Advisors
Composed of experts from Korea and abroad, the Advisory Committee sets
the direction and operational plans for the Seoul Design Award.
Seoul Design Award will continue to expand
as a forum where designs to solve human,
social, natural, and environmental issues
in our daily lives are presented and shared.
as a forum where designs to solve human,
social, natural, and environmental issues
in our daily lives are presented and shared.
- Andrea Cancellato
- Overseas Expert(Europe)
- Italy
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Director of ADI Design Museum
- Member of the Board of Directors of Museo Dicesano
- Anya Sirota
- Overseas Expert(North America)
- USA
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- Principal & Founder of Akoaki
- Associate Dean at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- ChungKee Lee
- Vice-chair(domestic)
- South Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021)
- Seoul Design Foundation Director
- Professor of Architecture at University of Seoul
- Former Founder of Hanmei Architects
- Eriko Esaka
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Japan
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Program director at UNESCO City of Design Organizing Committee of Nagoya
- Fernando Mascaro
- Overseas Expert(South America)
- Brazil
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Architect and designer at FM Consulting for Sustainable Design Strategies
- Hyunsun Kim
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- President of Korea Federation of Design Associations
- Professor at Hongik University
- Member of Central Urban Planning Commission of the Ministry of Land Transportation
- Josyane Franc
- Overseas Expert(Europe)
- France
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Ambassador of Saint-Etienne Cité du design
- Jukka Savolainen
- Overseas Expert(Northern Europe)
- Finland
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- Director of Design Museum in Helsinki
- Ken Nah
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- Professor at Hongik University
- Jury of Red Dot Award
- KilHyung Rhee
- Ex officio(South Korea)
- South Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021)
- President at Korean Federation of Design Associations
- Professor of Design Contents at Hongik University graduate school
- Mark Wee
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Singapore
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Advisor to the DesignSingapore Council
- Richard Perez
- Overseas Expert(Africa)
- South Africa
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Director at Hasso Plattner School of Design at the University of Cape Town
- Member of SAP Africa Academic Board
- Sangkyun Kim
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- Professor at Kyunghee University Graduate School of Business (Specialized in Metaverse)
- Sertaç Ersayin
- Overseas Expert(Asia/Europe)
- Turkey
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2023)
- Treasurer / board member of WDO
- President of Industrial Designers Society of Turkey
- SoonJong Lee
- Chair of Steering Committee
- South Korea
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021)
- CEO of Korea Future Design Research Institute
- Honorary professor at Seoul National University
- Former President at Korean Federation of Design Associations
- Tuba Kocaturk
- Overseas Expert(Oceania)
- Australia
- Seoul Design Award Advisors(2021, 2023)
- Professor of Integral Design and Architecture, and founding director of MInD Lab at Deakin University