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 ...

Chairperson Hyunsun Kim Seoul Design Foundation / Jury of Asia Design Prize       The screen is bright. The food photographs look appetizing, and the buttons are neatly arranged. Yet the person standing in front of the self-service ordering kiosk hesitates to reach out. As the line grows longer behind them, the pressure begins to mount. If they eventually give up and walk away without orde...

Hung Ching Sung Founder & Chief Designer of MOYINSPACE “MOYINSPACE explores how Eastern aesthetics can be translated into contemporary residential environments through light, material, human behavior, and long term wellbeing. This approach is reflected in Aqua Retreat Residence, where an underused basement is transformed into a shared living space for three generations. An eig...

Yungil Choi, Senior Manager at HYUNDAI E&C Jury Member of the K-Design Award       Walking through the city center of Sheffield, England, visitors encounter a succession of small gardens filled with beautiful flowers. Stretching from a square lined with cafés and restaurants to a public playground where children run and play, this green corridor was once a road dominated by cars. Know...

Hung Ching Sung Founder & Chief Designer of MOYINSPACE “MOYINSPACE explores how Eastern aesthetics can be translated into contemporary residential environments through light, material, human behavior, and long term wellbeing. This approach is reflected in Aqua Retreat Residence, where an underused basement is transformed into a shared living space for three generations. An eig...

  Cath Kwon Creative Director of WOO.K Concept       "Headquartered in Singapore, WOO.K Concept is a brand and spatial design studio and a partner of INITIA GROUP, which operates F&B and wellness businesses across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The studio brings a consistent vision to every stage of a project, from brand concept and strategy to naming, brand identity, graphics, ...

  Sami Savatli Founder & Principal of SAVATLI Architects        “Founded in Istanbul in 2009, SAVATLI Architects is a multidisciplinary practice spanning interior architecture, furniture, and object design. With a strong focus on context, proportion, material, light, and craftsmanship, the studio creates contemporary environments that balance function, emotion, and artistic expres...

  Miki Orihara Chairperson, Japan Commercial Environment Design Association (JCD) / Jury Member, Asia Design Prize       “Miki Orihara is a Japanese interior designer and producer who developed her own approach to spatial design through field experience and independent study rather than formal design education. She established her own design office in 2011 and renamed the company ODO i...

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 ...

Chairperson Hyunsun Kim Seoul Design Foundation / Jury of Asia Design Prize       The screen is bright. The food photographs look appetizing, and the buttons are neatly arranged. Yet the person standing in front of the self-service ordering kiosk hesitates to reach out. As the line grows longer behind them, the pressure begins to mount. If they eventually give up and walk away without orde...

Yungil Choi, Senior Manager at HYUNDAI E&C Jury Member of the K-Design Award       Walking through the city center of Sheffield, England, visitors encounter a succession of small gardens filled with beautiful flowers. Stretching from a square lined with cafés and restaurants to a public playground where children run and play, this green corridor was once a road dominated by cars. Know...

Beomkwan Kim | Prof. University of Ulsan Jury Member, Asia Design Prize       How are the lattice structures of shoes and the folds of concrete columns created? We often understand design through its finished appearance. Yet a closer look reveals that form is determined by more than its outer contours. The direction and thickness of material layers, the structures that transfer forces, and...