The annual Herald Design Forum returns for its fifth edition on Nov 10, bringing together the design world’s big names to Seoul.
This year, the forum will explore the potential of design when it integrates with other fields such as technology, management, psychology, humanity and art. It will focus on how design acts as an intermediary and comprehensive platform between different industries, merges them, and creates new values in the process.
The forum signals the start of a monthlong celebration of design in Korea, featuring Design Korea (Nov. 11-15) and Seoul Design Week (Dec. 2-6).
Under the theme “Design Platform Creates Value through Integration,” it will offer a glimpse into how design changes the world, with speakers drawn from various fields such as architecture, industrial design, social media, food and 3-D printing.
Date: Nov. 10 (Tuesday) from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Venue: Grand Hyatt Seoul, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Speakers:
Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, former director of market development and spokeswoman of Facebook
Kim Ju-yoon, CEO of Dot, a smartwatch-maker for the blind
Tom Dixon, creative director of the brand “Tom Dixon”
Arik Levy, creative director of L-Design Studio
Marti Guixe, food designer
Ban Shigeru, architect and winner of Pritzker Prize 2014
Bob van der Lee, CEO of Total Identity
Tommy Li, branding designer in Hong Kong
Janne Kyttanen, founder of Freedom of Creation, a product design company specializing in 3-D printed products
Alvy Ray Smith, cofounder of Pixar
Lee Lee-nam, artist
Ticket sales: Oct. 10-Nov. 3
Registration and more information: Contact Herald Design Forum head office at +82 (2) 727-0046, heraldforum@ioconvex.com or Interpark at http://ticket.interpark.com.