Vivian Chiu is Brooklyn based artist/designer and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in the Furniture Design department. An individual that likes to push herself mentally and physically, she believes in the value of hard work, a philosophy that drives many of her designs. Much of her work is a mixture of sculptural and functional, and shows her interest in the materiality of wood. She is currently working as a studio assistant for Ursula von Rydingsvard in Brooklyn, NY.