No matter if it’s design, art or photography – these are all just mediums for me. I like to create and bring to life projects & products that are thoughtful.
Whether it’s design, art or photography
I see them as part of my larger creative toolkit. My passion lies in creating thoughtful projects and products that come to life.
Whether it’s design, art or photography
I see them part of my larger creative toolkit. My passion lies in creating thoughtful projects and products that come to life.
No matter if it’s design, art or photography – these are all just mediums for me
I like to create and bring to life projects & products that are thoughtful
me
My name is Pai Yu Hsuan, known as Bai Pai.
People call me Bai, which means “white” in english. I am from Taiwan, and I have lived in New York and London.
I have been practicing design thinking since 2008, perhaps even early without realizing it. The following year, I launched an airbnb-style guesthouse and summer child program using the design thinking framework. I embraced my identity as a designer in 2014.
Early in my life and career, I always believed there are things in common across disciplines and this motivated me to make decisions that can help me validate my hypothesis outside my comfort zone and leads me to experience different industries and businesses from small to medium-sized businesses, start-up, e-commerce, marketplace, B2C, C2C and non-profit. The journey never stops.
Art and photography used to be a big part of my life, but have lately taken a back seat. My artwork and workshop have been exhibited at Brooklyn Museum, Queens Museum, Dumbo Arts Festival, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and more.
I am always open to learning about new opportunities and new people.
My name is Pai Yu Hsuan, known as Bai Pai.
People call me Bai, which means “white” in english. I am from Taiwan, I have lived in New York and London.
I have been practicing design thinking since 2008 and even early, I just don’t know about it. In the following year, I launched an airbnb-style guesthouse and summer child program based on the design thinking framework. I haven’t started considering myself as a designer until 2014.
Early in my life and career, I’ve always believed there are things in common across disciplines and this motivated me to make decisions that can help me validate my hypothesis outside my comfort zone and leads me to experience different industries and businesses from small to medium-sized businesses, start-up, e-commerce, marketplace, B2C, C2C and non-profit. The journey never stops.
I have been practicing design thinking since 2008, perhaps even earlier without realizing it. The following year, I launched an airbnb-style guesthouse and summer child program using the design thinking framework. I embraced my identity as a designer in 2014.
Early in my life and career, I always believed in commonalities across disciplines, which motivated me to make decisions that tested my hypotheses beyond my comfort zone. This led me to experience different countries, industries and businesses, from small to medium-sized companies, start-up, e-commerce, marketplace, B2C, C2C and non-profit. The journey never stops.
Art and photography were once a big part of my life but have recently taken a back seat. My artwork and workshops have been exhibited at Brooklyn Museum, Queens Museum, Dumbo Arts Festival, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and more.
the story continues here’s a part of it
When I look back, my personal and professional life are intertwined within design thinking. There is no failure, only continuous iteration toward something.
where it all begins
We recognize the role architecture plays in shaping a sustainable future.
Consulting
Our vision is to be at the forefront of architectural innovation, fostering a global community of architects and enthusiasts united by a passion for creating spaces.
Project Management
Our vision is to be at the forefront of architectural innovation, fostering a global community of architects and enthusiasts united by a passion for creating spaces.
Design
Our vision is to be at the forefront of architectural innovation, fostering a global community of architects and enthusiasts united by a passion for creating spaces.
Maintenance
Our vision is to be at the forefront of architectural innovation, fostering a global community of architects and enthusiasts united by a passion for creating spaces.
where it all begin
Engaging with businesses and drawing insights on business and product from the world around me
During my childhood, my dad ran a small plastic fabrication company, and I often followed him around, observing the manufacturing process. Sometimes, he would build different physical tools to streamline workflow and improve the working environment. In today’s terms, he was creating internal physical products. The themes of observing, emptying, and filling have run throughout my life and career, drawing me to related concepts. When my dad closed the company during a major shift, it sparked my curiosity to start exploring business patterns.
Meet the MIT media lab
My grandpa took me to buy books, and I happened to pick one about new media life at MIT. This became my starting point for learning about MIT and new media, opening up my imagination to everything related to creativity and technology, ultimately leading me to pursue my Master’s degree. The book is titled, e貓掉進未來湯 (2001, 07).
