Yan Zhou is an emerging fashion designer based in Sydney, Australia. She has recently completed a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles (Honours) at the University of Technology Sydney, in conjunction with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies during which she studied abroad in Strasbourg, France for one year. She also completed a short course at Central Saint Martins, London in Fashion Thinking in 3D. Throughout her studies, she has interned for Sara Phillips, Ellery, Akira Isogawa and as a visual merchandising intern for Christian Dior.

Her design philosophy is concerned with the human condition and our various unseen impacts on the biosphere. She explores these issues by engaging with new materials and sculptural forms to explore alternative modes of being.