Rossana Hu

Thursday, March 02, 10:15 p.m.11:45 p.m.
LeRoy Neiman Center
37 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL
United States

Rossana Hu is a Founding Partner of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, an inter-disciplinary international architectural design practice based in Shanghai with an additional office in London. Neri&Hu are named Maison&Objet Asia Designers of The Year 2015 and Wallpaper* Designers of The Year 2014. In 2013, Ms. Hu was inducted into the U.S. Interior Design Hall of Fame. The practice was selected as the 2011 INSIDE Festival Overall Winner, won AR Awards for Emerging Architecture 2010 by Architectural Review (UK) and was one of the Design Vanguards in 2009 by Architectural Record (US).

Besides award-winning architecture and interiors, Ms. Hu has been actively involved in teaching and research, has lectured and exhibited around the world. Ms. Hu and her partner Mr. Lyndon Neri were invited as the guests of honor of imm cologne to create “Das Haus” 2015. They have designed products for brands including Classicon, Driade, Fritz Hansen, Gandia Blasco, LEMA, MOOOI, Nanimarquina, Offecct, Parachilna, Poltrona Frau, Porro, Wallpaper* Handmade, Meritalia, BD Barcelona Design, Viabizzuno, and brands in Asia, including JIA, Stellar Works and neri&hu, among many others. In 2015, Ms. Hu and her partner Mr. Lyndon Neri were appointed Creative Directors of Stellar Works.

Rossana Hu is also a co-founder of Design Republic, a modern design platform incorporating retail concept, design/cultural exhibitions and educational events.

Rossana Hu received her Master of Architecture and Urban Planning at Princeton University and her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at UC Berkeley.

This lecture has been approved for 1.5 LU by AIA Chicago