Rising Lai

artistiek onderzoek - design - film - installatie - LGBTI+

Rising Lai is a passionate designer who digs the story behind the object. From industrial product to cultural artifact, Rising combs the complexity of human creation and curates them in a communicative way. Through design, their works research, contextualize, and speculate the relationship among society, individual, and material culture. Rising was born and raised in Taiwan, now based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Rising graduated from Master Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK). Their works are shaped in object, installation, exhibition, video, and writing, continuously exploring new possibilities via interdisciplinary collaboration.


Crafting Desire (2022)
Crafting Desire (2022)
Crafting Desire (2022)
The Moment of Glass (2021)
The Moment of Glass (2021)
Once Upon A Time: Paiwan (2020)
Once Upon A Time: Paiwan (2020)