JURY
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Shih-Hsien Liang
- Creative Director of 60 Degree Co., Ltd.
- Graduated from Pratt Institute
- Extensive experience collaborating on cultural and art-related design projects, with clients including Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Tina Keng Gallery, GuoGuang Opera Company, and the National Human Rights Museum.
- Recipient of international and Taiwanese design awards, including the Red Dot Design Award: Communication Design and the Golden Pin Design Award.
Taiwan
Maya Ben David
- Industrial Design faculty member and former Experimental Design project leader at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
- Founder & Co-Leader of the Performing Material Lab, spearheading cutting-edge design-science innovation with the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University
- Experienced Hardware Design Leader and former Head of Design at Strauss Water, specializing in UX and visionary product roadmaps
- Award-winning innovator recognized with the Red Dot Product Design Award (2026) and the Israel Museum's Sandberg Award for Design Research
Israel
Ashutosh Vashishtha
- Former Microsoft Designer driving Windows & Xbox experiences.
- Recipient of DNA Paris Design Award and India's ADI Design Award.
- Design content creator with 75K+ followers on Instagram.
- 2-time TISDC winner & 3-time finalist (2022 CII India Special Award).
India
Ralph Christian Bremenkamp
- Director Innovation Strategy & Design at FLUID Design, Munich, Germany
- Former Creative Director at BMW Designworks and Principal Design Director at frog
- Over 20 years of experience leading design projects for international Fortune 500 companies
- Juror for international Design Awards such as the IF Award, Chip Design Award, Elite, Muse Award, and French Design Award
- Recipient of numerous Awards such as IF, Red Dot, Good Design, German Design Award, Universal Design, Golden Award of Montreux, and PlusX.
Germany
Vasil Velchev
- R&D Manager of Media & Digital Solutions at Villeroy & Boch Group.
- Design Expert with over 20 years of experience, a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Winner of nearly 30 international honors, including the Asia Design Prize, A' Design Award, and IDA.
- Juror for 13 international design competitions with over a decade of evaluation experience.
- Multi-Disciplinary Judge experienced in reviewing Product, Interior, Graphic Design, and Architecture.
Bulgaria
Annabella Hevesi
- Industrial and furniture designer; Co-founder at Line and Round Studio and Creative Director of Self and Scope
- Recipient of design awards, including EDIDA Hungary, Design Shanghai Talents, Grassimesse Grand Prize, and Golden A’ Design Award.
- Exhibited at international events, including Milan Design Week, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Design Shanghai, and Berlin Design Week.
- Selected works are part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest and GRASSI Museum in Leipzig.
- Experienced jury member, including the Design MA diploma committee at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest.
Hungary
Gard Bekk Wanderoy
- Junior Creative behind "Dumpster Deli" — Norwegian National Advertising Awards (Gullblyanten) Gold in the Effect category, Eurobest Silver x2, Epica Bronze, and shortlisted at Cannes Lions in PR, Outdoor, and Direct.
- "Tap-in Donation"-Digital Creative Competition OOH 2024 Gold.
- "Chant a lingo"-D&AD New Blood Yellow Pencil.
- "The most average man in the world"-D&AD New Blood Graphite Pencil
- "Plus Petition"-Young Ones One Show Merit Award.
Norway
Vinicius Pineschi
- Product Design Lead with 10+ years of experience designing digital products for global brands including Google, Flutter, Firebase, and Heineken.
- Led the creation of large-scale fintech, e-learning, and eCommerce platforms used by more than 10 million users worldwide.
- Award-winning creative leader recognized by Cannes Lions, Effie Awards, and The One Show for innovation and digital experiences.
- Specialized in ecosystem-driven UX, retail innovation, and interactive product education platforms that simplify complex technologies.
- Holds two master's degrees focused on digital product design, innovation, and emerging technologies.
Andrew Simpson
- Founder & Director of Vert Design
- CEO of Design Declares Australia, Advisory Board Member for the Australian Design Council, and Foundation Member of Leadership ThinkTank.
- Lead Designer of global projects, including the HuskeeCup, Sydney Metro seating, and the Symbiocene Guidebook.
- Project Director managing industrial design initiatives for multinational organizations such as Unilever, Nestlé, and Sydney Water.
- Recipient of international awards, including the Good Design Awards, Pentawards, and the prestigious Churchill Fellowship.
Australia
Yu Yamada
- Current Representative Director of method Inc. and Guest Professor at Musashino
- Art University (Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design), Former Buyer for " IDÉE Shop" in Minami-Aoyama; Founded Method in 2007 to begin freelance operations
- Served as an official jury member for "GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2026 LONG LIFE DESIGN AWARD" and "TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD."
- Led retail curation for "SOUVENIR FROM TOKYO" (The National Art Center, Tokyo), "21_21 SHOP", and "GOOD DESIGN STORE TOKYO by NOHARA."
- Collaborated with Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten and TDRI to oversee the branding and product development for Taiwan's "KOGA" tableware
Japan
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
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
