Hsiao-Ching Wang is a product designer based in Taiwan. Born in Taipei, she has worked in professional product design since 2009, including projects in the household appliance sector, and her work has received iF, Red Dot, G-Mark and Good Design awards. Her piece for Riva 1920 is the Mountains Bench (2016), made from a single block of scented cedar. The bench is defined by a wavy, sinuous movement that alternates solid and open areas along its length. Carved rather than assembled, it relies on the continuity of the timber for both structure and expression, with the openings lightening the mass of the block without interrupting its line. Mountains is produced in natural cedar and in a black vulcano finish, at lengths up to 240 cm, and is suited to interior and outdoor settings.