Where it all begins : engaging with businesses and drawing business and product insights from the world around me
During my childhood, my dad was running a small plastic fabrication company. I always followed him around to witness the manufacturing operation process. Sometimes, he would build different physical tools to speed up the workflow and to improve the working environment, in the vocabulary today, he was making the physical internal product. The processes of looking, emptying and filling run throughout my life and career, where I found out I got easily drawn into the relative theme. My dad closed the company during the biggest shift and it stirred my curiosity to start looking for the business pattern.
Meet the MIT media lab
My grandpa took me to buy books, and I happened to pick one about new media life at MIT. This became my starting point for learning about MIT and new media, opening up my imagination to everything related to creativity and technology, ultimately leading me to pursue my Master’s degree. The book is titled, e貓掉進未來湯 (2001, 07).
Much later, I learned that the method I was using is called conversations-prototype from Designing your life.
Conversations prototype
I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for my profession, but I knew it had to be something related to creativity. Later on, I decided to try various things to gain a sense of direction.
2003 Architect summer camp at National Cheng Kung University -> 2005 Industry design workshop at Shih Chien University -> 2006 Timesawards Advertising workshop at BBDO, volunteer at Taiwan Design Expo Festival -> 2007 Taught children’s drawing class, architecture workshop at Shih Chien University, volunteer at Women Make Waves Film Festival -> 2008 Theater storytelling with Pamela Howard, industry design classes at National Cheng Kung University, theater workshop at International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians
At some point, I noticed my interest in creative ways of thinking across different fields; later, I learned that this approach is called design thinking.
things weren’t always clear
things weren’t always that clear
I discovered Airbnb around 2011.
Initial insights into service, user experience design
I love daydreaming. I fell in love with drawing at the age of five, mostly creating whimsical sketches, and I have won many prizes since then. Later, I studied fine art in high school. In the summer of 2003, I took a conceptual photography workshop where I learned how to tell stories through images. That same year, I won my first photography prize for illustrating three pictures. During my time at the National University of Tainan, I explored visual theory and concept development while pursuing my BFA in fine arts (which was renamed to visual arts and design in 2014).
There was a brief period when I taught children’s drawing, but I didn’t feel aligned with the system. Subsequently, I designed a seven-day children’s experience workshop/program in 2008, specifically aimed at helping children understand themselves and their local environment through drawing and play. The following year, in 2009, I launched an Airbnb-style guesthouse, Jump%In-Between, allowing people to stay in my home for short-term lodging and experience a life escape.
I pursued my MFA in digital arts/media at Pratt Institute, where I gained a strong technical foundation, interactive knowledge, and research skills in the digital world. In 2012, I created “My Little Space” to invest in people’s understanding of their private/home spaces, showcasing the essence of New York.
I learned about Airbnb around 2011.
Service/user experience design Initial, tell a story
In early 2014, my friend told me a UX design lecture from Spotify’s head of design in the General Assembly. After the talk, I know this is something I’ve always wanted to do and feel amazing about a career like this: a combination of design/creative and business. I have a creative background and am always looking for business patterns. UX design is also using design thinking to solve the problems for the users, and I just released that I’ve been practicing design thinking since 2008 and even early, I just don’t know about it.
not into the linear
not into the linear
Why UX
In early 2014, my friend told me about a UX design lecture given by Spotify’s head of design at General Assembly. After the talk, I realized that this was something I had always wanted to do, and I felt excited about a career like this—a combination of design, creativity, and business. I have a creative background and am always looking for business patterns. UX design also involves using design thinking to solve problems for users, and I recently recognized that I’ve been practicing design thinking since 2008, even earlier than that, although I didn’t know it at the time.
Why UX
In early 2014, my friend told me about a UX design lecture given by Spotify’s head of design at General Assembly. After the talk, I realized that this was something I had always wanted to do, and I felt excited about a career like this—a combination of design, creativity, and business. I have a creative background and am always looking for business patterns. UX design also involves using design thinking to solve problems for users, and I recently recognized that I’ve been practicing design thinking since 2008, even earlier than that, although I didn’t know it at the time.
