Founded in New York City in 2012 by designers Hongchao Wang and Peng You. In the beginning, the collaboration between the design duo is mainly focused on material experiments and craft research. In 2015 with design partners interior architect Ge Wei, Penglong Geng, and Product Designers Qiyun Deng, and Tian Ma joining forces, Benwu Studio become a multidisciplinary design practice with experience in product, interior, and set design. 

Benwu features 3 offices located in Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen with 30+ designers in-house work internationally with clients such as Hermes, Vacheron Constantin, Cassina, Isabel Marant, Mini, Baccarat, BMW, Berluti, Swarovski, Cartier, Perrier Jouet, Remy Martin, Martell, Lane Crawford, V&A Musem, UCCA Gallery, Comme Moi, Phoenix T.V., Common Gender, Particle Fever, Nestlé, AD Magzine, M.F.K., S.K.P., Gaga, Erdos, Xander Zhou, Dutch Embassy, Fuli Tapestry, Descente, Nike, Como, Voyah, Arc'teryx &, etc.