Sky Cheng

I was born and raised in Hong Kong and went to school in the US. These days I work across product design, engineering and supply chain — basically everything from the first sketch to the thing coming off the production line.

I studied mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford, then did my Master of Industrial Design at Pratt. So I’ve got an engineer’s head and a designer’s eye, and I try to use both on everything I make.

Hong Kong lives in the in-between. It built who it is out of a mix of things instead of picking just one, and that’s what I bring into design: take in what comes, adapt it honestly, and never flatten it just so it’s easier to explain.

For me, design should make you feel something — it should be fun, creative, and full of empathy.