Prof. Ryan Jongwoo Choi Professor at Hanyang University       As someone who often serves as a juror for public design awards, I occasionally find myself caught in a strange sense of déjà vu. Why is it that bold and experimental public installations, the kind commonly encountered on the old streets of Europe, are naturally embraced in some cities, while in others they struggle to even ge...

Dr. Yonghyuck Lee Editor-in-Chief, the Asia Design Prize For a long time, design existed in a territory that resisted clear explanation. Form and function, proportion and color balance were often interpreted through the intuition of designers or the language of critics, leaving design ultimately positioned as a language of sensation. People could instantly recognize when a work felt &ld...

  Teruaki Ishimoto Founder / Principal Architect, CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS Inc.       “Space is not merely a visible form, but a layered sensation generated by the time and air accumulated in a place. The practice of blurring the boundaries between nature and the artificial, past and future, architecture and interior — and drawing upon the subtle tensions and curiosities born between t...

Professor Minhyoung Lee Induk University       The Age of Rejecting Perfection: “Ugly Design” Becomes the New Aesthetic   The standards of beauty have always changed with the times. There was once an era when balanced proportions, refined colors, and sophisticated typography were treated as unquestioned rules of “good design.” But today, that formula is being fundamentally chall...

  Teruaki Ishimoto Founder / Principal Architect, CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS Inc.       “Space is not merely a visible form, but a layered sensation generated by the time and air accumulated in a place. The practice of blurring the boundaries between nature and the artificial, past and future, architecture and interior — and drawing upon the subtle tensions and curiosities born between t...

  Songyi Han Founder / Design Director, flw8studio       “Spaces are no longer remembered solely through form. Only when the movement of the gaze, the response of the body, and the layering of light and material connect into a continuous flow does a space fully emerge as an experience. This interview traces a design practice centered on that very idea of ‘flow.’ Rather than creatin...

  Nobuaki Miyashita Founder / Principal Architect, MR STUDIO       “Architecture is not a mere physical structure, but a medium that conveys the thought and will of the subject embodied within it. The attitude of reading principle rather than surface, and interpreting essence before form, poses a profound question about the role architecture must play within society and across time. Th...

Sungmin Park Architectural Design Team Leader at IPARK Hyundai Development Company “‘PARK OASIS,’ awarded the highest honor, Design of the Year, at the Asia Design Prize, is a project that interprets space not as form, but as a flow of experience. Through the structural concepts of circulation, center, and connection, it weaves together the city, people, and everyday m...

Prof. Ryan Jongwoo Choi Professor at Hanyang University       As someone who often serves as a juror for public design awards, I occasionally find myself caught in a strange sense of déjà vu. Why is it that bold and experimental public installations, the kind commonly encountered on the old streets of Europe, are naturally embraced in some cities, while in others they struggle to even ge...

Dr. Yonghyuck Lee Editor-in-Chief, the Asia Design Prize For a long time, design existed in a territory that resisted clear explanation. Form and function, proportion and color balance were often interpreted through the intuition of designers or the language of critics, leaving design ultimately positioned as a language of sensation. People could instantly recognize when a work felt &ld...

Professor Minhyoung Lee Induk University       The Age of Rejecting Perfection: “Ugly Design” Becomes the New Aesthetic   The standards of beauty have always changed with the times. There was once an era when balanced proportions, refined colors, and sophisticated typography were treated as unquestioned rules of “good design.” But today, that formula is being fundamentally chall...

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 ...