Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer The recently unveiled Genesis GV90 Neolun. When the front and rear doors swing wide open in opposite directions, the interior is revealed in its full spaciousness, without a fixed pillar separating the two openings. The experience feels less like stepping into a car and more like entering a beautifully appointed lounge. The concept first intro...

Yungil Choi, Senior Manager at HYUNDAI E&C Jury Member of the K-Design Award       When a prominent apartment complex in Seoul is completed, it often becomes a major topic of discussion in online real estate communities. Beyond the usual interest in location, initial sale prices, and current market values, a notable trend has emerged in recent years: growing attention to the landscapin...

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 ...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize       Who creates a brand? Is it the founder who first started the business? The team members who develop its products and services? Or the customers who have chosen and supported the brand over time? In the early stages of a business, the answer to this question is relatively clear. The founder gives the brand its name, establishes its directio...

  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...

  Antoine Besseyre des Horts Vice President of Design, Asia, LIXIL Global Design       “As Vice President of Design at LIXIL Global Design, Antoine Besseyre des Horts leads multicultural and multidisciplinary teams across regions, especially in Asia. His primary focus covers Asia Pacific and Greater China, while his work also connects Asian markets with other regions through the stewar...

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 Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer The recently unveiled Genesis GV90 Neolun. When the front and rear doors swing wide open in opposite directions, the interior is revealed in its full spaciousness, without a fixed pillar separating the two openings. The experience feels less like stepping into a car and more like entering a beautifully appointed lounge. The concept first intro...

Yungil Choi, Senior Manager at HYUNDAI E&C Jury Member of the K-Design Award       When a prominent apartment complex in Seoul is completed, it often becomes a major topic of discussion in online real estate communities. Beyond the usual interest in location, initial sale prices, and current market values, a notable trend has emerged in recent years: growing attention to the landscapin...

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 ...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize       Who creates a brand? Is it the founder who first started the business? The team members who develop its products and services? Or the customers who have chosen and supported the brand over time? In the early stages of a business, the answer to this question is relatively clear. The founder gives the brand its name, establishes its directio...