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Fan Pan
Fan Pan
Based in
London
Seniority
1 - 3 years experience
Age
28 years old
Nationality
China
Represented by
Royal College of Art
Threaded Identities
Duality of Self Book
HUGS
SHAN HAI
GOLDEN SOLSTICE
ASK SPINE
DUMDUM PUNK
WHALE FALL
The Fold of Awakening
About
Full Bio Awards Events
Master of Research
Royal College of Art (London) Sep. 10, 2024 - Sep. 22, 2025
London, United Kingdom

Graduated with distinction

Threaded Identities – Flair Fashion Show at London Fashion Week
Flair Fashion Sep. 20, 2025 - Sep. 20, 2025
London, United Kingdom

Threaded Identities was showcased at London Fashion Week 2025, presenting six looks as six narrative chapters. The collection transforms paper into a tactile, wearable language — stitching fragmented experiences across cultures into garments that embody memory and healing. By blending the structural

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poetics of Chinese aesthetics with contemporary fashion forms, the work explores the boundaries and reconstruction of identity when it becomes intangible, turning pages into stories, and stories into traces.

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IEEE ICME 2025 AIART Gallery
IEEE ICME × AIFC Jul. 5, 2025 - Jul. 10, 2025
Nantes, France

The Fold of Awakening was selected for the inaugural IEEE ICME AIART Gallery exhibition in Nantes, France. The work explores human-AI identity relationships through paper media and narrative folding structures.

The Fold of Awakening – Paris Chinese Film Festival
AIFC × Paris China Cultural Center Jun. 15, 2025 - Jun. 20, 2025
Paris, France

Screened The Fold of Awakening in the “Film and AI” section of the Paris Chinese Film Festival and received the Best Story Award. The work investigates the duality of human and AI identity through narrative and material folding.

Le Voyage dans l’Inconscient – China–France Exhibition
Plus Trois Art Association (ASSO PLUS TROIS) Feb. 24, 2025 - Mar. 2, 2025
Paris, France

Presented Duality of Self Book — Hat Piece, a wearable headpiece that also functions as a sculptural installation. Through folded handmade paper and structural form, the work explores the subconscious and the shifting boundary between inner and outer selves within a China–France group exhibition.

London Design Festival 2024 – “Golden Solstice” & “Duality of Self Book”
London Design Festival Sep. 15, 2024 - Sep. 22, 2024
London, United Kingdom

Two works were presented at LDF, a globally recognized design platform. By merging book structures, papermaking and wearable forms, the pieces explore paper as a carrier of memory and a medium for embodied narrative.

Master of Art （Fashion）
royal college of art Sep. 10, 2023 - Sep. 10, 2024
London, United Kingdom

Graduated with distinction

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Finalist
HOMIENS Art Prize (Summer 2024) Finalist (Top 12) 2024
New York, United States

Selected as one of the Top 12 finalists in the international Homiens Art Prize for the project “DUMDUM PUNK.”

Contemporary Jewelry & Metal Arts Triennial – International Touring Exhibition
China Academy of Art Sep. 2023 - Oct. 2023
Shanghai, China

Exhibited Golden Solstice in the triennial’s international touring exhibition, exploring material language and bodily narrative in contemporary jewelry practice.

Bachelor of Arts（Jewellery Design）
China Academy of Art Sep. 1, 2018 - Jun. 20, 2022
Hangzhou, China

Graduated first in class.

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Honoured
DIA China Design Intelligence Award 2022
Hangzhou, China

Received Excellence Award for DUMDUM PUNK, exploring cross-material narrative and wearable art design.

Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT) Sep. 2021 - Oct. 2021
Beijing, China

Presented Ask Spine at the Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition, showcasing experimental approaches to structure and symbolism in jewelry design.

