JURY
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Keoun Nah
- Master Designer at Busan Metropolitan City, Korea.
- WDO Board Member.
- Jury Member of Red Dot Award: Product Design & Design Concept.
- Professor at Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.
- Distinguished Professor at Faculty of Innovation Design, City University of Macau.
Korea
Alan Huang
- President, Taiwan Industrial Design Association (TIDA).
- Founder, AFTERAIN DESIGN PUBLISH CO., LTD.
- Jury Member, Taiwan Excellence Award.
- Jury Member, Golden Pin Design Award and Young Designers’ Competition.
- Curator, Taiwan Designers’ Week.
Taiwan
Kunihiro Uchida
- B.F.A. in Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
- General Manager of Toyota Design, Toyota Motor Corporation (Major Works: Lexus LS400, Lexus ES300, Toyota Crown, Supra, MR2).
- Former Executive Director, International Design Center NAGOYA.
- Board Member, ICSID/Icograda World Design Congress Nagoya 2003 & Autonomous Bus Designer for Expo 2005 Aichi.
- Best Award, New Bus Rapid Transit Design Competition, Federal Transit Administration (USA), 2001.
Japan
Tetsuya Konishi
- CEO & Principal Designer, exiii design.
- Ph.D. in Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology. Former Industrial Designer at Panasonic.
- Winners of the iF DESIGN AWARD Gold and multiple GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARDs.
- Creator of the open-source myoelectric prosthetic hand HACKberry.
- Designer of the WF01TR Paralympic racing wheelchair and the Model-T next-generation retail robot.
Japan
Brandon Gien
- Founder and Chair, Good Design Australia
- Chair, Australian Good Design Awards
- Executive Director, Australian Design Council
- Senator, World Design Organization
- Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design, University of Canberra and University of New South Wales
- Board Member, Symbiocene Institute and Future Council
Australia
Christy Chang
- Design Leader at the Innovation Institute of Compal Electronics, Inc.
- Former Jeweler at Roland Eigner Jewelry in Sydney, Australia
- Former Visual Designer at Infinesse Furniture Design
- Master's degree in Studio Art from the University of Sydney
- College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York.
Taiwan
Jimmy Chang
- ury Chair for the Product Design Category of the Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC).
- Founder & Creative Director of UID CREATE LTD., with over two decades of professional expertise in industrial design.
- Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Design Association (TIDA), actively promoting the design industry.
- Recipient of over 100 domestic and international accolades, including the prestigious iF Design Award.
- Expert in human-centered design and interdisciplinary integration, driving the innovative transformation of Taiwan's traditional industries.
Taiwan
Cita Tahir
- (2011-)Creative Director, Milestone Branding Solutions
- (2023-), Vice Chairman & Treasurer, ADGI (Indonesian Graphic Design Association)
Indonesia
Gen Suzuki
- GEN SUZUKI STUDIO Designer
Japan
Piotr Swiatek
- Manager of Design & Innovation Policy at PDR – International Centre for Design & Research.
- Treasurer and Executive Board Member of BEDA – Bureau of European Design Associations.
- Worked as Design Expert for the HM Government, Irish Government, Latvian Government, European Central Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, among others.
- Judged the Latvian Design Award, Lithuanian Design Awards and MUZA Design Competition.
- Graduated Design Management at Jagiellonian University and Advanced Service Design at Central Saint Martin, UAL.
United Kingdom
Gideon Loewy
- Scandinavian Design Consultant Co., Ltd. Founder / CEO
- Municipal Consultant of Taichung City Government in Urban Development Bureau / Tourism Bureau / Information Bureau
- National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute - Committee Member
- Committee member of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ministry of Culture Consultant for Industrial Technology Research Institute and Taiwan External Trade Development Council
- Vice-Chairman of Design Denmark (former MDD) / Asia Designer Communication Platform
Denmark
De Jiun Lee
- Founder and Experience Strategy Director of LEEder Design
- 5th and 6th Vice President of IxDA Taiwan
- (2023-2025) Elite Lecture of Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
- (2025) iF Design Award
- Former Associate Design Manager of Quanta Computer
Taiwan
