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 “When it is minus thirty degrees, would you go outside?” When the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival comes up, people usually tilt their heads first, revealing their fear of the cold. In winter, most people want to stay indoors where it is warm. So why do millions of people head toward a winter festival, pushing through extreme cold? The an...

Ivan Despi & Pauline Vicencio Co-founders of The Acid House “Contemporary motion design often rewards recognizable styles, but Ivan Despi and Pauline Vicencio take the opposite approach. Guided by a belief that their work should never be just one thing, they embrace experimentation across motion, graphic animation, and advocacy driven storytelling. In this interview, they shar...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize Many people perceive design as a finished outcome. Logos, posters, websites, and product forms, which are visible to the eye, are often assumed to be the entirety of design. Yet anyone who has operated a brand over a long period soon realizes that design is not an outcome but a system of thinking. The visible result is merely a byproduct of t...

Ivan Despi & Pauline Vicencio Co-founders of The Acid House “Contemporary motion design often rewards recognizable styles, but Ivan Despi and Pauline Vicencio take the opposite approach. Guided by a belief that their work should never be just one thing, they embrace experimentation across motion, graphic animation, and advocacy driven storytelling. In this interview, they shar...

  Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee Co-founders and Principal Architects, HAS Design and Research       “Architecture in Asia is often shaped by density, speed, and constant improvisation, and few practices translate these conditions into a clear design language as consistently as Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee, co founders and principal architects of HAS Design and Re...

Creative Director Regina Kwok Founder of Artwill "In a city where density defines daily life, space is never a neutral backdrop. In Hong Kong, interiors become a medium through which people negotiate comfort, identity, and emotional balance within limited boundaries. Regina Kwok, founder and Creative Director of Artwill Interior Design House, has spent over two decades shaping spac...

Director Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize & K-Design Award "Designsori has established itself over the past seventeen years as an archive media that records the essence of designers where thought context and time accumulate. Since its founding in 2008 Designsori has focused on preserving not just outcomes but the layered thinking behind design. CEO Kim Doyoung defines D...

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 “When it is minus thirty degrees, would you go outside?” When the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival comes up, people usually tilt their heads first, revealing their fear of the cold. In winter, most people want to stay indoors where it is warm. So why do millions of people head toward a winter festival, pushing through extreme cold? The an...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize Many people perceive design as a finished outcome. Logos, posters, websites, and product forms, which are visible to the eye, are often assumed to be the entirety of design. Yet anyone who has operated a brand over a long period soon realizes that design is not an outcome but a system of thinking. The visible result is merely a byproduct of t...

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 ...