After graduating from vocational school, Lee Chin-lien began her career in publishing and gained recognition for her literary contributions, eventually publishing the short story collection "Mountain Sounds" at the age of around 30. She received the highest honor, the Special Contribution Award, at the 2013 Golden Tripod Awards.
Lin Tong-yang was a professor at the Department of Industrial Design at the National Taipei University of Technology. Since his retirement in 2003, he returned to his hometown in Linkou District, New Taipei City. In 2004, he established Furniture Bibliotheca HDG, a furniture library.