Sophie Yan is a designer, maker, and curator based in Detroit, Michigan. Her work spans the fields of architecture, furniture design, and textiles. Her work examines sustainability through the issue of object longevity – designing objects and spaces that will stay in use for a long period of time. As a craft-based maker, her practice oscillates between two modes - one of rationalization and rules, the other of intuition and experimentation.
Sophie has organized and curated several design exhibitions including “Works in Progress” at the Ann Arbor Art Center, “Substance” and “Never Normal”, which were both featured events for Detroit Month of Design in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Her work has been showcased in ArchDaily, Dwell, and The Architect’s Newspaper, NYCxDesign, Wanted Design, Collective Design Fair, and the Milan Furniture Fair. Sophie holds a Master of Fine Arts in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Bachelor of Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University.