Shihan Zhang is an award-winning design futurist who builds worlds to think with. Her work explores more-than-human futures through systemic worldbuilding and immersive simulations, translating ecological, technological, and cultural shifts into tangible, multi-sensory encounters. Often grounded in the familiar yet subtly uncanny, her projects make complex planetary challenges and emerging challenges felt, questioned, and open to renegotiation. 

Her work has been recognized by the Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards and World Changing Ideas Awards, Core77 Awards, ACM CHI, Falling Walls Science Summit, Lumen Prize, and the International Design Excellence Awards, and was named among the 100 Designs of the Year by Award360 (Asia). Her work has been exhibited globally at the Museum of Design Atlanta, Hyundai Motorstudio, Toronto Design Week, and Figma Conference. 

Zhang’s cross-disciplinary practice includes collaborations with NEW INC, SPACE10 at IKEA, and the Institute for the Future. She is a Certified Foresight Professional with the Global Foresight Advisory Council.