CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize       Many people think of time management as a matter of productivity, such as working faster, handling more tasks, and filling every gap in the day with efficiency. However, anyone who has operated a small brand for a long time eventually realizes something different. Time is not simply something to be used efficiently. It is closer to a matte...

Hongseok Lee Founder of Design MIDUM Co., Ltd. “Exhibition spaces are not simply backgrounds for displaying artworks. Within a short viewing experience, they become another form of artwork that mediates people, objects, and stories, leaving behind unforgettable sensory impressions. This interview follows the process of weaving space, content, and experience into one continuous flo...

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 ...

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...

Hongseok Lee Founder of Design MIDUM Co., Ltd. “Exhibition spaces are not simply backgrounds for displaying artworks. Within a short viewing experience, they become another form of artwork that mediates people, objects, and stories, leaving behind unforgettable sensory impressions. This interview follows the process of weaving space, content, and experience into one continuous flo...

  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...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize       Many people think of time management as a matter of productivity, such as working faster, handling more tasks, and filling every gap in the day with efficiency. However, anyone who has operated a small brand for a long time eventually realizes something different. Time is not simply something to be used efficiently. It is closer to a matte...

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 ...

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...