JURY
Grand Jury Panel
Founder. Doyoung Kim
KOREA / K-Design Award
Doyoung Kim is the founder of the K-Design Award and has been an awards expert dedicated solely to design awards for the past 20 years. He began his journey in 2008 by establishing Designsori, a media platform designed to support designers by assisting them in preparing and submitting entries to prestigious design awards worldwide. Through this initiative, he gained firsthand experience in the challenges designers face when seeking global recognition, which ultimately led him to create his own award programs. He founded both the K-Design Award and the Asia Design Prize, two influential design competitions that have significantly impacted the industry. Among them, the K-Design Award has grown to become Korea’s most prestigious design competition, earning recognition as one of the top three design awards in Asia. Its reputation for fairness, high standards, and international influence has made it a highly sought-after honor for designers across the globe.
As the founder of KDA, Kim's vision is to elevate the global stature of designers to the highest level, ensuring that their work receives the recognition and credibility it deserves. To achieve this, he prioritizes qualitative growth over mere numerical expansion, focusing on refining the standards of the competition and fostering an ecosystem that truly benefits designers. He also emphasizes strengthening the long-term sustainability of the award, ensuring that it continues to support and empower designers for generations to come. His ultimate goal is to create a design award legacy that will stand the test of time, making a lasting impact on the global design community.
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KOREA
Chair of the Jury. Ken NAH
K-Design Award -
TAIWAN
Vice President. Oliver Lin
Taiwan Design Research Institute -
INDIA
President elect. Pradyumna Vyas
World Design Organisation -
FRANCE
Vice President. Anne Asensio
Dassault Systèmes -
BELGIUM
Prof. Emmanuel L.M. Wolfs
Kookmin University -
DENMARK
Head of Product Design. Lovorika Banovic
Flying Tiger Copenhagen -
KOREA
Prof. Joongwon Lee
Sungkyunkwan University -
KOREA
Prof. Euiyoung Chun
Kyonggi University -
KOREA
Prof. Boram Park
Hongik University IDAS -
KOREA
Prof. Sunah Kim
Kumoh National Institute of Technology -
KOREA
CCO. Architect. Kyunghoon Kim
JUNGLIM Architecture JPA -
KOREA
Director. Yongrak Park
FONTRIX -
JAPAN
Director. Shigeki Matsuoka
KOMA -
CHINA HONGKONG
Director. CM Jao
Oft Interiors -
ROMANIA
Art Director. Ovidiu Hrin
Synopsismedia -
KOREA
Senior Manager. Choi Yungil
HYUNDAI E&C -
KOREA
Chief Designer. Deokhee Jeong
Adaption -
CHINA HONGKONG
Director. Virginia Lung
One Plus Partnership -
KOREA
Director. Jiyoun Kim
Jiyoun Kim Studio -
KOREA
Designer. Sungchan Ko
Samsung Electronics -
KOREA
Director. Joonghyun Cho
Deudance -
USA
Lead Designer. Young W. Lee
Dexcom -
KOREA
Director. Hyungjun Kim
Marq Vision -
CHINA
Prof. Dr. HAN Shaohua
Wuhan University of Technology -
KOREA
Director. Jeeyeon Choi
HANSSEM -
CANADA
Creative Director. Yurko Gutsulyak
Gutsulyak.Studio -
USA
Designer. Yinzhu Yao
Gensler -
KOREA
Director. Junwoo Sim
SUNNY ISLAND -
USA
Design Manager. Nayoung Kim
Google -
USA
Lead Designer. Xiaobi Iris Pan
Amazon -
KOREA
Director. Liz YooNa Lee
YNL DESIGN -
KOREA
Director. Joohwang Kim
lllayer -
USA
Design Lead. Minseung Song
Roblox -
KOREA
Director. Jung Sungwook
White Whale -
CHINA
Director. Zhou Wenjun
NGISED DESIGN -
PHILIPPINES
Director. Red Redrico
CREATIVE MANILA -
CHINA
Director. Bo Zhang
Desz Office -
KOREA
Director. Hoyoung Lee
250 DESIGN -
KOREA
Founder. Doyoung Kim
K-Design Award
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