JUDGE INTRODUCTION
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Lilian González
- Academic Coordinator of Design at Anáhuac University of México
- Advisory Board Member and former Board Member at World Design Organization (WDO)
- Jury Member and Advisory Board at Don Norman Design Award (DNDA)
- Designer, artist and PhD candidate in critical theory
- Expertise in design research and development includes: social design, design for the common good, inclusion, disability, aesthetics, healthcare, arts and crafts, and sustainability
Mexico
Yap Kimming
- Managing Director of Creativeans
- Vice President of the Design Business Chamber Singapore
- Member of the Advisory Committee for Curriculum and Academic Development at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and the Institute of Technical Education
- Distinguished Professor at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Co-founder of HOVARLAY
Singapore
Jarred Evans
- Managing Director of PDR Design Studio
- Professor of Applied Design Innovation
- Regular speaker and international design juror
- Over 30 years experience in user-centred product and service design
- Over 90 international design awards (iF, Red Dot, Good Design, IDEA)
United Kingdom
Jiaru Lin
- (2025) Jury Member of A’Design Award, Italy
- (2024) Jury Member of DNA Paris Design Award, France
- (2018) Winner of iF Design Award in Packaging Category, Germany
- Jury Member of ADC Art Director’s Club 102nd Annual Awards, USA
- Head of Design at Amaffi / Former Global Senior Packaging Designer at Tom Ford Beauty and Balmain Beauty
United States of America
Sheng-Hung Lee
- Researcher, MIT AgeLab
- MIT Ideation Lab Board of Director, IDSA
Taiwan
Makiko Tsumura
- Lecturer in Product Design at the Italian university ISIA Roma Design
- MA in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
- BA in Industrial, Interior and Craft Design from Musashino Art University
- Selected for ADI Design Index and Finalist of IHA Global Innovation Award
- Awards include: Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum, German Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, Archiproducts Design Award, BigSEE Product Design Award
Japan
Cleber Niels
- Senior Manager - Innovation at Electrolux, responsible for leading the consumer experience roadmap
- Industrial Design Leader with over 14 years of experience in home appliances across Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
- Led global design projects in the US, Brazil, Egypt, Singapore, and Australia
- Managed cross-regional innovation initiatives tailored to diverse markets
- Recipient of 8+ international design awards
Brazil
Leonard Tan Bahroocha
- (2017) Japan Good Design Awards
- (2014) Singapore President’s Design Award – Design of the Year
- (2006) iF Design Award
- Previous experience in Industrial Design includes Electrolux Dell Philips Design Creative Technology
- Director – Product Innovation Team, Samsung Electronics Southeast Asia and Oceania
Sakura Adachi
- Lecturer in Product Design at the Italian university ISIA Roma Design
- MA in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
- BA in Industrial, Interior and Craft Design from Musashino Art University
- Selected for ADI Design Index and Finalist of IHA Global Innovation Award
- Awards include: Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum, German Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, Archiproducts Design Award, BigSEE Product Design Award
Japan
