Chen Chen
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Chen Chen (born 07 January 1985) is a Chinese American designer and co-founder of Chen Chen & Kai Williams based in New York City.
Early Life
Chen was born in Shanghai, China and immigrated to the United States in 1991 where he lived in Laramie, Wyoming.
Career
Chen worked at the design store and gallery Moss from 2007 - 2011 where he worked with Murray Moss on how objects were to be composed and installed. While at Moss, Chen had a small studio near where Kai Williams had a CNC fabrication shop and would often go there to use the larger machinery. During these visits talk began about working on some collaborative projects which eventually resulted in the two starting a design studio together.