Meet The Makers

Hung Wen-Liang is a Taiwanese designer whose practice began in spatial design. His interior work is grounded in minimalism, drawing maximum spatial potential from the lightest material intervention—an approach recognized internationally with Germany’s iF Design Award and Red Dot Design Award.

From this foundation, he gradually extended into furniture design, treating the work as an ongoing process of cultivation. Rather than pursue form for its own sake, he refines through repeated attention to subtle differences, recalibrating until structure, proportion, and tactility settle into a state that feels naturally formed.

His furniture language is rooted in local culture while embracing the restraint of Nordic design. He frames his methodology as “Preserving Essence, Transforming Form”—retaining intrinsic qualities while allowing form to evolve across contexts.

For Hung, design is not an object merely to be observed, but something to be used, perceived, and gradually imbued with meaning. In this process, time itself—and the traces of use—becomes part of the design.

This philosophy finds its clearest expression in his first furniture piece—the Er Chair, where cultural memory, structural logic, and the patina of everyday use converge in a single object.

Education & Experience

• M.A., Department of Interior Design, Chung Yuan Christian University

• 2000 — Began his practice in interior design

• 2011 — Founded ISITCASA, inspired by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner, and became the agent for Danish fine woodworking brand PP Møbler

• 2023 — Extended his practice into furniture design as Hung Wen-Liang Design Studio

• 2024 — Released his first furniture piece, the Er Chair

• 2026 — Er Chair received the Red Dot Award: Product Design