Prof. Ryan Jongwoo Choi Professor at Hanyang University Give Midjourney a few lines of prompt, such as “an object combining the silhouette of a Porsche with the cool precision of Leica’s metal craftsmanship,” and within seconds, it generates a stream of highly polished images. As of 2026, everything from the sense of volume and the finely calibrated markings on the dia...

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 ...

Teruaki Ishimoto Founder / Principal Architect, CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS Inc. “A storehouse more than a century old in Nagoya’s historic Shikemichi district has been reborn as a contemporary showroom that conveys the memory of place through light. In light wave, Teruaki Ishimoto of CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS reinterprets the ripples of the Horikawa Canal as a continuous spatial mo...

Director Junwoo Shim Founder of  SUNNY ISLAND / Jury of K-Design Award       My father is quite comfortable using kiosks. Since he has been using a smartphone for years, understanding a new interface is not particularly difficult for him. What makes kiosks difficult for him is not the technology itself but presbyopia. Standing in front of a vertical screen, he takes off his glasses and mo...

Teruaki Ishimoto Founder / Principal Architect, CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS Inc. “A storehouse more than a century old in Nagoya’s historic Shikemichi district has been reborn as a contemporary showroom that conveys the memory of place through light. In light wave, Teruaki Ishimoto of CURIOUS DESIGN WORKERS reinterprets the ripples of the Horikawa Canal as a continuous spatial mo...

Doyoung Kim Founder, K-Design Award "How did a design award founded in Korea grow into a brand that attracts designers from around the world? When Doyoung Kim established the K-Design Award, his priority was not scale but the creation of a brand that could earn trust over time. From a small online award to a global platform, the choices and standards he has developed over the past ...

  Youngha Park Head of Creative Center · CCO, FRUM       “Branding and visual design no longer remain within a single defined field. Across different contexts such as events, education, F&B, the defense industry, music competitions, and personal exhibitions, designers must interpret the purpose and character of each project and create a new visual language accordingly. Rather tha...

  Bhadri Suthar & Snehal Suthar  Co-Founders and Co-Principal Designers, tHE gRID Architects       “Based in Ahmedabad, India, tHE gRID Architects | Research & Design Studio views architecture as a continuous dialogue between people, place, climate, culture, and ecology. Founded in 2002 by Bhadri Suthar and Snehal Suthar, the studio works across architecture, interiors, landsc...

Prof. Ryan Jongwoo Choi Professor at Hanyang University Give Midjourney a few lines of prompt, such as “an object combining the silhouette of a Porsche with the cool precision of Leica’s metal craftsmanship,” and within seconds, it generates a stream of highly polished images. As of 2026, everything from the sense of volume and the finely calibrated markings on the dia...

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 ...

Director Junwoo Shim Founder of  SUNNY ISLAND / Jury of K-Design Award       My father is quite comfortable using kiosks. Since he has been using a smartphone for years, understanding a new interface is not particularly difficult for him. What makes kiosks difficult for him is not the technology itself but presbyopia. Standing in front of a vertical screen, he takes off his glasses and mo...

  Prof. Yonghyuck Lee Editor-in-Chief, the Asia Design Prize       The most significant change in Korean design in 2026 is its expanding focus from products to experiences. Designers are no longer concerned only with perfecting a product’s form and function. They also consider the space in which it is placed, how users move through that space, the order in which information is read, an...