Sige Zheng
Products of design
School of Visual Arts SVA
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Design for Social Good / UX Design / Product Design
My location: New York, United States
Sige Zheng
First Name: Sige
Last Name: Zheng
University / College: School of Visual Arts SVA
Course / Program: Products of design
Graduates: 2026
Specialisms: Design for Social Good / UX Design / Product Design
My Location: New York, United States
Website: Click To See Website
About
I’m a product designer & researcher based in New York City. I'm experienced in end-to-end design execution, product strategy, design research, cross-functional collaboration across early-stage startups, enterprise healthcare, and consumer education products.My design keywords are “simple, powerful, timeless, positive.” I believe that design is essential. Design is not just creating new- it’s imagining a tangible future based on human experiences from the past. Design and technology should be accessible – instead of segregation, they should draw people closer and lead to co-creation. One day, design will be equally earth-centric as human-centric.Growing up with a global background, I get excited about changes, constant learning, listening, observing, and communication. My passion for making changes through the shared design language in both digital and physical space has led me to pursue an MFA in multi-disciplinary design at the School of Visual Arts.Outside of design, I’m a surfer, freediver, darkroom photographer, and filmmaker. You can often find me surfing at Rockaway, NY all year or exploring various local cultures through my surf trips in Hawaii, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Mexico and more (to come).
cook share: From Arrival to Departure, Consumption - Contribution - Community
Cook Share is an orientation experience designed for co-living spaces in Puerto Escondido to transforms the arrival of digital nomads into an embodied ritual of participation and responsibility. Through co-living manager-led communal cooking sessions, residents engage in shared manual labor (chopping, cooking, eating, and cleaning), while working within visible resource constraints. This makes local challenges such as water scarcity, rising cost of living, and waste management tangible, shifting the arrival experience from passive consumption to active contribution. This experience is a launching testimonial of a broader service design, Comunidad de Cocinar y Compartir (Cook Share Community) that facilitates structured cooking sessions between digital nomads and local initiative organizers. The topic-based cook share sessions aim to foster communities that bridge the gap between nomads and locals, and outlast a single nomad’s stay through mutual learning, exchange, and collaboration. Together, the experience and service establish a participation infrastructure that fosters stewardship, reciprocity, and shared responsibility.
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