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.
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
Hsiang-Han Hsu
- Founder and Designer of HSIANG HAN DESIGN
- (2025) Milan Design Week
- (2023) RoPlastic Prize
- (2021) Solo Exhibition "Glass in Nature" x W Glass Project
- (2019) Golden Pin Design Award
Taiwan
Wei Shen Yi
- (2025) Chairman, Taiwan Industrial Design Association (TIDA)
- (2022) Founder, Make3Box Workshop
- (2019) Founder, JSL-Craft Brand
- (2009) Founder, Yiweishen Personal Design Brand
- (2008) Founder, Afterain Design Studio
Taiwan
Donn Koh
- Co-Founder, STUCK Design Pte Ltd
- Co-Founder, Hypersketch App
- Outstanding Educator Award, National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Inventor of the bend-and-snap mechanism for the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
- IDSA IDEA Juror 2020 and 2021
Singapore
Johan Birger
- 15 years design responsible for Jabra Mobile
- Designed all of Jabra's True Wireless headsets 2016–2023
- Expertise in designing wearables
- 3D surfacing specialist in Creo and CDRS
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Sweden
Yuta Inoue
- Co-founder, KESIKI Inc. and Open Medical Lab
- Executive Member, Kepler Corp. and Whatever Co.
- Lecturer at TCL (Tama Art University’s Creative Leadership Program) and DESIGNART LAB
- Program Partner for METI’s Program for Creating Global “Fashion IP”
- Former Jury Member for Good Design Award and ACC Tokyo Creativity Awards
Japan
Jimmy Chang
- President of the Chinese Industrial Design Association (24th and 25th Term)
- Torch Designer for the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Commissioner for Promoting Local Revitalization Policy National Development Council
- Member of Taiwan-Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Cooperation Strategy Promotion Association
Taiwan
