A research-driven product studio for material intelligence and embodied interaction.

ParaMedia studies how surfaces, materials and physical forms can become legible, responsive and product-ready interfaces.

PARAMETERColor / Material / Finish as controllable behavior

MEDIATangible surfaces, gestures and physical feedback

PRODUCTResearch prototypes moving toward deployable systems

X 00.42SURFACE FIELDY 12.08

CMF0.72

TACT0.38

FORM0.91

01 / About

From material expression to functional interface.

ParaMedia sits between HCI research, material experimentation and product prototyping. The work is not decoration-first CMF; it treats appearance, tactility and structure as part of how a product senses, communicates and acts.

01.1 / Functional CMF

Color, material and finish as variables with interface behavior.

01.2 / Tangible Media

Physical surfaces that make computation readable through touch and form.

01.3 / Material Intelligence

Material systems that reveal state, affordance and feedback without visual clutter.

01.4 / Product Path

Research prototypes refined toward manufacturing logic and real-world use.

02 / Members

A compact studio model for research, design and prototyping.

Ji Shuyang

Founder

I am an interdisciplinary researcher working across art, design, and engineering, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I am currently pursuing a bachelor degree in Industrial Design at China Academy of Art and participating in research practice at the Zhejiang University International Design Institute-GY Lab.

My work explores Functional CMF, Tangible User Interfaces, and AI-based interactive systems through material, surface, structure, and physical interaction. I am particularly interested in how information, behavior, and system states can be embodied and communicated through materiality itself, rather than relying solely on conventional screen-based interfaces.

My practice aims to bridge experimental materials, interaction research, and future product concepts through physically expressive interfaces.

FIELDHCI

FIELDArt&Design

MODEOpen collaboration

03 / Research

Research directions are organized around behavior, not style.

Functional CMF Systems

How material finish, opacity, texture and color encode product states and guide user action.

CMF

Tangible User Interfaces

Physical controls, responsive surfaces and object-scale interaction models beyond the flat screen.

TUI

Material Visualization

Making hidden sensing, transformation and performance visible through restrained material signals.

Material

05 / Product

Research is treated as a product pipeline.

ParaMedia turns speculative material interaction into defined systems: principles, prototypes, evidence and product direction.

01Observe material behavior and interaction opportunity.

02Prototype surface, form, feedback and sensing logic.

03Translate findings into product architecture and CMF rules.

Research as Product PipelineParaMedia turns speculative material interaction into defined systems: principles, prototypes, evidence and product direction.

06 / Contact / Collaborate

Collaborate on surfaces that think, materials that speak and products that can be felt.

ParaMedia is open to research partnerships, prototype commissions, exhibition work and product-facing CMF exploration.

hello@paramedia.studio