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Soon-In Lee (South Korea)

Head of Seoul Design Center, Asia Director of Asia Pacific Designers Federation

Soon-In Lee has over 40 years of experience in the industry, with expertise spanning industrial design, interior design, and more. He has held several prestigious positions, including President of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID, now named as WDO), Executive Managing Director of the Seoul Design Center, Chairman of the Asia 3D Printing Forum, Dean of IDAS at Hongik University in Seoul, Executive Director of LG Europe Design Center, and Director of the Korea Design Biennale. Over the years, he has continuously supported international design-related projects and actively promoted design exchanges between China and Korea. He has been a guest speaker at Tsinghua University’ s 100th Anniversary Seminar in Beijing, a guest speaker at the Bauhaus Special Form College in Changsha, and also serves as a professor at Hunan University.

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Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Partner Institutions:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts & Design,Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shenzhen University,Shenzhen Technology University, World Design Organization,World Green Design Organization, Hong Kong Design Centre,Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries,Hong Kong Designers Association, Macau Design Centre,Macau Product Designers Association, Guangdong University of TechnologyHuateng Private Equity Investment Fund, Design Capital of Guangzhou, andother institutions

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