Yan Chen Visual Merchandiser · Artistic Makeup Artist
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Visual Merchandiser · Multidisciplinary Creative
Based in London / Shanghai / Nanjing
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Visual Merchandiser · Multidisciplinary Creative
Based in London / Shanghai / Nanjing
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Inspired by Vivienne Westwood's Unisex: Time to Act collection, this window display translates the brand's ideas of gender fluidity, environmental activism and rebellion into a surreal dystopian environment. Protest slogans, newspaper-covered walls and symbolic objects — including a giant gas-mask-inspired skull, jellyfish and Westwood's iconic Orb — were developed into a three-dimensional visual narrative. The project explores how research and graphic ideas can be transformed into physical forms and spatial elements to create an immersive retail experience.

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The façade reads as a single carved volume — the shopfront line pulled back to leave a threshold of shade before the door.{{ exteriorNote }}

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Inside, the palette holds to lime render and blackened steel; light is bounced rather than aimed, so the products sit in even, shadowless clarity.{{ interior2Note }}

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Brushed steel, raw timber and diffused light set the palette. Every surface was chosen to flatter the product and to slow the visitor's pace through the space.

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The checkout acts as the final destination of the customer journey, where AR postcards extend the experience beyond the physical store. Customers receiving the card can scan its QR code or image with their phone to activate an AR experience, connecting purchase, interaction and brand engagement.

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Be mindful even in the smallest matters · Hold fast to integrity even when unseen · Remain steadfast through the passage of time

Hi!

I’m Yan, a visual merchandiser and multidisciplinary creative working across retail, brand experience and visual storytelling. I translate research and ideas into spaces, images and experiences, while actively exploring the possibilities AI brings to the creative process.

I’m currently open to internship and junior opportunities across visual merchandising, spatial design and brand experience, as well as collaborations with people who share a curiosity for new ideas.

Education
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
Foundation Diploma
2023 – 2024
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
BA (Hons) Fashion Visual Merchandising and Branding
2024 – 2026
Languages
Mandarin: Native language
English: Fluent
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Expertise
Visual Merchandising
Spatial & Retail Design
Brand Experience
Concept Development
Market & Consumer Research
Skills / Tools
3D Modelling & Visualisation
Adobe Creative Suite
TouchDesigner
Prop Making & Model Making
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