Our 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