“Creating Excellence in the Asian Design”, Disclosing 2023 DFA Awards Winners
The winners of the ‘2023 DFA Awards’, which inspire the world and create design excellence in Asia, have been announced. The ‘DFA Awards 2023’, hosted by the Hong Kong Design Center, is Asia’s representative design awards ceremony, and since its inception in 2003, it has been an event to award those who have showcased excellent designs from the unique perspectives and philosophies of Asia. This year, the 2023 DFA was divided into five categories—including the three major categories: ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, ‘Design Leadership Award’, ‘World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer’, ‘Design for Asia Awards’, and ‘Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award. Firstly, Japan’s representative graphic designer ‘Kenya HARA’ was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Kenya Hara, a graduate of Musashino Art University, was in charge of the Nagano Winter Olympics and the Expo 2005 Opening and Closing Ceremony Project. He was selected as the recipient of this award in honor of his inspiration for transforming everyday life into something special, discovering wisdom in simplicity, and promoting understanding and sensuous peace. Additionally, the Design Leadership Award was presented to Victor LO Chung-wing from Hong Kong. As Chairman and CEO of Gold Peak Technology Group, he has led the establishment of Hong Kong's representative cultural and arts institutions such as Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corporation, Hong Kong Design Center, Hotel Icon, Poly U Design School, PMQ, and M+. He is a key figure leading the revitalization in the fields of design, culture, and commerce. The World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer Award was awarded to Qiong Er JIANG from Shanghai, China, in recognition of his contribution to the global design landscape while being a future-oriented leader who connects tradition and innovation. At the Design for Asia Awards, excellent designs in six categories were honored with awards. This year, 216 awards were awarded, including 10 grand awards, 19 gold awards, 40 silver awards, 55 bronze awards, and 92 excellence awards. Various design works have also claimed the honor of awards in Korea. The winners are as follows: * Grand award winner, ▲safety(CPTED) design through governance operation/YiEUM Partners Inc. & GANGNAM-GU Government * Gold winner, ▲NONSPACE/On Architects Inc. * Silver winner, ▲MIMMIM/ On Architects Inc., ▲ Gleam Vacuum Cleaner/BKID ▲fruitfield order system/OIMU ▲CITY/D'STRICT KOREA, INC. * Bronze winner, ▲KT KASSETTE/intenxiv ▲Human7Questions/Studio Text ▲Hangeul Charm Series/77pattern ▲AHNI Handbag design/ AHNI ▲kyungokchae/the Kyungokchae Inc. * Merit Award Winners, ▲Pavilion as Organisms/EMOTIONplanning ▲BAENUE The New Lamp/BKID ▲Heroes in Uniform/Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs ▲TargetCool/intenxiv ▲Drifting in Hanji/Design Promotion Agency ▲Calzone/BDCI An official from the Hong Kong Design Center stated, “The 2023 DFA was successfully held this year in order to attract diverse creative talents, recognize their contributions, and celebrate excellent designs. We will continue to work together to effectively utilize design thinking across a wide range of fields.” 김진우 기자 (kim.jinwoo.ja@gmail.com)excellence disclosing asia awards awards ceremony leadership award
