— About · Lily Ren

An industrial designer working in hard goods, CMF & automotive.

Portrait of Lily Ren
— Portrait · Pasadena · 2026

I'm Lily Ren, an industrial designer at ArtCenter College of Design.

Born in Beijing, raised in the Bay Area, now based in Pasadena. My work focuses on hard goods, CMF, and automotive interiors — with an emphasis on clarity, surface, and proportion. I'm drawn to design where aesthetics and function are resolved together rather than competing.

I design human-centered interiors as architecture, around a single moment in the user's day.

Education
2023 — Present
ArtCenter College of Design
BS Industrial Design
"Started in Illustration (2021–2022), then switched into product design — and that's where everything clicked. Since then, focused on CMF, form development, and rendering, with a working fluency in sketching, CAD, and design systems."
Teaching
Fall 2024
ArtCenter College of Design
Teaching Assistant · 3D Modeling 2
"Surfacing in SolidWorks — supporting students through complex surface modeling, continuity, and Class-A surface workflows."
Spring 2024
ArtCenter College of Design
Teaching Assistant · Product Prototype 1
"Shop machines and prototyping — guiding students on safe and accurate use of shop tools to translate sketches into physical prototypes."
Skills

Tools & capabilities

3D & CAD
SolidWorks · Rhino · KeyShot · Blender · Gravity Sketch · CLO3D
Prototyping
3D printing · Foam modeling · Surface finishing · Shop fabrication
Visual & UX
Illustrator · InDesign · Figma · Procreate · Vizcom
Languages
English (fluent) · Mandarin Chinese (fluent)
Software stack — SolidWorks, Blender, Rhino, KeyShot, Vizcom, CLO Virtual Fashion, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, Keynote, Figma
Résumé

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Lily Ren
Industrial Designer
Pasadena, CA lilyrenge@gmail.com lilyren.design
Summary

Industrial design student at ArtCenter College of Design, focused on transportation, hard goods, and CMF. Studio experience across automotive interiors, marine concepts, and consumer furniture. Fluent in SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, and Blender; strong in sketching, prototyping, and design communication.

Education
ArtCenter College of Design Sept 2023 — Apr 2027 (expected)
BS, Industrial Design · Pasadena, CA
  • Coursework: Industrial Design Studios (INT3, PD4), CMF, 3D Modeling, Surfacing in SolidWorks, Visual Communication.
Experience
Teaching Assistant — ArtCenter College of Design Aug 2024 — Dec 2024
3D Modeling 2 · Surfacing in SolidWorks
  • Supported students in Class-A surface modeling, surface continuity, and complex feature workflows in SolidWorks.
  • Held weekly office hours; reviewed in-progress models and gave technical feedback on parametric and surface strategy.
Teaching Assistant — ArtCenter College of Design Jan 2024 — Apr 2024
Product Prototype 1 · Shop Machines and Prototyping
  • Trained students on safe and accurate use of shop tools, foam modeling, and surface finishing.
  • Helped translate sketch-stage ideas into physical prototypes; supported tool selection and material choices.
Software & Tools
3D & CADSolidWorks · Rhino · KeyShot · Blender · Vizcom · Gravity Sketch · CLO 3D
Prototyping3D printing · Foam modeling · Surface finishing · Shop fabrication
VisualAdobe Illustrator · InDesign · Photoshop · Procreate · Figma · Canva · Keynote
DisciplinesIndustrial design · CMF · Automotive interiors · Transportation · Hard goods · Consumer products
Languages
EnglishFluent
Mandarin ChineseFluent
— Outside the studio

I ski, bake, and read about historical disasters. I'm also a signed model, which has shaped how I think about form, presence, and proportion — perspectives I carry into the work.