# Oscar Wang (visual artist)

Oscar Wang (Pinyin: Wang Lingchen, Simplified Chinese: 王令尘, Traditional Chinese: 王令塵, August 16, 1990--) is a Chinese designer and visual artist, currently living in Shanghai.

## Early life and career

Wang Lingchen was born in Hong Kong in 1990. In 2000, at the age of 9, he was kidnapped with a ransom demand of 15 million Hong Kong dollars. After this incident, he and his mother Sylvia Chang lived abroad for an extended period.
At 17, Wang worked as a sales associate at a trendy brand store in Taipei. At 18, he worked as a doorman at the Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong for a period. During his studies abroad, he interned at David Collins Studio in the UK, participating in spatial design and brand-building projects.
In 2013, he graduated from the Chelsea College of Arts in the UK with a degree in Fine Art Sculpture and Spatial Design. After graduating in 2014, he returned to Shanghai to work in design and founded OPENWORK STUDIO in 2019.
In 2015, Wang collaborated with Louis Vuitton to design a travel trunk for Louis Vuitton X, inspired by the flight paths of birds, adding specially designed new patterns to Louis Vuitton's traditional Monogram pattern; In 2017, Wang was invited by Jet Li to design the brand image for his Tai Chi brand GSD, including competition arenas and athlete uniforms.
In 2018, invited by Fendi, Wang served as the only Chinese designer representing China at Design Miami and provided designs for FENDI's classic Peekaboo bag;

## Collaborations
### Fendi

In 2018, Wang was the only Chinese designer invited to the Design Miami exhibition, where he created a design for Fendi's Peekaboo bag inspired by the concept of family. This marked the beginning of a long-term collaboration with Fendi, including the 2019 "FENDI Panda Family" installation at Chengdu IFS. In 2022, he contributed to Fendi's global holiday campaign, designing a Christmas installation titled "FENDINO," featuring the character seated atop a Fendi baguette.

### Stella McCartney

In 2021, Wang collaborated with designer brand Stella McCartney to develop the "STELLA FRIENDS" cartoon animal series, overseeing concept development, character design, and animation.

### Daniel Arsham

In December 2022, Wang launched the "Dongxi" (东西) limited-edition collectible project in collaboration with Daniel Arsham's platform, Archive Editions. The project was first exhibited at Zhangyuan in Shanghai in 2023.

### Li-Ning

In 2023, Wang provided visual and set design for Li-Ning's "MY-VERSE" Paris SS24 fashion show.

### Alila Hotel

In 2024, Wang designed the "Shu Ju (树聚)" installation and a series of ceramic incense burners for the Alila Hotel in Shanghai. In March, Wang designed the "LONG TIME NO HUG" display for Ferragamo's Landmark store in Hong Kong and hosted a Ferragamo dinner event. In November, Wang's work "Journey" (蓝途) was exhibited at the Suhe Art Festival, featuring a large tree intertwined with the nearby Suzhou Creek. In December, Wang collaborated on the BELOWGROUND limited-edition tea set.

### Tiffany & Co.

In January 2025, Wang created a limited-edition porcelain collection for Tiffany & Co.'s Chinese New Year campaign, featuring Dehua white porcelain with the brand's signature blue glaze and traditional Chinese knot motifs.