Zixuan Zhou
industrial Design
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Sustainable Design / Design for Social Good
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Zixuan Zhou
First Name: Zixuan
Last Name: Zhou
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Sustainable Design / Design for Social Good
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My Location: Stuttgart, Germany
University / College: Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
Course / Program Title: industrial Design
About
Hello! I’m Zixuan Zhou, a designer based in Germany.
As a designer, I am passionate about creating innovative and sustainable objects that challenge traditional perceptions and explore unconventional, functional configurations.
My work is deeply rooted in a thorough understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and the influence of nature, cultures, human behavior, and social phenomena. I strive to develop environmentally friendly solutions that not only solve problems but also enhance daily life by providing inner pleasure and new ways of seeing the world.
For me, design is a powerful tool to foster a more sustainable future while making meaningful connections through materiality, form, and the user experience.
Since the onset of industrialization, human activities have contributed to a global temperature rise of 1.1°C, leading to increasingly extreme heat. While air conditioners are a common solution, they consume large amounts of electricity—often derived from fossil fuels—thereby intensifying the greenhouse effect. COOLCURTAIN is a conceptual design that challenges the conventional form and function of air conditioners. Instead of the typical "box" design, COOLCURTAIN explores a different direction—an innovative, low-tech curtain that uses indirect evaporative cooling to lower room temperatures during summer without increasing humidity. This project aims to demonstrate that air conditioners don't need to conform to traditional shapes or methods, opening up new possibilities for sustainable and functional cooling solutions that rethink how we interact with our environment.
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