PAST JURY MEMBERS
ARTIST-DESIGNER. KOSTAS METAXAS
NETHERLANDS / METAXAS & SINS
Meet Mr. Kostas Metaxas, an award winning artist-designer , a Luxury-Lifestyle Magazine Editor/Publisher, and a Filmmaker/Broadcast Producer who covers fashion, design, gastronomy and the arts with over 1000 documentary interviews and two awarded feature films to his credit. Drawn to the shapes and textures of old master painters and sculpture since he was a teenager, about the same time, he was introduced to Hi Fi equipment and fell in love with the art of music reproduction. To him, art and design is "visual music". Unable to afford expensive Hi Fi equipment, he taught himself electrical engineering and started producing his own, which turned into his first business. Hungry for knowledge about art and design, Metaxas started a magazine so he could interview great artists and designers worldwide, learn from them, and feed his own creativity.
For Metaxas, designing feels euphoric. He enjoys working with various materials – metal, glass, ceramic, plastic – and subverting technology, like using dental techniques to create jewelry and watches. Both the traditional manufacturing methods and the latest software – or their combination – work great for him. He thinks of the big picture first, then the details and the best methods to create them. And all of it in an environmentally friendly way. He strongly believes in balance with a twist, in the fight between the chaos and order, and a little intrigue thrown in. A bit of theatre, and a bit of utility – there needs to be substance, it should be useful, and it should also invoke experimenting and playfulness with infinite possibilities. Some advice from Metaxas to young designers: "Research the breathtaking work of others, and wait until your idea exceeds that standard, otherwise it has no reason to exist. Do your absolute best. If you're not motivated, don't do it. Give life to an object which never existed before". That's what he's doing, and he loves every moment of it.
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KOREA
Prof. Euiyoung Chun
Kyonggi University -
KOREA
Prof. Joongwon Lee
Sungkyunkwan University -
UK
Prof. Andy Law
Central Saint Martins -
KOREA
Director. Chul-Hwee Kim
VBstudio -
KOREA
Prof. Jaeho Kim
Kaywon University of Art and Design -
KOREA
CEO. Kang Bumkyu
PRESENT -
CANADA
Founder. Takashi Yamada
YANKO DESIGN -
KOREA
CEO. Jin-Kyu Jang
Companoid Labs -
KOREA
Director. Sungjoon Hong
banksalad -
JAPAN
Design Manager. Narae Lee
Yahoo! JAPAN -
NETHERLANDS
Senior Concept Artist. Danny Geurtsen
IEG TIMI Studio, Tencent -
KOREA
Prof. Yunhee Kim
University of Keimyung -
KOREA
Senior Manager. Seoungdong Ha
Hyundai Motors Group -
HONGKONG
Director. Alan Cheung
One Bite Design Studio -
USA
Director. Soo Yun Kim
Cisco -
KOREA
Director. Liz YooNa Lee
YNL DESIGN -
SINGAPORE
Prof. Hans Tan
National University of Singapore -
NETHERLANDS
Artist-Designer. Kostas Metaxas
Metaxas & Sins -
CHINA
Prof. Huang Yuexin
TIANJIN ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS -
ITALY
Director. Michi Del Rosso
AWD Agency -
TAIWAN
Prof. Meng-Cong Zheng
National Taipei University of Technology -
JAPAN
Editor. Masaaki Takahashi
Frame -
CHINA
Prof. WANG FEI
Anshan Normal University -
CHINA
Director. Ziyu Zhuang
RSAA/ Büro Ziyu Zhuang -
THAILAND
Prof. Pirast Pacharasawate
Chulalongkorn University -
KOREA
Prof. Jinsoo Park
Mokwon University -
HONGKONG
Director. Virginia Lung
ONEPLUSPARTNERSHIP -
CHINA
Prof. Liu Xiang
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University -
JAPAN
Director. Keiko Akatsuka
Keiko Akatsuka & Associates -
JAPAN
Director. Aya Codama
Bullet -
SINGAPORE
Director. Bryan Angelo Lim
qu’est-ce que c’est design -
CHINA
Prof. LIU Jing
City University of Macau -
KOREA
Director. Joohwang Kim
lllayer -
CHINESE TAIPEI
Director. Tenniel Liu
Exodus Solutions -
CHINESE TAIPEI
Director. Chun Chieh Chang
SPARKLY IDENTITY DESIGN -
USA
Vice President. Morris Koo
Brinc Drones -
CHINA
Director. Fan Shizhong
FANSS DESIGN -
IRAN
Director. Aidin Ardjomandi
Arena Design Studio -
MACAU
Director. Bob Lei
Todot Design & Planning Limited -
TAIWAN
Prof. Lai Yueh Hsing
Cheng Shiu University -
KOREA
Prof. Taesun Kim
Kyungil University -
CHINA HONGKONG
Creative Director. Frank Lo
MOI Interior Design
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