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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:
Soybean Diverging
Tofu Workshop, C*Space Berlin
SCOBY Face
BioArt Laboratories, Dutch Design Week
2026
Food performance with Bündnis Feuer & Flamme for Event Ein Tag im Grünen at Kulturforum Berlin
SCOBY Face
Perlen Fermentation Festival, Guizhou, China
Anhänger
Group show at Polykiosk, Berlin
2025
Talk at DongTing, Hangzhou Contemporary Art Week
Food performance with Bündnis Feuer & Flamme for Event Ein Tag im Grünen at Kulturforum Berlin
WWW
THE MENU, Ramp Beijing
2024
WWW
Singapore Design Week 2024
EAT: Transformative Seeds
Co-curated Exhibition at Singapore Design Week 2024
2023
Wanderer
Fermentation Festival by Foodthink China, Beijing
2022
Fortune Desserts
The 7th abC Art Book Fair, Beijing
2021
Wanderer
Cherishing Food, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Shenzhen
2019
Wanderer
Seek Novelty, Zhijiang International Youth Arts Festival, Hangzhou
Wanderer
Taoxichuan Art Center , Jingdezhen
Wanderer
Salone Satellite, Milan Design Week
Wanderer
IMM Cologne 2019, Cologne
2018
Wanderer
cantouchthis* UdK Master Graduation Show, designtransfer, Berlin
Tofu Drink
Youth Design Day in Japan
Tofu Drink
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
Impressum
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