Aric Chen

Design writer and Creative Director of Beijing Design Week

Aric Chen is a writer, critic and curator specializing in design, architecture and art. A frequent contributor to publications including The New York Times, Wallpaper*, PIN-UP and others, his curatorial work has included projects and exhibitions at venues including Art Basel Miami Beach/Design Miami (Miami Beach); ExperimentaDesign (Amsterdam), the Gwangju Design Biennale (Korea), Center for Architecture (New York), the Saint-Etienne International Design Biennale (France). He is currently writing a book on 20th Century Brazilian design, and serves as creative director of a new government-supported Beijing Design Week launching in September 2011.

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