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 ...

Sangwoo Cho Senior Designer at Jabra, Denmark       We are passing through an era of cutting edge innovation. AI technologies have deeply permeated our everyday lives, and intelligent humanoid robots can now be encountered even in local supermarkets. Thanks to advanced FSD Full Self Driving technology, we have reached a point where drivers can sip coffee instead of handling the wheel.   ...

  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...

  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...

  YiChung Lee (also known as SeungHyun Lee) Head of Segai Design Lab       “Based between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, YiChung Lee (also known as SeungHyun Lee) is an industrial designer with eight years of experience, currently serving as Head of Segai Design Lab and Chief Design Officer of Segai Innovation Technology Holdings Limited. Rooted in the rigor of Korean design culture and expan...

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 ...

Sangwoo Cho Senior Designer at Jabra, Denmark       We are passing through an era of cutting edge innovation. AI technologies have deeply permeated our everyday lives, and intelligent humanoid robots can now be encountered even in local supermarkets. Thanks to advanced FSD Full Self Driving technology, we have reached a point where drivers can sip coffee instead of handling the wheel.   ...

Beomkwan Kim | Prof. University of Ulsan Jury Member, Asia Design Prize Architecture has always spoken of its era through materials. Stone symbolized permanence, steel accelerated industry, and concrete completed the speed of the modern city. What, then, does the wood we are rediscovering today signify? We already possess a culture of timber architecture. Sungnyemun in Seoul demonst...