Described as ‘raw’ and ‘unfiltered’, Dan’s work spans furniture, sculpture, painting, graphics, strategy and experience. In his practice, he seeks to never stagnate, growing alongside new interests and skills.
to inquire about purchasing a piece or collaborating on a project, shoot me a message: DANIEL.Y.CUI@GMAIL.COM
let’s connect
passportrait c. 2021
Chinese descent, family from Inner Mongolia + Shandong.
Studied drawing and painting ages 6-17 under Kavin Chan. Attended Canterbury High School’s visual arts program.
Studied at OCAD University, Industrial Design program (grad. 2023 with BDes, Honours).
CONTACT/SOCIALS:
2022/23 - Product Designer for OCADU CO, Fineline project
2022/23 - Service Design Residency, Philips Experience Design
2021 - Junior Designer for SHEEEP Studio, Trading Floor project
2024 - PATINAPATINA Launch Exhibit Curator/exhibition design
2024 - New Currency Renditions Exhibiting ARTIST
2024 - Scratch Disk Full for Elliott Muscat EXHIBITion design/installation
2023 - Purpose & Play @ DesignTO Festival Guest Jury Member
2022/23 - Canadian Modern @ The ROM Exhibiting Designer
2022 - Philips Student Service Design Competition Gold Medal Winner
2022 - CAPSUL Lounge @ CAPSUL Studio Curator/Exhibiting Designer
2022 - Artifact Natura Pop-Up @ Artscape Launchpad Curator/Exhibiting Designer
2022 - Artifact Natura @ Trading Floor 2.0 Curator/Exhibiting Designer
2021 - TESTING-GROUND Issue 03: Youthhood Contributor
2021 - HUE+MAN Design Exhibit @ DesignMiami Exhibiting Designer
2021 - USM Modular Furniture HUE+MAN Design Competition Finalist
2021 - micro/macro @ DesignTO Exhibiting Student Designer
2020 - PAVE Student Design Competition STUDENT DESIGNER
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/canadian-modern
https://www.ocadu.ca/news/emerging-designers-featured-unique-rom-exhibition
https://servicedesignchallenge.com/winner-announcement-2022
https://www.ocadu.ca/news/industrial-design-students-win-gold-global-design-competition
https://testing-ground.org/contributors/dan-cui/
https://www.collision-gallery.ca/past-exhibitions/trading-floor
https://sheeep.studio/TF-1-0
https://designto.org/event/micro-macro/