A leading authority in design management, he has served as the President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) and the Chief of Design Seoul Headquarters for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. He studied Industrial Design at Seoul National University and its graduate school, earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse University in the United States, and a Ph.D. in Design Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He debuted as a designer after receiving the President’s Award from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the 1973 Korea Industrial Design Exhibition and was recognized as a recommended designer in 1976. In 1984, he joined KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) as a professor, where he led the establishment of the Department of Industrial Design and has since been committed to nurturing future talent. He has served as a design management advisor and outside director for leading Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Card, Homeplus, and Lotte Construction. From 1995 to 1999, he was a member of the executive board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and developed strategies for globalizing the design industry for Korea’s Globalization Promotion Committee in 1996. As the first designer to be appointed as President of KIDP in 2000, he spearheaded the construction of the Korea Design Center and successfully hosted international events such as the World Graphic Design Biennale and the World Industrial Design Conference. For his contributions, he received the Presidential Citation in 1999 and the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit in 2003. His publications include Design Management, a Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-recommended book and a must-read in the field, as well as Chung Kyongwon’s Design Management Stories, Design, Brands, and Competitiveness, and Global Design Travels. His work Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics, published by Harvard Business Publishing in 2008, became a bestseller. With numerous articles published in global design journals such as the Design Management Journal, he combines solid theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience. For over 30 years, he has contemplated how design transforms lives and fosters innovation, drawing insights from both academia and practice.
Authors
Chung Kyung-won
정경원
다른 사람들
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Jung Woong-sik, a principal architect at ON Architects, graduated from the Department of Architecture at Ulsan National University. He is currently an adjunct professor at the College of Design and Architecture at Ulsan National University and works as a public architect for Busan Metropolitan City. Through his exploration of the value and possibilities of regional architecture, he aims to propose various models and propose various possibilities by building a relationship between people and …
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Choi Min-young
Graduated from the department of industrial design at KAIST, earned a master’s degree in industrial design from the same institution, and completed the doctoral coursework there. With practical experience in product design and interaction design, served as a senior designer at Daewoo Motors and as the head of the research institute at Decos Interactive. Currently, a professor specializing in Interaction Product Design in the Department of Industrial Design at Sungshin Women’s … -
No Yun-gi
After graduating from Konkuk University with a degree in philosophy, he worked in international relations and corporate public relations at a public company, but was fascinated by the work of a translator to introduce good books and became a translator after graduating from the Glbab Academy of Barun Translation. His translations include The Delusions Of Crowds , The Fifth Agreement , How to Talk to a Science Denier , The Oxford Tutorial , Algorithms Of Oppression , and The Future of Men . -
Kimura Shunsuke
Interviewer and author. He began his career as an interviewer when he attended a seminar by Japanese intellectual Tachibana Takashi while a student at the University of Tokyo. After working in the office of copywriter Shigesato Itoi, he went out on his own. He has been a professional interviewer for 20 years and has interviewed and organized the stories of more than 1,000 people. -
Kim Mi-ja
She graduated from Hongik University with a BFA in Visual Design and majored in Packaging Design at Dongguk Graduate School of Industrial Art. She majored in illustration at California State University, Long Beach, USA. He is currently a professor at Yeongsan University, Department of Design. -
Sung Sang-woo
Graduated from Waseda University, Department of Architecture. After working at several design offices, he founded a0100z space design with his life partner in 2009. Currently, he is building a series of houses called ‘House with a Worn Threshold’ and ‘Together’, and runs Jeongchu Seodang in Yongsu Village, Yongin, where he talks about humanities and gives a lecture on humanities architecture called ‘House is Meaning’. -
Hyundai Card
Established in 2001 through a technical partnership with Diners Club International, Hyundai Card quickly became a leading credit card brand under Hyundai Motor Company. In 2003, the company acquired total identity and management rights, ensuring a cohesive brand presence. Hyundai Card rapidly gained market recognition with the launch of the ‘Hyundai Card M’ and expanded its brand with a series of alphabet cards designed to align with different customer lifestyles. The company has not stopped … -
Yoon Young-jun
Yoon Young-jun graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Life Sciences, and majored in Communication Design at SADI. She has been working mainly on editorial design and motion graphics. She is currently working as an editorial designer at Insight, a book publishing company. -
Yamamoto Riken
Riken Yamamoto, born 1945 in Beijing, China is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor. -
FHHH Friends
FHHH Friends is an architecture firm composed of three principals—Yoon Hanjin, Han Seungjae, and Han Yangkyu —along with six team members. The three principals first crossed paths as colleagues at Designcamp Moonpark (DMP) and have been working together since 2013. Their work is rooted in a deep understanding of urban contexts, showcasing originality and creativity across a range of projects. In recognition of their contributions to the field, they were named Young Architects of 2019 . -
Yoo Ji-won
Yoo Ji-won is designer who loves books and letters. She majored in visual design at Seoul National University’s Department of Industrial Design and worked as a book designer at Minsumsa. He received an artistic scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, majored in typography at the Leipzig University of Graphic and Book Arts, and was a BK Research Professor at Hongik University’s Metadesign Center. Since then, he has taught typography and editorial design at Seoul … -
Lu Jingren
Prof. Lu Jingren is a book designer and illustrator. During the 1990s, he studied under Prof. Kohei Sugiura (杉浦康平) in Japan. In 1998 he established the Jingren Art Design Studio. He was senior art editor of the China Youth Publishing House. He is now a professor of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University and a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI). Prof. Lu has received many book design awards at home and overseas, including the World’s Most Beautiful Book award …