ILSA YUMENG LI (zh:李雨萌) is an award-winning designer, artist, and innovator with over a decade of professional experience in parametric design, ergonomic engineering, and intelligent Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems for automotive interiors. Integrating advanced technologies such as computational design, 3D printing, and pneumatic robotics into the design process, she has redefined the boundaries of design innovation.

As the design director of Pear & Mulberry, her achievements include over 30 prestigious international design awards, with a portfolio that extends from human-centered industrial products to immersive interaction design.

Her work has been recognized by international awards including iF DESIGN AWARD, A’ Design Awards, International Design Awards (IDA) Gold, European Product Design Award (EPDA) Top Design, Design Intelligence Award (DIA), etc., has been featured on Sina News, Yanko Design, Tuvie Design, Sohu News, etc, have been exhibited and collected by MIT Museum, the MOOD Museum in Italy, the Pratt Institute Libraries, International Association of Hui Art & Studies (iHui), and first-tier national museums in China.

Recently, Yumeng has engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations in cultural innovation design. She has formed a team dedicated to the seamless integration of design, culture, and technology, focusing on exhibition experience design utilizing HBIM, AR/VR, and motion capture technologies. Her in-depth research and design projects in reshaping interactive museum experiences have been collected and exhibited by leading national museums in China and adopted by the art departments of universities for educational purposes.

Company URL: https://www.pear-mulberry.com/
Personal URL: https://www.ilsali.com/

Hui House Limited Edition Artbook by Yumeng Li This art book depicts Hui-style architecture, the only architectural school that combined southern and northern Chinese design principles, now a vanishing yet important part of China's cultural heritage. Through innovative page design featuring windows that offer a transition from 2D illustrations to an immersive 3D Hui-style culture landscape, revealing architectural details with spatial reference, acting as a visual plea attracting boarder audiences for the conservation of Hui-style architecture.

Meta Zen Tactile Meditation Playset by Yumeng Li Meta Zen is a meditation playset for adults and co-create interior decor. Minimalism in forms, employing widely recognized Zen aesthetics with parametric design, the modules complete the dynamic sand pattern, from a three-piece table object to a whole facade decoration, deploying a Zen atmosphere in minutes. Modular panels embed magnets to ease precise alignment efforts in building, which is friendly to visually impaired people, elders, and users with hand tremors. The patented modular system is quaint with rich texture and organically colored from fully biodegradable material.

Hui House Architectural Exhibition Book by Yumeng Li The art book depicts Hui style architecture, the unique ancient architectural school, and a fading heritage in China that verifies the cultural integration dated back millennia. Each page showcases comprehensive yet digestible information and when overlaid, they transform into a delicate 3D Hui style panorama to attract a broader audience, unveiling not only architectural details with spatial reference and proportionality but also the misty Hui regional culture landscape.

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Yumeng Li is IAD member since 2024, with 6091 IAD rating.