Rui HUANG
Lead Innovation Engineer
Design Strategist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Curiosity | Tangibility | Positivity
Rui Huang is a multi-disciplinary innovation engineer and design strategist with over 10 years of experience leading new product innovation and development in-house.
Rui embraces a transdisciplinary approach and synergises design, engineering, technology, and business to create tangible experiences and meaningful product solutions, hoping to bring a ray of optimism to society by solving real-world problems and challenges.
His practice embodies his belief to “fuel engineering and science-informed innovation with an artistic and humanistic touch for a poetic leap.”
Areas of Expertise
New Product Innovation
Design Engineering
Industrial Design
Portfolio Management
Human Factors & Ergonomics
Tangible Human-Machine Interaction
Physical & Digital User Experience
Tech Scouting & System Integration
80+
Projects
Successfully Achieved
100+
Products
Launched in Global Markets across 4 continents
30+
Patents
Invention Disclosures(9), Design Registries(20+), Interface & Interaction Patent(3)
Education
Royal College of Art
M.A. Innovation Design Engineering
Imperial College London
M.Sc Innovation Design Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
B.A. (Hons) in Industrial & Product Design
Lahti Institute of Design, Finland
Experience
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New Product Innovation, Wearables
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Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
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Design Lead / Design Manager, Professional Lighting Global Growth Market;
Portfolio Design Lead / Design Consultant, Home Luminaires, Connected Home (Philips Hue) & LED Luminaires (Global)
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Applied Ergonomics | Anthropometry
UX & Interaction, Interface Design
Industrial Design | CMF Innovation
Design Research -
Assistant to C.E.O.
Head of Brand Dept.
Industrial Designer -
Guest Designer, Consorzio Vera Pelle Italiana Conciata al Vegetale
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Asian Ergonomic Design Lab-SizeChina, Asian Lifestyle Design Lab
Selected Awards
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iF Design Award 2023:
Tangio Hapmantics Solo ProjectiF Design Award 2021:
Philips RoadFlair G2 Road Lamp
Philips Tango G4 Flood Light -
Red Dot Product Design Award 2021:
Philips RoadFlair G2 Smart Road Light FamilyRed Dot Lighting Design Award 2021:
Philips Tango G4 Flood Light FamilyRed Dot Product Design Awards 2018:
Philips Hue Aurelle Panel Light Family -
International Design Award 2024:
Silver Award: Tangio Hapmantics -
DFA Design For Asia Award 2021:
Philips RoadFlair G2 Smart Road Light Family
Philips Tango G4 Flood Light FamilyDFA Design For Asia Award 2020:
Philips Green Perform Highbay Rectangular Family -
Good Design Award 2021:
Philips GreenPerform Highbay Rectangular FamilyGood Design Award Gold Award 2016:
Vinci Smart Headphone -
Successful Design Award 2021:
Philips Tango G4 Flood Light Family
Philips RoadFlair G2 Road Lamp FamilySuccessful Design Award 2018:
Philips Trianguli Linea Family
Philips Meson & Doline Downlight Family -
Tangio Hapmantics,
InnovationRCA Start-up Program, Finalist & Most Innovative Award 22’
InnovationRCA Patent Support Program, Shortlisted 22’
Selected Exhibitions
Innovation / Design
UK-China Technology Summit (2023)
iF Design Award Exhibition (2023/2021/2020)
Reddot Award Exhibition (2021/2020/2019)
Guest Speaker @ Signify / PHILIPS Lighting Home Luminaires Design Strategy Broadcast (2020)
Guest Speaker @ PHILIPS Lighting Home Luminaires Launch Event (2019)
Salone Milano, Milan, Italy (2018/2017)
Euroluce, Milan, Italy (2017)
Light & Building, Frankfurt, GE (2019/2018/2017)
CES, Las Vegas, United States (2018/2016)
Ambiente, Frankfurt, Germany (2015/2014)
Hong Kong Gift Fair & Hong Kong Lighting Fair, HKSAR (2015/2014)
Première Vision Paris, France (2013)
Craft the Leather World Tour in 10 Countries (2013-2014)
BODW, Hong Kong (2013)
Co-create Copenhagen (2013)
Academic
Guest Lecturer “Design Engineering and Management“ @ Georgia Institute of Technology (2021)
Guest Lecturer “A Survey of Global Design” @ Hunan University (2022)
Guest Lecturer @ Nanjing University (2022)
The RCA Degree Show @ The Royal College of Art (2022)
The Summer Show, Imperial College London (2022)
The Spring Show, Imperial College London (2022)
W.I.P. Show, Royal College of Art (2022)
Guest Speaker @ Bio-Design Practice Symposium,
Royal College of Art (2021)
Design Engineering Showcase, Imperial College London (2021)
Guest speaking @ Hong Kong Polytechnic University “Design Management" (2015)
Guest speaking @ Tsinghua University “Design Management" (2014)
