About Me (CV)

Yiwen Shen is an industrial designer based in the Breda, the Netherlands. Currently he is working at ECCO Leather Goods / AT.Kollektive as a design engineer. He creates 3D visualisations and  for ready-to-wear, accessories, leather goods, life style products, showrooms and interactive products. He also enjoys being a bridging role among fashion designers, material developers and mould suppliers. 

Education and Experience 

------- China | Suzhou -------

  • In 2013, I achieved my first diploma in Landscape Architecture at Suzhou University from China. During my internship at EIH Architecture & Planning, I aroused my interests in emerging technology and architectural visualisation, additionally, I also raised interest to study abroad. 

------- the Netherlands | Enschede ---------

  • In 2017, I obtained my second bachelor diploma in Art & Technology at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, where I gained a lot of practical skills to produce digital products for the market. For example, 3D visualisation, digital product and graphic design. 

------- the Netherlands | Eindhoven --------

In 2018, I started exploring opportunities to combine architecture and technologies in the context of Industrial Design at Technical University of Eindhoven. I framed my learning activities by following several electives, generally in two specialised areas: 

  1. Smart Home System: A designerly perspective on IoT; Exploring 'Co-Performance' in both Constructive Design Research and Research Future Everyday. 
  2. Parametric Design: I followed electives (both at the Department of Industrial Design and Built Environment) related to Parametric Design and Generative Arts. For my research project, I designed a Tangible User Interface for parametric designers and non-experts to collaboratively perform design activities. 


From 2019 to 2020, I explored further my professional identity as a cross-over designer through a completion of minor package as well as the graduation project at the Department of Built Environment, TU/e. 

------- the Netherlands | Breda | ECCO --------

Currently I am working at ECCO Leather Goods as a design engineer. Working for both ECCO Leather Goods & Kollektive. My key responsibilities are: 

  • Design & prototype product concepts, in close collaboration with Kollektive's co-designer, and ECCO's designing & marketing team, as well as ECCO's manufacturing & production team in China & India. 
  • Carry out design ideas & concepts for ECCO's leather goods products, translating them into 3D mock-ups, models & visualizations for both design and marketing usages.   
  • Carry out CAD technical files, and coordinate on the design & prototyping of the hardware / trims with other team members and management.
  • collaborating with in a multi-disciplinary team of fashion designers, mould engineers, accessories designers,  product managers / developers. 


Stay in the know...

Email:   shenyiwen.cn@gmail.com
Phone: +31 (0) 65 777 5790 , NL
             +86 156 0193 2830 , CN
Address: 4494NJ Geersdijkseweg 1
                 Geersdijk, The Netherlands