fabrication
Technical development, prototyping, production coordination and exhibition fabrication.

Public Programmes & Events
Concept development and facilitation of workshops, talks and participatory public events.

Contact



info@xijingxu.com
+49 163 1418 228
ig: @xijing_x

Studio



Werner-Voß-Damm 62, 
12101 Berlin

Showcase at



POLYKIOSK
Gipsstraße 7,
10119 Berlin



Education



2017-2018 Universität der Künste Berlin MA Product Design
2012-2016 China Academy of Art BA Industrial Design


Exhibition & Show



upcoming: 
BioArt Laboratories, Dutch Design Week

2026
Perlen Fermentation Festival, Guizhou, China
Group show Anhänger at Polykiosk, Berlin

2025 
Talk at DongTing, Hangzhou Contemporary Art Week
Food performance with Bündnis Feuer und Flamme for Event Ein Tag im Grünen at Kulturforum Berlin
WWW presented at THE MENU, Ramp Beijing

2024
WWW presented at Singapore Design Week 2024
Co-curated Exhibition EAT: Transformative Seeds, Singapore Design Week 2024 

2023
Wanderer presented at Fermentation Festival by Foodthink China, Beijing

2022 
Fortune Desserts presented at The 7th abC Art Book Fair, Beijing

2021
Wanderer presented at Cherishing Food, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Shenzhen

2019
Wanderer presented at Seek Novelty, Zhijiang International Youth Arts Festival, Hangzhou 
Wanderer presented at Taoxichuan Art Center , Jingdezhen 
Wanderer presented at Salone Satellite, Milan Design Week
Wanderer presented at IMM Cologne 2019, Cologne

2018
Wanderer presented at cantouchthis* UdK Master Graduation Show, designtransfer, Berlin
Tofu Drink presented at Youth Design Day in Japan 
Tofu Drink presented at Fuorisalone, Milan Design Week


Selected Project Features (Press)



2026 food & censorship
2019.03 IDEAT China
2019.02 Designboom
2018.05 The Artling
2017《千里之行》
2016.6 AD China
2016.6 Vice China
2016.6 凤凰艺术


Selected Writing



2023-2025 Article Contributions, Foodthink China‬
养菌阁纪事:我在柏林做发酵
垂直农业:还没来得及拯救地球,咋就纷纷破产了?
漫游者的旅程
2022 Content contribution, Food Design Voices 2022
2019 Article Contributions, the DIFD – Dutch Institute of Food & Design










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