Architect, Interior designer, Founder and Principal of STUDIO8

董雪莲

建筑师，室内设计师，八荒设计创始人及主理人

Born in Shanghai in 1983. After graduating from the Architecture and Urban Planning Campus of Tongji University, she went to Italy for further study and received a Master’s degree in Interior and living design from Domus Academy and Architecture interior from University of Wales. After over ten years of experience working in both the architecture and interior design fields, Shirley returned to Shanghai and founded STUDIO8, where she has worked on architecture, interior and brand visual identity design projects. Shirley has been named “The 100 Most Influential Architects and Interior Designers In China”. Her design approach is always to be sustainable and to connect with culture and nature, integrating with contemporary design style. Shirley also has a great passion to constantly explore new materials and new techniques, which she has always used in her projects and in STUDIO8’s furniture sub-brand Caozitou.