Rachel Chang is an artist-designer specializing in footwear and is also the recipient of the British Footwear Association (BFA) Award. She graduated in Fashion Women's Footwear Design from the Royal College of Art (RCA) and in Footwear Design from De Montfort University (DMU) in the UK. Her expertise lies in exploring the composition and engineering of footwear, skillfully integrating architectural elements into the space around the feet and body.
Beyond the footwear field, Rachel infuses her fashion sensibilities into diverse fields such as art, architecture, and engineering. In addition to her contributions to the design realm, she currently serves as a fashion design consultant for the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Leather Association and as a lecturer at the Taiwan Shoe Industry Research and Development Center. With over a decade of teaching experience, Rachel is also the founder of the footwear course "Mini Shoemaker @mini_shoemaker."
英國製鞋協會獎金得主 (British Footwear Association BFA) ，畢業於英國皇家藝術學院 (Royal College of Art RCA) 時尚女鞋設計系 研究所(MA) 以及英國帝門大學(De Montfort University DMU) 鞋子設計學士 (BA). Rachel Chang 張芮綺專精鞋履的設計師。她的作品常常在探討鞋子的構成與工程，將其建築於腳上或身體四周的空間。擅長跨領域合作，將時尚的品味注入不同的領域 。除設計領域外，於海內外學術界擔任講師/評審，包含英國帝門大學鞋履助教，英國建築聯盟AA(Architectural Association)客座講師，荷蘭安荷芬藝術博物館MU ArtSpace工作坊講師，國立成功大學創意產業研究所業師/口試委員，台灣鞋技中心特聘講師等，設計教育教學經歷超過10年，同時擔任世界台商皮革協會時尚設計顧問與鞋履課程 Mini Shoemaker @mini_shomaker 創辦人。
經歷 (部分)
2022 受邀參加英國皇家藝術學院 RCA 線上講座 校友嘉賓
2021 mini shoemaker 草創 (至今)
2020 美國原皮委員會LHCA 為真不凡RLSD 台灣區競賽 顧問 (至今)
2020 世界台商皮革協會時尚顧問 (至今)
2018 㗊機體x玩味旅社 Play Design Hotel Future Lab未來實驗室 合作 贏得iF服務 設計/使用者體驗獎項 榮獲CNN報導
2017 台灣設計展 成南行境 形動造物 共同策展人/展出人
2017 High Heel, Lichtenewalde 德國 展覽
2017 荷蘭安荷芬藝術學院 x 藝術中心 工作坊講師
2017 中研院諾羅病毒 生物藝術參訪
2016 C-Hub 成大創意基地 MovIsee展覽, 協同策展人
2016 國立成功大學藝術中心 MovIprint展覽，協同策展人
2015 瑞典斯爾哥爾摩由Liljevalchs Art Institution 主辦 H&M集團所贊助 Utopian Bodies展覽展出
2014 倫敦時裝週靜態展出, Out Of Step, Somerset House
2014 北京鳳凰衛視 完全時尚手冊專訪
2013 受邀 Design Museum London 倫敦設計博物館 鞋履鬼才 Christian Louboutin 特展展出
2013 受邀倫敦佳士得展覽
2013 SCOOP 菲利普斯畫廊, 倫敦 全球藝術人才展覽
2013 Dezeen 設計網站專訪
2013 榮獲British Footwear Association英國製鞋協會 獎金
2013 榮獲英國Conran Foundation Award 康藍集團獎 提名
2013 製鞋大師Manolo Blahnik鞋履競賽入圍獎項
2013 德國品牌JOOP!香水瓶設計優勝
2012 ApuJan詹朴 倫敦時裝週 鞋履合作夥伴 (至今)
2012 Intel Ultrabook提包設計優勝
2011 提名於英國帝門大學的克里斯托弗基金會獎
2010 英國手工製鞋Bill Bird 入圍獎項
Experience (Partial)
2022 Participate in the Royal College of Art (RCA) Alumni Guest Lecture Series Online Seminar
2021 Founder of mini shoemaker (to present)
2020 Consultant for the Real Leather Stay Different RLSD Taiwan Competition by the LHCA of the United States (to present)
2020 Fashion Consultant for the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Leather Association (to present)
2018 Collaboration with Play Design Hotel Future Lab, recipient of the iF Service Design/User Experience Award, featured on CNN
2017 Co-curator/exhibitor for the "Becoming Nanxingjing" exhibition at the Taiwan Design Expo 2017 Exhibition at High Heel, Lichtenwalde, Germany
2017 Workshop Speaker at the Eindhoven University of Technology x MU Artspace, Eindhoven Netherlands
2017 Biological Art Visit at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2016 Co-curator for the MovIsee exhibition at C-Hub, National Cheng Kung University Creative Base
2016 Co-curator for the MovIprint exhibition at the Art Center, National Cheng Kung University
2016 Co-curator for the MovIsee exhibition at C-Hub, National Cheng Kung University Creative Base
2016 Co-curator for the MovIprint exhibition at the Art Center, National Cheng Kung University
2015 Exhibited at Utopian Bodies, sponsored by H&M and organized by Liljevalchs Art Institution in Stockholm, Sweden
2014 Static exhibition at Out Of Step, Somerset House, London Fashion Week
2014 Featured on Phoenix Satellite TV's "Completely Fashion Handbook"
2013 Invited to exhibit at the Design Museum London for the Christian Louboutin exhibition
2013 Invited to exhibit at London's Christy’s, London
2013 Global Art Talent Exhibition at SCOOP Phillips Gallery, London
2013 Interviewed by Dezeen design website
2013 Awarded by the British Footwear Association
2013 Nominated for the Conran Foundation Award by the Conran Group, UK
2013 Finalist in the Manolo Blahnik footwear competition
2013 Winner of the JOOP! Perfume Bottle Design Competition in Germany
2012 Footwear collaboration partner for ApuJan at London Fashion Week (to present)
2012 Winner of the Intel Ultrabook Laptop Bag Design Competition
2011 Nominated for the Christopher Foundation Award at De Montfort University
2010 Finalist in the Bill Bird Handmade Shoe Competition in the UK