Biography
Originally from Hong Kong, at the age of 14 Kitmen immigrated with his parents to Vancouver where he completed high school and graduated from the art institute Royal Oak College, after that he also took part in an Ecological research study in San Francisco. In 2003 he moved again, to Milan, under supervision of Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni and American Architect Hani Rashid he received his master’s degree in Industrial Design from Domus Academy. During his time in Europe, he had the opportunity to work with brands such as Artemide, Ermenegildo Zegna, Oregon Scientific, Mitsubishi and Gas etc.
姜傑文, 出生於香港, 14歲隨父母移居溫哥華, 在當地中學畢業後於藝術學院Royal Oak College接受正規的設計訓練, 其後亦曾在美國三藩市居住及研究生態建築學。 2003年前往米蘭入讀Domus設計學院, 在設計師Stefano Giovannoni及建築師Hani Rashid的監督下取得工業設計學碩士。 在歐洲期間, 姜氏曾參與多個國際品牌的產品設計研究項目, 包括Artemide, Ermenegildo Zegna, Oregon Scientific, 三菱電器及Gas等。