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 ...

Professor Minhyoung Lee Induk University       These days, while scrolling through social media feeds, unfamiliar visuals often catch the eye. Thick black borders, text blocks that appear almost randomly placed, clashes of neon yellow and bright red backgrounds, and flat buttons with no shadows at all. This unfamiliar aesthetic, which directly defies the refined conventions of digital desi...

Director Junwoo Shim Founder of SUNNY ISLAND We rarely notice emergency exits in our daily lives. We know they exist, but we do not truly register them. In the film Exit, the protagonist moves without hesitation through a city engulfed in toxic gas, as if he already knows exactly where to go and which paths connect. Watching that scene, we naturally ask ourselves, “Would I be abl...

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...

  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...

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 ...

Professor Minhyoung Lee Induk University       These days, while scrolling through social media feeds, unfamiliar visuals often catch the eye. Thick black borders, text blocks that appear almost randomly placed, clashes of neon yellow and bright red backgrounds, and flat buttons with no shadows at all. This unfamiliar aesthetic, which directly defies the refined conventions of digital desi...

Director Junwoo Shim Founder of SUNNY ISLAND We rarely notice emergency exits in our daily lives. We know they exist, but we do not truly register them. In the film Exit, the protagonist moves without hesitation through a city engulfed in toxic gas, as if he already knows exactly where to go and which paths connect. Watching that scene, we naturally ask ourselves, “Would I be abl...

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...