INDEX offers a more dimensional view of the design landscape across Asia by introducing design studios and companies that demonstrate clear design philosophies and notable achievements. Spanning graphic design, branding, spatial design, product, digital, and motion, INDEX focuses on emerging practices and looks beyond portfolios to examine how they work, where their ideas come from, and what they ...

Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer       In the spring of 2024, hundreds of people lined up from early morning in front of Shibuya Parco, a department store often described as the heart of Tokyo fashion. This was not the scene of a new release from a luxury house like Chanel or Hermès. Those waiting in line were Japanese consumers in their 20s and 30s, and what they were lining ...

  Branding director Shun Kawakami Founder of artless Inc.       “Many design firms excel in individual domains such as architecture, spatial design, branding, or graphic design. Yet as projects expand across disciplines, the core message often blurs, and the level of finish can vary from one touchpoint to another, making the work harder to read as a single language. Maintaining the sam...

CVO Chad Song Founder of Crack the Nuts Nipper the Dog in Front of the Phonograph and What It Teaches Us About the Essence and Importance of Brand Storytelling I spent the final week of 2025 in Gangneung. Amid the slower rhythm of the year’s end and a family trip with my children, we happened to visit the Chamsori Gramophone and Edison Science Museum. To be honest, I did not ...

  Branding director Shun Kawakami Founder of artless Inc.       “Many design firms excel in individual domains such as architecture, spatial design, branding, or graphic design. Yet as projects expand across disciplines, the core message often blurs, and the level of finish can vary from one touchpoint to another, making the work harder to read as a single language. Maintaining the sam...

  Anusheel Gurjar and Srajan Jain Co-Founder of House of Katha       “This interview follows two founders based in Indore, India, and traces how they translate the duality and sense of balance that runs through Indian design into a brand system through House of Katha. It reveals the moments when opposing forces such as order and chaos, nature and culture, come together in a single fram...

  Ivan Despi & Pauline Vicencio-Despi Co-founders of The Acid House       “Contemporary motion design often rewards recognizable styles, but Ivan Despi and Pauline Vicencio-Despi take the opposite approach. Guided by a belief that their work should never be just one thing, they embrace experimentation across motion, graphic animation, and advocacy driven storytelling. In this inter...

  Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee Co-founders and Principal Architects, HAS Design and Research       “Architecture in Asia is often shaped by density, speed, and constant improvisation, and few practices translate these conditions into a clear design language as consistently as Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee, co founders and principal architects of HAS Design and Re...

INDEX offers a more dimensional view of the design landscape across Asia by introducing design studios and companies that demonstrate clear design philosophies and notable achievements. Spanning graphic design, branding, spatial design, product, digital, and motion, INDEX focuses on emerging practices and looks beyond portfolios to examine how they work, where their ideas come from, and what they ...

Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer       In the spring of 2024, hundreds of people lined up from early morning in front of Shibuya Parco, a department store often described as the heart of Tokyo fashion. This was not the scene of a new release from a luxury house like Chanel or Hermès. Those waiting in line were Japanese consumers in their 20s and 30s, and what they were lining ...

CVO Chad Song Founder of Crack the Nuts Nipper the Dog in Front of the Phonograph and What It Teaches Us About the Essence and Importance of Brand Storytelling I spent the final week of 2025 in Gangneung. Amid the slower rhythm of the year’s end and a family trip with my children, we happened to visit the Chamsori Gramophone and Edison Science Museum. To be honest, I did not ...

INDEX offers a more dimensional view of the design landscape across Asia by introducing design studios and companies that demonstrate clear design philosophies and notable achievements. Spanning graphic design, branding, spatial design, product, digital, and motion, INDEX focuses on emerging practices and looks beyond portfolios to examine how they work, where their ideas come from, and what they ...