About Me
Hello, my name is Yan Chen. I'm from Nanjing, China.I am an interior designer and I attended Savannah College Of Arts and Design for my undergraduate degree.I am also a model and I will often be involved in on-campus costume design film shoots,in the process of modeling I can also collect inspiration from various places to create.
Includes interior design, stage design,illustration works and hand-drawn works.
Recent Works
"HARMONIOUS SANCTUARY RETREAT"
STUDIO II
FALL 2023
The "Harmonious Sanctuary Retreat" project envisions the Kilkenny Boutique Hotel and Oyster Bar as a sustainable and tranquil haven that seamlessly integrates architecture with its natural surroundings in Richmond Hill. Focused on promoting relaxation and well-being, the design incorporates eco-friendly materials, thoughtful landscaping, and strategic spatial zoning to balance public, semi-private, and private areas, such as a day spa, oyster bar, coffee bar, and ADA-compliant suites. By fostering a deep connection with nature and offering spaces for both community engagement and personal solace, the project aims to create an immersive retreat that exemplifies sustainability and harmony.
CHILDREN'S BOOK
ILLUSTRATION
FALL 2022
Sketch
Work in process
Final
HAND DRAWING-MINNIE MOUSE
2021
COLLAGE-
THE GIVER AND THE TAKER
2021
THE PILLOWMAN by Martin McDonagh 2024
The stage design for The Pillowman uses minimalist, symbolic elements to embody the play’s themes of storytelling, censorship, and psychological trauma. Featuring unstable, book page-like structures that reveal hidden spaces, the set mirrors the fractured mental states of the characters. Shifting lighting enhances the oppressive mood, while suspended paper fragments in the final scene represent the disintegration of Katurian’s reality. Through interactive set pieces and layered symbolism, the design transforms the stage into a psychological landscape that deepens the audience's immersion in the narrative’s emotional and thematic complexities.
ACT I SCENE I
"The police are all this,The government is all this."
ACT I SCENE II
"The frst duty of a storyteller is to tell a story,The only duty of a storyteller is to tell a story."
ACT II SCENE I
"Once upon a time there was a little boy upon whom his mother and father showered nothing but love, kindnesswarmth, all that stuff.His parents' experiment had worked."
ACT II SCENE I
"In the nigbtmare semi-dark of the adjoining room,it appears for a second as if a chiid ofeigbt, strapped to the bed, is being tortured with drills and sparks."
ACT II SCENE II
Katrian screams again, Michal mimics them at length, till they fade away.
ACT II SCENE II
"I like the Pillowman. He's my favorite."
ACT II SCENE III
"Detectives?! I would like to make a confession to my part in the murders of six people. I have one condition. It involves my stories."
ACT III SCENE I
"Right at this moment, I don't care if they kill me. I don't care. But they're not going to kill my stories. They're not going to kill my stories. They're all I've got."
ACT III SCENE II
The bulldog of apoliceman chose not to put the stories in the burning trash, but placed them carefully with Katurian's case file, which he thensealed away to remain unopened for fifty-odd years.