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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.

Guided by:

China Media Group, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality, the People's Government of Shenzhen Municipality

Hosted by:

Organizing Committee of the Better Design Award

Organized by:

Guangdong Better Design Innovation Center (Preparatory)

Supporting Organizations:

Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation, Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions, Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Guangdong Provincial Women's Federation, Guangzhou Baiyun District People's Government and other relevant organizations.

Strategic Cooperation Partner:

Guangzhou Baiyun Jianke Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

Partner Organizations:

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Zhejiang University, Xi’ an Jiaotong University, Hunan University, Tongji University, Shenzhen University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 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 Design Association, and other relevant organizations

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