JURY
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Florian Seidl
- Design Manager of Lavazza Group
- Founder of Officina Endorfino
- Automotive background, working as a senior exterior designer at Centro Stile Fiat
- Recipient of numerous international design awards
- Regular participation in academic projects, talks, and jury panels
Austria
Lance Han
- Founder & Design Director of DOT Design.
- Board Member of the Taiwan Industrial Design Association.
- Served as a juror for the Golden Pin Design Award, Taiwan Excellence Award, and Food Innovation Awards.
- Winner of over 40 international design awards, including iF, Red Dot, and Golden Pin.
- Dedicated to circular and sustainable design, connecting Taiwan with the global industry.
Taiwan
Jexter Lim Sen Ye
- Lead Industrial Designer at LionsBot, specializing in autonomous cleaning robotics.
- Led and contributed to internationally recognized design projects, including winners of the iF Design Award (2024, 2021),
- Red Dot Design Award (2023), Good Design Award (2022), and Singapore Good Design Award (2021).
- Led two fully funded Kickstarter campaigns from concept to launch.
- Winner of the 2017 Taiwan International Student Design Competition
Singapore
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
Shih-Hsun Wu
- Founder of Young Yeh Advance Technology
- Expert in kinematic mechanisms, plastic mold manufacturing, and high-precision prototyping.
- Specialist in moving parts and mechanism design for consumer electronics.
- Collaborator with Nissan Design Center Japan on show car development and 3D modeling.
- Project Lead for Luxgen, HAITEC, and Yamaha Motor Taiwan show car fabrication.
Taiwan
Vii Chen
- Design Director of HEY SHENG, Founder of ViiCHENDESIGN.
- Juror for the 29th–31st Taiwan Excellence Awards and recognized among the Red Dot Top 50 Young Professionals.
- Designer of the official new trophies for the National Innovation Award, Taiwan Craft Award, and Golden Pin Design Award.
- Winner of dozens of prestigious awards, including the iF Design Award, Red Dot, Japan's Good Design, and crQlr Awards.
- Exhibitor & Curator with 50+ exhibitions across 10+ countries, including Milan, Paris, Dubai, and Tokyo Design Weeks.
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
Cheng swee ling
- (2021) Founded independent Documentation & Archival platform Studio SML to research and document the making of design studios and the business of design in Singapore.
- (2023) ongoing: Advisory Board for Preservation of Sites and Monuments, National Heritage Board.
- (2020) Conferred the President’s Design Award “Designer of the Year 2020” and SkillsFuture Fellowship 2020 by President Halimah Yacob.
- (2007 – 2022)Judging Panel for Red Dot Awards, Visual Communications category, Essen, Germany.
Singapore
Thomas Walter Garvey
- (1999-present) Associate Professor, (2007-2017), Director, School of Industrial Design, Carleton University
- Research in design for extreme and minimal environments, small-scale living spaces and urban density, integration of UN SDGs in design curricula, and international collaborations
- (1994-1996) Koizumi Sangyo Corporation, Osaka
- (1991-1993) Michael Kalil Foundation, New York
- (1988-1990) Kalil Studio, New York
Canada
Joe Lin
- YEN Partnership Architects, Founding Partner and Principal Architect
- Chinese Society of Interior Designers, Chairman of the board
- APEC Registered Architect
- Works have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the "TID ", "HKDA", "Taiwan Architecture Award", "Red Dot Design Award", "iF Design Award", "[d]arc awards", "A' Design Award & Competitions", and so on.
- (2024-Present) Mr. Lin has been invited to serve as a judge for various international awards,
Taiwan
Alex Chuang
- AIA International East Asia Regional Director
- (2018–2022) General Manager, JJP Architects & Planners
- (2005–2018) Founder and Chief Architect, YAZHUANG Design
- (2017)Selected for DESIGN POWER 100.
- (2016)Winner of the Best Lifestyle Design Award, Beijing Design Week(BJDW).
Taiwan
Clive John Eveleigh
- (2000–present) Principal Zero-Studio Taipei
- (2021–2025) Consultant RCPA Architects
- (2024) Assoc. Prof. in Biodesign Tamkang Architecture
- (2019–2022) Director Dinlas Digital
- (2017–2019) Assoc. Prof. Digital Fabrication Shih-Chien University
United Kingdom
