2019-10-28

2019 TISDC-International Design Masters Lecture Series in Taipei was Rounded off

The International Design Masters Lecture Series held by Taiwan International Student Design Comeptition was rounded off on October 25. The lecture series took place at 11 different places, including Taipei New Horizon, National Library of Public Information, and 9 design high schools and universities in Nothern, Central, and Southern Taiwan.

As for the International Design Masters Lecture Series in Taipei, TISDC invited design masters from Japan, Denmark, Australia, and Germany to be the speakers, including Mr. Kimitaka Kato, executive director & CDO of Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), Designer Thomas Bef Flygenring, designer of The LEGO Group, Denmark, Prof. Troy Innocent, founder and director of Urban Play Lab, and Mr. Jenz Großhans, co-founder of Design Studio-Großhans Und Arsad.

The central theme of this year’s International Design Masters Lecture Series is “Empathy,” which is also the theme of this year’s TISDC. Designer Thomas Bef Flygenring shared his experiences in being the designer at Design without Borders Uganda. When he was in Uganda, he not only discovered the needs of people there but also designed tools that could improve their daily lives. Prof. Troy Innocent led the audience to explore his city by integrating design with technology and self-learning, hoping that people could pay more attention to the places they are living. Mr. Kimitaka Kato is an experienced judge in many international design competitions. During his lecture, he shared the winning works of this year’s Good Design Award (Japan), which also strongly related to the issue of “Empathy.” By sharing their experiences in design, the speakers inspired the audience to think more about how designs influence people than to just focus on the designs themselves. In the Q&A session, the audience also seized the great opportunity to learn from the speakers and have design exchange.

Thanks again for all the audience’s attendance and enthusiastic participation. Only with your great support could TISDC made the lecture series so successfully.

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(Left to Right) Photo with Ms. Andrea Chu, Administration Associate Professional Manager of iSee Taiwan Foundation, Mr. Kimitaka Kato, Executive Director & CDO of Japan Institute of Design Promotion, Mr. Thomas Bef Flygenring, Designer of The LEGO Group, Denmark, Mr. Troy Innocent, Founder and Director of Urban Play Lab, Mr. Jenz Großhans, Co-Founder of Design Studio-Großhans Und Arsad, Mr. Chien-Kuo Teng, Associate Professor of the Department of Design in National Taiwan Normal University, and Prof. Wei-Ming Liao, Associate Project Director of TISDC.