Julie Nguyen
BIO
Julie Nguyen is a furniture and objects designer whose work explores nostalgia and playfulness. Her practice combines 3D modelling with traditional craft methods, drawing from childhood experiences as a guiding lens for design development.
Her work is rooted in the intention to maintain a connection with her inner child, using design as a way to explore the relationship between past and present selves. Through this approach, she investigates how memory, emotion, and play can be translated into contemporary objects and spatial experiences.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
WHEN PLAY GROWS UP
Julie Nguyen is a furniture & objects designer, her work explores the ideas of nostalgia and playfulness. In her practices, she combines 3D modelling with traditional craft methods, using inspiration from her childhood experiences as a guiding lens for her designs. Her intention as a designer is to not lose sight of her inner child and creativity. She encourages curiosity, enjoyment, playfulness and conversation. When Play Grows Up is about giving yourself the chance to explore the interplay between the younger you and the current you.
The collection includes a knock-down queen bed frame, asymmetrical wall lights varying in two sizes of 10 1/2 and 15 3/4, and a floating headboard.
FEATURED Work
Title: Morie Headboard, Paola Bed Frame, & Talla Wall Lights
Dimensions: 76 x 25, 83 3/4 x 63 3/4 x 11 1/4, 10 1/2 x 10 1/2, 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Year: 2026
Materials: Upholstered Velvet, Cherry Wood, Poplar Wood with Tinted Lacquer Finished in High Gloss
Title: Morie Headboard & Paola Bed
Dimensions: Morie Headboard: 76" x 25", Paola Bed Frame: 83 3/4" x 63 3/4" x 11 1/4"
Year: 2026
Materials: Morie Headboard: Upholstered Velvet, Paola Bed Frame: Cherry Wood
Title: Talla Wall Lights
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 & 15 3/4 x 15 3/4
Year: 2026
Materials: Poplar Wood with Tinted Lacquer, Finished with High Gloss Lacquer