Asia Design Prize, one of Asia’s leading international design awards, marked another significant milestone by successfully hosting its award ceremony on March 20 at the Great Hall of Josun Palace in Gangnam, Seoul. The event brought together approximately 180 designers and industry professionals from across Asia, creating a true global community where the essence and value of design were sha...

< Left: Sujata Keshavan, 1985, at the start of her design journey, Right: Sujata Keshavan, 2026 >   Sujata Keshavan Design Advocate and Cultural Leader       “Sujata Keshavan is one of India’s most influential design pioneers, whose career spans more than four decades across graphic design, branding, textiles, and cultural leadership. Educated at the National Institute of Desi...

  Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer       During a trip to Jeju Island, I happened to visit the OSULLOC Tea Museum, where I discovered the deep history behind the OSULLOC brand. At the peak of global trends spanning 2024 and 2025 was matcha, and at the center of that movement stands OSULLOC, a brand spreading Korean aesthetics to the world. Recently, OSULLOC has emerged as a k...

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 ...

< Left: Sujata Keshavan, 1985, at the start of her design journey, Right: Sujata Keshavan, 2026 >   Sujata Keshavan Design Advocate and Cultural Leader       “Sujata Keshavan is one of India’s most influential design pioneers, whose career spans more than four decades across graphic design, branding, textiles, and cultural leadership. Educated at the National Institute of Desi...

  Arvin Huang Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Existence Design       “Arvin Huang is the founder and Chief Brand Officer of Existence Design, and a brand design director who bridges design, psychology, and agile thinking. With over 20 years of design practice and 14 years of entrepreneurship, she developed Brand Psychology, viewing brands as living entities with emotions, rhythm, an...

  Beom Kwan Kim Professor, University of Ulsan       “Professor Beom Kwan Kim is an architect and researcher whose work connects ways of thinking across different scales. After studying industrial design, he went on to study architecture at the Architectural Association in London, further developing his approach to integrating design thinking with architectural practice. His work has c...

  Eric Chan Co-Founder, O&O Studio       “Founded in Hong Kong in 2018, the practice led by Eric Chan explores architecture, interiors, public installations, furniture, and product design through a philosophy of “de-stylisation and localisation.” Operating between Hong Kong and Shanghai, the studio approaches each project not through imposed aesthetics but through contextual in...

Asia Design Prize, one of Asia’s leading international design awards, marked another significant milestone by successfully hosting its award ceremony on March 20 at the Great Hall of Josun Palace in Gangnam, Seoul. The event brought together approximately 180 designers and industry professionals from across Asia, creating a true global community where the essence and value of design were sha...

  Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer       During a trip to Jeju Island, I happened to visit the OSULLOC Tea Museum, where I discovered the deep history behind the OSULLOC brand. At the peak of global trends spanning 2024 and 2025 was matcha, and at the center of that movement stands OSULLOC, a brand spreading Korean aesthetics to the world. Recently, OSULLOC has emerged as a k...

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 ...

Sunghoon Kim Trademark/Design Team Partner at HANA IP LAW FIRM When we cannot own real estate, we feel as if we have fallen behind. When stock charts flash red, we are seized by the anxiety that we alone are being left out. The glamorous overseas travel photos of others on social media can instantly turn what was once a peaceful daily life into a shabby battlefield. Although modern peop...