Jury
The Jury Committee is composed of experts in the design field.
The Jury members discuss everyday problem solving.
For the screening, the jury are looking at creative ideas whether the design’s theme is sustainable and solves the problems involved with the city life
2025 Jury
- Ahmad Bukhash
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- UAE
- Director of Urban Planning at the Dubai Development Authority
- Chief Architect and Founder - ARCHIDENTITY
- Birgit Lohmann
- Art, Design, Architecture
- Italy
- Founder designboom, founder not-compromised
- Dominique Sciamma
- Global Design, Interaction design, Design Education
- France
- Director & Dean, CY school of design
- Don Tae Lee
- Industrial Design
- Republic of Korea
- Design Strategy Center, Lotte Corporation President
- Eun Sook Kwon
- Design Education & Strategy Development, Human-Centered Design & Technology
- Republic of Korea/USA
- Georgia Institute of Technology Chair and Professor
- Ezio Manzini
- Design for social innovation
- Italy
- President, DESIS
- Honorary Professor, Politecnico di Milano
- Hicham Lahlou
- Design Education & Strategy Development, Human-Centered Design & Technology
- Morocco
- Founder, Africa Design Academy&Organization
- Regional Advisor, Africa of World Design Organization (WDO)
Previous Jury & Advisory
- Ahmad Bukhash
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- UAE
- Director of Urban Planning at the Dubai Development Authority
- Chief Architect and Founder - ARCHIDENTITY
- Birgit Lohmann
- Art, Design, Architecture
- Italy
- Founder designboom, founder not-compromised
- Dominique Sciamma
- Global Design, Interaction design, Design Education
- France
- Director & Dean, CY school of design
- Don Tae Lee
- Industrial Design
- Republic of Korea
- Design Strategy Center, Lotte Corporation President
- Eun Sook Kwon
- Design Education & Strategy Development, Human-Centered Design & Technology
- Republic of Korea/USA
- Georgia Institute of Technology Chair and Professor
- Ezio Manzini
- Design for social innovation
- Italy
- President, DESIS
- Honorary Professor, Politecnico di Milano
- Hyunsun Kim
- Design
- Republic of Korea
- President, Korean Federation of Design Associations
- President, kimhyunsunDESIGN
- Patricia Moore
- Industrial Design/Graphic Design/Gerontology
- USA
- President & Founder, MooreDesign Associates
- Selected the World Design Medal winners (2022) of World Design Organization (WDO)
- Pradyumna Vyas
- Industrial Design and social design
- India
- President-Elect, World Design Organization (WDO)
- Sevra Davis
- Architecture, Urban Design, Design Innovation, Design for Social Change, Social Innovation
- UK
- Director of Architecture Design and Fashion, British Council
- Tek-Jin Nam
- Industrial Design, Interaction Design
- Republic of Korea
- Professor, KAIST
- Anya Sirota
- Architect
- USA
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2020, 2021)
- Architectural designer, researcher, and founding principal of 'Akoaki'
- Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Academic Initiatives at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Charles Landry
- City
- UK
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2020, 2021)
- CEO of Comedia
- The European Capital of Innovation Award jury
- Fellow of The Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin
- Dontae Lee
- Industrial Design
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- President of Design Strategy Center, Lotte Holdings
- Kazuo Tanaka
- Urban Design & Design Thinking
- Japan
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- President / CEO, GK Design Group Inc.
- Executive Advisor of Japan Industrial Design Association (JIDA)
- Kunpyo Lee
- Experience & Service Design
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2021, 2023)
- Dean of School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Kyungae Han
- Fashion Design
- Republic of Korea
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- Vice president of FnC, KOLON INDUSTRIES
- Lu Xiaobo
- Experience & Information Design
- China
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2020, 2021, 2023)
- Dean of Smart Innovation Design Institute of Tsinghua University
- Director of the Teaching Steering Committee of Design Disciplines of the Ministry of Education China
- Mariana Amatullo
- Design Management, Design for Social Innovation
- USA
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- Vice Provost and Academic Dean, Continuing and Professional Education, Parsons School of Design, The New School
- Paolo Bergomi
- Industrial Design & Curator
- Argentina
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- President of Latin American Design Association (ALADI)
- Rachel Troye
- Service Design
- Norway
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2021)
- Professor, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design
- Seunghoy Kim
- City Architect
- Korea
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2020)
- The 3rd Seoul Metropolitan City Architect
- Professor at Seoul National University
- Stefano Micelli
- Design Craft Curating
- Italy
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2020)
- Currently full professor at Ca'Foscari University of Venice and Dean of the Challenge School of Management
- Currently cocurator of Homo Faber
- Consultant and curator for Triennale di Milano 2015-2019
- Suzanne Cotter
- Contemporary Art & Architecture
- Australia
- Seoul Design Award Jury (2023)
- Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
- Andrea Cancellato
- Overseas Expert(Europe)
- Italy
- Director, ADI Design Museum
- Dawn Lim
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Singapore
- Executive Director of DesignSingapore Council (Dsg)
- Eriko Esaka
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Japan
- Program director, Nagoya UNESCO City of Design Organizing Committee
- Councilor, International Design Center NAGOYA
- Eunjoo Maing
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Executive Director, Design Research Institute of DESIGN HOUSE Co., Ltd.
- Fernando Mascaro
- Overseas Expert(South America)
- Brazil
- Owner, Fernando Alckmin Mascaro Estratégias para Design (Design Strategies)
- Architect, Designer, and Teacher in universities in Brazil
- Hyunsuk Kim
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- President of the Society of Korean Design Science
- Professor at Hongik University
- Jeongtae Kim
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- CEO/President, Merry Year Social Company
- Jukka Savolainen
- Overseas Expert(Northern Europe)
- Finland
- AD Museum CEO, Museum director
- Ken Nah
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Professor, Hongik University
- Kim Kyeongha
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- Chief Editor, Better future
- Mugendi Kanampiu M'Rithaa
- Overseas Expert
- Kenya
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Administration, Planning and Finance (DVC-APF)
- Professor of Industrial Design at Machakos University
- Pyeongsoon Choi
- Overseas Expert(Asia)
- Republic of Korea
- EBS Producer
- Board member of The Biodiversity Foundation
- Sertaç Ersayin
- Overseas Expert(Asia/Europe)
- Türkiye
- WDO, Regional Advisor, Europe
- President, Association of Creative Industries Council in Turkey
- Tuba Kocaturk
- Overseas Expert(Oceania)
- Australia
- Professor of Circular Cities, and Deputy Head of School of Architecture and Built Environment, at Deakin University
- 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
- ChungKee Lee
- Vice-chair(domestic)
- Republic of 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
- 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(Republic of Korea)
- Republic of 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
- Republic of 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