Qin Li

As the Vice President of Design at fuseproject, Qin Li leads the firm’s Industrial Design, Digital Design, Environments, Brand, and Design Operations team. Harnessing her creativity and leadership, she takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to team building and engaging all the disciplines within a fully informed, thorough, and integrated process. Qin’s philosophy is based on a human-centered approach. She believes designers can drive cultural change, improve quality of life, and address some of the world’s most pressing problems. In her time at fuseproject, she has helped Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, non-profits, and entrepreneurs shepherd designs to market in several categories, including AI & robotics, health & wellness, wearable tech, consumer electronics, furniture, packaging & soft goods, among others. Qin’s work has been honored with global recognition and numerous awards, including Gold and a Special Award from IDSA for the Snoo bassinet and Ori Living, 100 Best Inventions of 2020 from TIME Magazine for a smart bot designed for Embodied, and 2020 Best of Year Award from Interior Design Magazine for the VOX Ventilator. Qin is also the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Academy of Art University. Committed to her design community, Qin sits on the Board of IDSA’s The Design Foundation as Secretary/Treasurer.