Founded in 2004 , this design studio was established by Swiss designers Augustin Scott de Martinville, Grégoire Jeanmonod, and Elric Petit . Having met as friends at the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) , they have built a solid team dynamic and an optimistic design approach , creating practical yet distinctive everyday objects . Their work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Swiss Design Award, iF Design Award, and Good Design Award . Their designs are part of the …

Graduated from the Department of Art Theory at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree from the same university with research on spatial experiences in Minimalism and New Media Art. Co-translated works such as 40 Essential Readings in Art Theory and Criticism, 21 Terms for Media Criticism, and Postproduction. Published papers including “Jeffrey Shaw’s New Media Installations: Tension between Physical Space and Virtual Space”, “Medial Turns in Korean Avant-Garde”, and “Binghamton Letter: …

Design critic. Professor Emeritus at Musashino Art University and Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Art. Born in Kobe in 1946. Graduated from Musashino Art University. After working as an editor, became an associate professor at Tokyo Zōkei University in 1983. Started at his current position in 1996. His works include Design no 20 seiki (The 20th Century of Design) (NHK Shuppan, 1992), Housework no seiji gaku (The Politics of Housework) (Seidosha, 1995), and Nichijitsu no bunka shi (The …

John Thackara is a writer, advisor and event producer. For more than thirty years he has traveled the world in a search of stories about the practical steps taken by communities to realise a sustainable future. He writes about these stories online, and in books; he uses them in talks for cities, and business; he also organizes festivals and events that bring the subjects of these stories together. He curated the celebrated Doors of Perception conference for 20 years – first in Amsterdam, later …

He studied strategic management and marketing at the University of Trier in Germany. As the founder and consultant of Destinable, a service design company for the tourism industry, he has participated in various tourism projects across Europe. Since 2008, he has been teaching service design in the master’s program in Entrepreneurship and Tourism at Management Center Innsbruck(MCI) in Austria.

Ahn Sung-jin graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University in 1993. He has been photographing musicians’ record jackets since 1992 and has photographed more than 500 albums. He has photographed corporate advertisements for Samsung, LG, Motorola, Hyundai, Kia, and SKT, as well as launch ads for sports brands such as Puma, Adidas, and LeCap, beauty brands such as Laneige and The Face Shop, and most of Korea’s casual fashion brands. To this day, he is still …

In his long tenure at The Ohio State University (OSU), Charles A. Charles Wallschlaeger was instrumental in creating one of the first full-scale industrial design departments at the university level. In more than 30 years there – including 19 as department chair, Charles influenced countless students and design educators.

He is the Creative Director at Waag Society, focusing on developing various projects based on open design principles. He is also the co-founder of Waag Society’s Fab Lab and the Instructables Restaurant. On a personal level, he is actively involved in the global maker and digital fabrication community.

Fleur Watson PhD is a curator, creative producer and author. Her academic and cultural leadership extends across a broad spectrum of creative disciplines including architecture, design, visual art, and expanded spatial practices. Fleur is an Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Design at RMIT University and founder of independent curatorial practice Something Together. She is an experienced researcher within an ‘integrated scholarship’ framework with a focus on curating …

Um So-young graduated from Korea University and is in charge of strategy formulation and service planning for data-driven decision-making at a domestic automobile company. She is currently working as a translator at Barun Translation.

She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in German. After working as a pop culture critic and book editor for a publishing house, she is now a professional translator from German and English. His translations include Design Sosa , Locker bleiben mit dem inneren Schweinehund , A Realist’s Walk in Psychology , From Starlight to Dew and The Secret Library of a Science Editorial Fanatic .

He graduated from Korea University, Department of History and Education, and works as a professional translator. He ran the Japanese culture portal ‘ The Way to Japan ’, which led him to become a professional translator. His major works include Shinkai Makoto’s Weathering With You , Higashino Keigo’s Heart of Brutus , The Murder in Mansion Hakuba , Beautiful Weapon , and Dream Flower , Yoshida Shuichi’s Onna tachi wa Ni do Asobu , Ikeido Jun’s Shylock no …