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Ruichen Xu
Design Products MA

Royal College of Art

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Product Design / Furniture / Sustainable Design

My location: London, United Kingdom

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Royal College of Art

Ruichen Xu

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First Name: Ruichen

Last Name: Xu

University / College: Royal College of Art

Course / Program: Design Products MA

Graduates: 2025

Specialisms: Product Design / Furniture / Sustainable Design

My Location: London, United Kingdom

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About

Ruichen Xu is a product designer from Northern China. Obsessed with exploring material narratives and spatial relationships, Ruichen combines traditional craftsmanship with innovative manufacturing techniques to create objects that resonate with emotion.

Folding furniture 轴

Ruichen's graduation work,"轴" (Axisymmetric), challenges conventional furniture assembly methods. This work proposes a revolutionary assembly solution aimed at resolving the tension between flat-pack furniture transportation and user assembly experience. By applying low-temperature thermoplastic materials in the furniture design, it ingeniously combines novel techniques leveraging material properties with digital manufacturing technology. Furniture produced this way achieves flat-pack shipping while simultaneously delivering an experience where users feel. "I'm not assembling furniture, I'm creating it. "