Didi NG Wing Yin (HK/FI) is a wood artist based in Helsinki, originally from Hong Kong. He centres on woodworking in unique sculptural furniture and artworks characterised by his distinctive carving techniques. The creative process emphasises the true expression of the materiality in wood, seeking balance between the essence of the material, the intuitive nature of craftsmanship, and conceptual exploration. Ng’s work is grounded in the experimentation of innovative surface carving techniques. He engages with the inherent qualities of wood, allowing its natural properties to guide the process while honouring its intrinsic character. He aims to explore the genuine expression of wood, which he encapsulates in one word: Naturalness.
Didi NG Wing Yin received an MA from Aalto University, Finland. His work has garnered international acclaim; he is a finalist of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025 and Dezeen’s Emerging Designer of the Year Award 2024. He was also awarded the Rising Star of the Year at the Stockholm Furniture Fair (2024), the Finnish Cultural Foundation Grant (2024) and the Artist Year Working Grant from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike, 2026). He completed the Residence Röhsska 2025 at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has also held solo exhibitions at GaoShan Gallery and Lokal Gallery in Helsinki in 2024-2025.
Since 2024, Didi NG Wing Yin is represented by Spazio Nobile Gallery. Through this close collaboration, he has participated in prominent international fairs such as PAD Paris, PAD London, Collectible Brussels, and The Rooms at MIX (Brussels) and group exhibitions at Spazio Nobile Studiolo. He has also received bespoke commissions from a leading interior architecture studio via the gallery. His work will be showcased in the upcoming trio exhibition The Nature of Wood (20 November 2025 – 15 January 2026) at Spazio Nobile, alongside Quentin Vuong and Kaspar Hamacher. Didi NG Wing Yin’s practice has been presented in curated exhibitions and fairs across Europe, including Portugal, Italy, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and soon, in Hong Kong and Singapore.
April 2024, Domus : the future of home, Didi NG Wing Yin
L’Essentiziale Studio Vol.07 : Didi Ng Wing Yin, Fragments of a lover’s discourse with wood
