Nijia Zhang

I explore design not just for people, but to shift perspectives and draw attention to nature and sustainability. I believe design can inspire change and connect people with the world around them.

Project 1: Stone Tells
“Stone Tells” is an interactive experience system centered on natural elements, designed for urban young people. It guides users to rediscover the beauty of nature through collecting, imprinting, and sound interaction, fostering multi-sensory connections with nature.

Project 2: mimichong
“mimichong” is a sustainable environmental project inspired by Lake WKU. The users of this product service system are not only people, but also birds, fish, and insects. The project allows participating users to experience the fun of interacting with nature while also taking part in an environmental action.

Project 3: The died strawberry
This project is a series of research projects inspired by eating strawberries. In this book, I study the behavior of strawberries as a strawberry researcher to analyze the thoughts of strawberries from all aspects. I want to know how strawberries deceive people and what other little tricks strawberries have that people don’t know about. The whole process also reflects the psychological phenomenon that after the collapse of trust between people, people no longer trust each other and become suspicious of each other. https://youtu.be/2WNcNqnW-iE

Project 4: Magnify Wildflower
“MAGNIFY wildflower” is an art project that combines exhibitions and interactive websites to guide visitors to rediscover the wildflowers in their lives. Through the three exhibition scenes of “Wildflowers on the road”, “wildflowers in the grass” and “wildflowers in the wall”, the exhibition invites the audience to look for “wildflowers” in the works and feel the power of those small things that silently maintain balance and bring hope in life. The project also includes an online platform that encourages users to share “wildflower moments” from their lives.