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.
De Jiun Lee
- Founder and Experience Strategy Director of LEEder Design
- 5th and 6th Vice President of IxDA Taiwan
- (2023-2025) Elite Lecture of Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
- (2025) iF Design Award
- Former Associate Design Manager of Quanta Computer
Taiwan
Joy Cheng
- Founded Pollinator Inc.
- Coach for corporate succession and transformation
- Official Representative of Taiwan, Red Dot Design Award
- Executive Director, Red Dot Taiwan Ltd.
- Manager, Red Dot Design Museum Taipei
Taiwan
Maartje Pel
- (2017–present) Member of TISDC and D&AD design juries
- Lead Industrial Designer at DCA Design International, UK
- Cross-sector knowledge with a focus on medical applications
- Over 20 years of experience in international design consultancy
- Winner of over 20 international design awards including iF, Red Dot, and Good Design
United Kingdom
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
