Contemporary Visual Art
Sculptor · Trendy Toy Designer · Print Artist · Brand Collaborator
Ofen Hu is a multi-disciplinary Chinese artist who draws inspiration from traditional cultural philosophy and reinterprets it through a contemporary lens. His work spans stainless steel sculpture, designer toys, digital illustration, and print art — each medium carrying the same DNA: ancient Chinese aesthetics reimagined for the modern world.
He has collaborated with global brands including Coca-Cola, Johnnie Walker, TUMI, Carlsberg, Lindt and many more. In 2020, his artwork was inducted into the Anhui Provincial Archives. In 2024, he designed a 6,500-meter cashmere dragon for a Guinness World Record. With 40+ international awards including Red Dot, iF, MUSE Gold, and exhibitions from Paris to Tokyo — he's not just making art. He's building bridges between centuries.
A genre-defining fusion of martial arts, futuristic aesthetics, and traditional Chinese femininity — expressed through sculpture and designer toys.
Stainless steel · W600×D700×H1000mm · Edition of 8
Liquid metal flow captures the moment of breakthrough
Trendy toy · Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes edition · H290mm · Limited 188
Trendy toy · Blue & White Porcelain edition · H290mm
Trendy toy · Chill edition · H200mm
Trendy toy · Dunhuang edition · H290mm · New Year Collection
Ofen Hu has brought his distinctive visual language to some of the world's most recognized brands. From limited-edition packaging to Asia-wide campaign visuals, each collaboration transforms corporate identity into collectible art.
His Coca-Cola Lunar New Year campaign spanned 6 Asian markets. His Johnnie Walker Blue Label Mid-Autumn editions became collector's items. His TUMI × Ofen Hu Tiger Year design traveled across the Asia-Pacific region.
Selected Brand Collaborations
From dancing tigers to blessing dragons — playful forms that carry deep cultural meaning.
Silicon bronze · 1000×500×800mm · Public installation
Stainless steel · 700×424×357mm · Edition of 8
Stainless steel · Joyful everyday sculpture
Red Dot Award (Germany, 2022 & 2023) · iF Design Award (Germany, 2021 & 2023) · MUSE Gold (USA, 2021 x2) · Hiii Illustration Best Work (2015) · GDC Award (2021) · Tokyo TDC (2021).
Exhibition history spans from Beijing 798 and Shanghai Power Station of Art to Milan Design Week China Pavilion, Sino-French Brand Summit in Paris, E238 Art Fair, Art Amoy International Art Fair, and Guinness World Record dragon dance design at 6,500 meters.
"Culture is not something you inherit — it's something you reinterpret with every generation."
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