Veneer Bleed Collection by Zhekai Zhang
Veneer Bleed Collection by Zhekai Zhang. Photo by Chun Yang

Studio Kae

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards China 2023 emerging designer of the year, Shanghai-based young design consultation Studio Kae.

Kae was founded by Zhekai Zhang and Keren Wang in 2019 and moved to Shanghai in 2020. Kae is dedicated to bringing new insights into home products with innovative processes and sustainable materials. The studio’s philosophy is to develop unique design languages from the perspective of the relationship between industrial production and craftsmanship.

Recent projects include Soft Crush Vase and U-pot Vase.


This studio has been shortlisted in the emerging designer of the year category of Dezeen Awards China 2023.