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JUDGE INTRODUCTION

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The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.

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Sheng-Hung Lee

  • Researcher, MIT AgeLab
  • MIT Ideation Lab Board of Director, IDSA

Taiwan

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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