Rising Lai, Designer-Researcher

Rising Lai is an artistic and design researcher. Rising holds a Bachelor of Industrial Design and a Master of Fine Art and Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Netherlands. Rising is experienced in design research and product development, mixed with artistic and experimental expression. Along with their multicultural and international background, Rising’s creative practice intends to stimulate discussion, make positive social impacts, and work closely with communities. Their choice of media includes but are not limited to products, tools, crafts, and installations.

In 2023, Rising started their PhD project at the Inter-Actions Research Unit based at LUCA School of Arts in Genk. Their research aims to research and design products and services to support mediating shared decision-making communication for mealtime throughout the dementia journey in the Marie Curie Doctoral Network HOMEDEM.