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is an antidisciplinary artist-designer-curator. His making practice is driven by a keen interest in material and cultural context. Currently, he is exploring notions of weightlessness, impermanence, and the primordial.

PATINAPATINA Magazine is a print publication and cultural arts organization founded by Dan and Maham Momin in 2023. Curious about the confusion of mixed cultural identities, the magazine works with diasporic artists whose work reinterprets tradition through contemporary lenses/contexts.

Dan's work has been recognized by organizations such as USM Modular Furniture, DesignMiami, and the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a graduate of OCAD University’s Industrial program [2023]. PATINAPATINA Issue 01 can be found in shops around the world.



















OFFERING FREELANCE DESIGN SERVICES - PRODUCT, GRAPHIC + MORE

to inquire about purchasing a piece or collaborating on a project, please reach out to: DANIEL.Y.CUI@GMAIL.COM

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photo by Shanik Tanna

CONTACT/SOCIALS:     daniel.y.cui@gmail.com     dank.cui     dan-cui

professional experience2023/present - Co-founder/Curator/Program Lead @ PATINAPATINA 
2025 - Studio Assistant/Graphic Design @ CAPSUL Studio
2024 - Design/Fabrication Assistant @ Dennis Lin Studio
2022/23 - Product Designer @ OCADU CO, Fineline project
2022/23 - Service Design Residency @ Philips Experience Design
2021 - Junior Designer @ SHEEEP Studio


curriculum vitae
 2025 - Echoes of the Silk Drum CURATOR/EXHIBITION DESIGN
2025 - Tools for Togetherness ORGANIZER
2025 - Home Office @ Space Unlimited Exhibiting designer
2025 - Kimya Sound @ Whippersnapper Gallery FURNITURE designer
2024 - Curating Across Borders   Exhibiting designer
2024 - PATINAPATINA Issue 01   Curator/editor/photographer
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

press/resourceshttp://whippersnapper.ca/exhibitions/kimya-a-listening-and-reading-room
https://designto.org/event/purpose-play-2023/
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/