Mobility
Design


Personal Project

Genesis
Pieta
Viscomm 6
2024

A short-term (four-week) Speed Form project that combines the brand with the concept of a medieval cathedral, exploring the relationship between Genesis lighting language and the vehicle body.

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School Project

Honda
Hondaism
Trans 6
2024

Instructor: Chris Chapman

“Hondaism” is a future mobility concept rooted in the context of Burkina Faso, aiming to address and heal the structural wounds left by colonialism and the global industrial system. Taking a postcolonial perspective, it reimagines Africa’s role in today’s circular economy, breaking away from the narrative of being the world’s dumping ground.

The project introduces a system of modular, renewable, and community-adaptive mobile units that support education, infrastructure, entertainment, and more—transforming vehicles into platforms for local production, knowledge sharing, and cultural expression. Rather than replicating Western modernism, Hondaism embraces African materiality and agency, using Afrofuturism to create a locally driven, sustainable vision where mobility becomes a tool for empowerment and connection.

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Personal Project

GAC
Rapid Re-Housing Mobility
Viscomm 7
2024

The GAC Rapid Re-Housing Mobility Program, aims to (ideally :) address temporary housing and employment challenges for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.







Personal Project
Experimental Form
2023

Instructor: Marek Djordjevic

Investigated unconventional form-finding methods in car design by crafting physical models with foil and laser paper, and refining visuals through Photoshop post-production.

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Personal Project

Smart
Forrock
Exterior 4
2022

An urban crossover designed for a street rock band. The vehicle's front fender has a unicycle mode that can run automatically, allowing musicians to perform in narrow roadways. Interior wise, the second row of the vehicle has fully functional electronic drums and cymbals so that the rock band could play a mobile concert anywhere.

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1. Test Project
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Me
Yiyun Chen

Happy stylist :)

Automotive Designer

ychen57@inside.artcenter.edu

From Hangzhou, China. As an automotive designer, I am dedicated to forward-thinking creativity, turning sustainable and human-centered ideas into tangible products. Rather than pursuing the conventional notions of “cool” or “luxury,” I am more drawn to unconventional logic and fresh perspectives that reflect empathy and a deep concern for human-beings.









Education
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
[Spring 2020 - present]

The High School Affiliated to 
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
[Fall 2016 - Summer 2019] 




Experience Segway - Ninebot Design Lab
Automotive Design Intern, Shanghai, China
[Sep 2024 - Sep 2025]

SAIC - General Motors - Wuling Automobile
Automotive Design Intern, Shanghai, China
[Dec 2021 - May 2022]

Pininfarina
Exterior Design Intern, Shanghai, China 
[Sep 2021 - Nov 2021]




Awards
ArtCenter Provost's List

[Summer 2024,Spring 2024, Spring 2023] 

ArtCenter Gallery

[Spring 2024]

ArtCenter Scholarships

Gravity Sketch Certified Expert




Skills
Product&user research, communication, concept translation, 2D to 3D iteration.

Manual sketching&rendering, clay modelling

Photoshop, Illustrator

Blender, Plasticity(Nurbs), Alias

AI tools (Stable Diffusion, Midjourey)







Concact
[E-mail] ychen57@inside.artcenter.edu

[Phone] +86 13588775107

[Instagram] 1yun_chen
      









Last Updated 07.22.2025




Internship Project

Segway
Baja Concept
2025

An internship project sponsored by the Segway-Ninebot Design Lab, featuring a vertically connected steering structure. The central indicator displays the vehicle’s real-time RPM, replacing the traditional instrument cluster with a smartphone-connected interface.

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Internship Project

Segway
Baja Concept
2025

The next-generation Segway BAJA 1000 UTV Pro Open-class race car explores the bold integration of an all-new “X” design language into its body structure. This is a fully independent project, carried out from start to finish — including initial research, ideation, sketching, digital modeling, and final animation.

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Production Project
Segway
UT10
Next Gen Interior
2025

The next-generation UTV features a mid-cycle refresh that introduces a new design language, a redesigned HVAC layout, and optimized configurations for both windshield and non-windshield variants.

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1. Test Project
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1. Test Project
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1. Test Project
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