Haijen Shen
Design Director
Haijen studied lighting in Parsons School of Design in New York, before she was an interior designer in Taiwan. After two years’ study and practical training in the US, she returned to Taipei and focused her profession on lighting design.
She was in charge of several iconic projects during her years in OLDC (Originator Lighting Design Consultant), including the lighting master plan of Taipei Xinyi District, exterior lighting of CTBC Financial Park, and the Tainan Chimei Museum. Projects that she had participated in are varied from types and scales. One of her hotel project - RSL Cold and Hot Springs Resort Suao was received the IES Illumination Award of Merit in 2010.
She was invited to give lectures in professional organizations and universities among 2008-2013.
Professional experience:
2013-2017 Freelance lighting designer
2011-2012 Senior Lighting Designer at Unolai Lighting Design, Taiwan
2004-2011 Project Manager at Originator Lighting Design Consultant, Taiwan
2003-2004 Lighting Designer at Ricky Liu&Associates Architects+Planners,Taiwan
2002-2003 Cooley Monato Lighting Studio, New York
2001-2003 MA in Architecture Lighting, Parsons School of Design, New York
1994-1998 BA in Interior Design , CYCU, Taiwan