# Qin Li > VP of Design at fuseproject | Human-Centered Innovation | FIDSA | Red Dot Juror | Former IDSA Board Chair | Design Educator & Board Advisor Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/qinli Qin Li is Vice President of Design at fuseproject and a leader in human-centered innovation. She is the first Asian American woman to be inducted into the Academy of Fellows of the Industrial Designers Society of America (FIDSA). She is also a three-time juror for the Red Dot Design Award, former Chair of the IDSA Board of Directors, a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from Academy of Art University, and an active design educator and board advisor. At fuseproject, Qin leads multidisciplinary teams across Industrial Design, Experience, Environments, Visual Design, and CMF, guiding the development of products and experiences that translate emerging technologies into intuitive and meaningful solutions for everyday life. Over the past two decades, she has helped bring to market products across consumer electronics, health technology, robotics, furniture, and mobility. Her work emphasizes systems thinking, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the creation of recognizable design languages that scale across product ecosystems. Qin’s work has received global recognition and prestigious awards, including IDEA Gold and Curator’s Choice for the SNOO Smart Sleeper in 2018, TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020 for the Moxie robot, Dezeen’s Design Project of the Year in 2023 for the Cionic Neural Sleeve, and Red Dot Best of the Best in 2024 for Yoshino Portable Power Stations. Beyond her studio work, Qin is deeply engaged in the global design community through mentorship, education, and professional leadership. She continues to advocate for design that improves people’s lives and addresses critical challenges such as sustainability, accessibility, and the needs of aging populations. ## Work Experience ### Vice President of Design @ fuseproject Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area As the Vice President of Design at fuseproject, Qin Li leads the creative team, overseeing Industrial Design, User Experience, Environments, and Brand. Harnessing her creativity and leadership, she takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the team and design, and engaging all the disciplines within a fully informed, thorough, and integrated process. Qin's philosophy is rooted in a human-centered approach. She firmly believes that designers have the power to drive cultural change, enhance the quality of life, and address some of the world's most pressing issues. In her time at fuseproject, she has played a pivotal role in guiding designs to market for a diverse range of clients, spanning Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, non-profits, and entrepreneurs. These designs have encompassed various categories, including AI & robotics, health & wellness, wearable tech, consumer electronics, furniture, retail & exhibition, packaging & soft goods, among others. ### Director of Industrial Design @ fuseproject Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Over the past 12 years at Fuseproject, Qin has worked on a variety of design categories including furniture, IOT, wearable tech, consumer electronics, interior spaces, health care, and more. She led development of Public Office Landscape and Sayl Chair for Herman Miller, Jawbone projects including JB2, ICON, ERA, UP, UP24, UP2, UP3 and UP Move, Coca Cola, Pantech, Fleurville, Sling Media and many other projects. She is responsible for the entire design process from ideation through engineering, quality control and execution, with collaboration with strategy, branding, and digital design. ### Creative Lead @ fuseproject Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Managed a team of designers and led design on Herman Miller Sayl Chair; Jawbone ICON, ERA, and UP; Aesir phone etc. Experiencing in a holistic product design process that involve Branding, Packaging, and UI. Responsible for an entire design process from ideation through production, client and engineer communication. Implicate business and office development. ### Senior Industrial Designer @ fuseproject Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 Led design on Jawbone JB2, ICON and ERA, Herman Miller, Pantech, etc. Managed a team of designer. Responsible for an entire design process from ideation through production, client and engineer communication. ### Industrial Designer @ fuseproject Jan 2004 – Jan 2007 Creative design work on furniture and electronic product. Experienced in creative ideation, 2D and 3D, presentation, model making, CMF design, and communication with engineer. Projects include Fleurville, Pantech, Sling Media, Jawbone, OLPC. ### Product Design Juror @ Red Dot Design Award Jan 2024 – Present ### Jury captain for consumer technology category @ Core77 Jan 2024 – Present ### Secretary/Treasurer @ IDSA Design Foundation Jan 2021 – Present Provide strategic input for the planing and the growth of the organization. Support fundraising. ### Adjunct Professor / Industrial Design @ California College of the Arts Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Teaching BFA ID6 final thesis class ### Chair Emeritus, IDSA Board of Director @ Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Focus on IDSA's future vision to strengthen the brand vision and mission, create future content strategy, and strengthen membership values. ### Chair, IDSA Board of Director @ Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 Provided yearly vision and goal and oversaw the organization development. ### Chair-Elect, IDSA Board of Director @ Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 As chair-elect of the Board of Directors, I applied my design thinking to anchor the brand experience across IDSA. This was done by bringing together the full Board of Directors to support the organization in continuing to grow IDEA, our membership, conferences and website; to help IDSA grow its support of the greater design community to achieve more expansive worldwide impact, and to continue to excite and invite the next generation of young designers. I believe IDSA is not just a supportive organization, but truly a central hub of creativity, where you can be connected with the best creative minds and creative sources; where you can find inspiration and guidance to learn and grow in different stages of your career, and where you can find your voice within the creative industry. I worked to close the gap between the larger organization and each individual designer, so that IDSA can be a part of daily life for every industrial designer. ### At-Large Director, IDSA Board of Directors @ Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 She is especially focused on IDSA's International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), one of the world's most rigorous and prestigious design competitions, which is marking its 37th year in 2017. Li is responsible for developing strategic recommendations on IDEA's brand recognition, inclusiveness and outreach to the design community and beyond, and on global exposure for winners. ### Product Design Juror @ The CLIO Awards Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | New York ### The One Show - Intellectual Property Juror @ The One Club for Creativity Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | New York ### Adjunct Professor / Industrial Design @ California College of the Arts Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Teaching ID6 Senior Thesis Project ### Jury for Concept & Student @ Spark Design & Architecture Awards Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 ### Directed Study Advisor for MFA program @ Academy of Art University Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 As an advisor, Qin directed MFA Industrial Design students on their final thesis project from research to final presentation. ### Industrial Designer @ Lunar Design Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 As a junior Industrial Designer, Qin worked on creative ID generation, scenario drawing, design refinement, and design presentation. Projects include Moonshine project, HP display, Oral-B, etc. ### Industrial & Graphic Designer @ Jimei Industrial Design Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 | Guangzhou, China As a junior Industrial Designer, Qin also has really good graphic sense. He job Involved into different aspect of both Graphic and Industrial design. Design work includes consumer electronic, packaging, and logo design etc. ## Education ### MFA in Industrial Design Academy of Art University ### BFA in Industrial Design Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/qinlidesign --- Source: https://flows.cv/qinli JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/qinli/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13