Derek Lin


Moon Gatefurniture design2024A coffee table crafted from recycled plastic, designed to be both refined and functional. Its assembly is free of screws and brackets, ensuring easy construction and disassembly. With a fully circular lifecycle, all parts can be recycled or melted into new products, embodying sustainability and honest design.


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role: industrial designer
team: roxy reiner, shariq mohamed
state: working prototype
client: Plastic Flux




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Avonafurniture design2024
A plush lounge chair that brings the comforts of home to the hybrid workplace. Soft, inviting, and designed to brighten office environments, it blends sofa-like comfort with playful, functional design.


role: industrial designer
team: xander adams, arik stuffles
state: working prototype
client: Nienkämper



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Alien Planterproduct design2023
A vacuum formed planter with curves and soft edges for easy handling — a study on vacuum forming for mass manufacturing.


role: industrial designer
state: prototype



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Villain Loaferfootwear design2022

A passion project crafted to conclude a shoemaking apprenticeship with Auking Shoes. Inspired by Donquixote Doflamingo, the iconic villain from Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece.



role: industrial designer
state: on foot




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SoundCloud UI/UX Redesignui/ux design2020
SoundCloud’s online community and unique library are not to be forgotten but rather, capitalized on. To increase user retention, this redesign highlights the immersive potential and social capabilities inherent in the SoundCloud platform.


role: ui/ux designer
state: concept



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