Industry sectors

Fashion

Watches & Jewellery

Skills

Wearable Art Design

Accessory design

Fashion design

Contemporary Jewellery Art

Papermaking & Pulp Art

Metal Weaving & Forging

Creative Concept Development

AI-Assisted Design

AR-Based Interactive Design

3D Modeling (Nomad

Digital Painting & Hand-drawing Techniques

Fashion Sketching

Software skills

Procreate

nomad

Midjourney

Runway

PixVerse

Tripo AI

Look AI

Figma

Miro

Padlet

Photoshop (PS)

Illustrator (ID）

CapCut

Languages

English

Fluent

Chinese

Native language

Types of contracts
Freelance / Missions
Part time
Internship / Work-study
Collaboration
Teacher
Professional references

Zowie Broach

Flora Mclean

Flair Fashion’s IGNITE: A Celebration of Tomorrow’s Design Visionaries at London Fashion Week
FashionEVO by Alice Graciey
Sep. 26, 2025

Fan Pan’s “Threaded Identities” collection transformed garments into wearable books, exploring themes of memory and cultural connection through layered structures. Each piece invites engagement with personal narratives, emphasising the evolving nature of identity.

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Flair Fashion Presents IGNITE: A Collective Runway That Lit Up London Fashion Week
Prominent Magazine by Prominent Magazine Editorial Team
Sep. 24, 2025

Fan Pan presented Threaded Identities at London Fashion Week 2025 — a poetic exploration of paper as a carrier of memory and culture. The garments unfolded like wearable books, stitched and folded to represent fragments of identity and collective narratives. The project bridges traditional papermakin

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g with contemporary experimentation, transforming intangible stories into tactile, wearable forms.

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Ignite The Night: Seven Designers, One Fearless Runway
GAZETTA by Divina Adnani
Sep. 22, 2025

Fan Pan stunned with wearable art, turning books, newspapers, and found objects into surreal couture.

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HUGS – Featured in MARIKA Magazine Portrait Issue 5758
MARIKA Magazine by MARIKA Magazine Editorial Team
Jun. 2025

The work HUGS was featured in MARIKA Magazine Portrait Issue 5758, presenting its poetic exploration of intimacy and human connection through contemporary wearable art photography.

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HUGS – Featured in ARTELLS Magazine Fashion & Glamour Vol. 3141
ARTELLS Magazine by ARTELLS Magazine Editorial Team
Apr. 2025

HUGS was featured in ARTELLS Magazine Fashion & Glamour Vol. 3141, exploring the intersection of emotion, materiality, and narrative in contemporary wearable art.

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HOMIENS Meeting Artist – Golden Solstice Featured as Promotional Cover
HOMIENS by HOMIENS Editorial Team
Apr. 2025

Golden Solstice was selected as a featured work for HOMIENS Meeting Artist 2025, and chosen as the promotional cover of the program in the USA.Modular necklace inspired by Shan Hai Jing’s “Golden Crow.” Golden connectors bind individual units into one form, symbolizing a cycle of light and the unity

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of individual and collective.

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Ville de Paris × Association de Plus Trois
City of Paris Official Website by City of Paris Editorial Team
Feb. 24, 2025

The work was shown as a sculptural headpiece, exploring wearable forms as an alternative mode of spatial installation. Through folded paper and layered narratives, the piece reflected on the subconscious and the shifting boundaries between inner and outer selves.

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HUGS – Featured in ARTEGO Magazine Fashion & Glamour Issue 681
ARTEGO Magazine by ARTEGO Magazine Editorial Team
Feb. 2025

HUGS was featured in ARTEGO Magazine Fashion & Glamour Issue 681, highlighting its conceptual approach to body adornment and the emotional dimensions of wearable design.

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HUGS – Featured in Éclair Magazine Volume 61, Issue 292
Éclair Magazine by Éclair Magazine Editorial Team
Dec. 2024

HUGS was featured in Éclair Magazine Volume 61, emphasizing the poetic relationship between body, fabric, and memory within contemporary fashion practice.

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WHALE FALL – Featured on the Cover of SELIN Magazine Issue 46
SELIN Magazine by SELIN Magazine Editorial Team
Dec. 2024

Whale Fall reflects the natural ecology in which a whale’s death sustains marine life for decades. Using mixed media on paired arm forms, the work contrasts ocean blue (life-giving) with blood red (human whaling) to critique man-made interruption of this cycle and call for the protection of endangere

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d species.

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HOMIENS Art Prize – Finalist Exhibition
HOMIENS by HOMIENS Editorial Team
Jul. 2024

Selected as one of the Top 12 Finalists of the HOMIENS Art Prize 2024 for the project DumDum Punk, recognized for its experimental jewelry approach combining digital aesthetics, voice interaction, and cyberpunk-inspired forms.

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