Chia-Ying Lee was born in Taiwan and became a designer in industrial design and new media after studying in computer science and music. She graduated from Interaction Design Institute Ivrea in 2006. After working for PEGA Design & Engineering for 3 years, she set up her studio (studio if) in December 2011. Her work is usually a blending of design, art and technology embodied in physical forms, from products to installations. She has worked with large institutes such as National Taiwan Art Museum and JUT Foundation for Arts and Architecture. The studio also runs small production of her works for stores and galleries in Europe, Taipei and Beijing. Her previous projects have won a few awards including IF China Product Design Award, Taiwan Excellence Award and SDA Best Design of The Year. She was selected as one of the IFFS Asian Star Talents in 2015.