Celebrating Innovation Excellence
Discover the most innovative and creative minds across various industries. Our comprehensive directory features individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to their respective fields, driving progress and pushing boundaries.
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Roberto Maurizio Paura
Italy (IT)
During my first year of specialization in System Design, I started working in Smart-I Srl, a company involved in the increase of efficiency of public lighting and data collection, through a special sensor: SmartEye. In 2014, I graduated with honors at my specialization course. In the same period I strengthened the collaboration with Smart-I, becoming System Designer and Art Director for the company. My tasks at Smart-I consist in improving the design of the camera and the optimization of its internal components. I'm also the person in charge of the creation and the implementation of the interfaces system (UI/UX) and for corporate communication. Today, I'm the CPO of the company. In 2015, I became professor in Parametric 3D Modeling at ISIA ROMA. In 2017, I co-founded Priyatech, a company engaged in the realization of a multi-sensing camera for the reduction of domestic injuries. From the end of 2017 to March 2019, I have been consulent in UI/UX and communication for Donapp Srl, a startup incubated at Luiss Enlabs in Rome.
View ProfileRidzert Ingenegeren
Netherlands (NL)
As an industrial designer, Ridzert helps entrepreneurs and businesses making their physical product ideas come to life. He focuses on the essence of products, the way they serve people, and their manufacturability. According to Ridzert, an ideal product is part of a circular economy, its materials are preferably reused materials that can be reused again. He has worked on a wide array of products, for example an outdoor eating utensil, housings for consumer electronics, and train exterior and interior concept designs. Ridzert works with clients from all around the world (among others: Germany, Switzerland, France, the UK, USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia).
View ProfileDeyin Zhang
China (CN)
Deyin Zhang is currently a joint PhD student at King's College London, a PhD student at Zhejiang University's School of Computer Science (China), and an outstanding undergraduate alumnus of Chongqing University (China). Deyin Zhang has awarded 2024 China Design Industry Top 100, the first time as a student to win the Top 10 Design Rising Stars (2024), China's first batch of intermediate user experience designers (2021), China's IDC ‘WUWEI’ Young Creative Talent (2023), China National Scholarship, Tencent Scholarship, Jiang Zhen Scholarship, Provincial Self-Reliance Advanced Individuals. Deyin Zhang’s main research areas are product innovation and user experience innovation, interface design and development, and large language model assisted design research, etc. He has published 15 papers and academic monographs. He has published 15 papers, 2 academic monographs and 1 national first-class undergraduate textbook. Deyin Zhang’s 4 works have been exhibited in international famous design exhibitions/weeks; won 28 famous design awards (including 19 first author awards), including German Red Dot Award, Italian A Design Award, European Product Design Award, American New Concept Art Design Award Gold Award, China Design Intelligence Award; participated in a number of national projects and enterprise innovation and design projects as a core member; won 5 national patents, and 2 personal design works have been collected by the Academy. 2 personal design works are collected by the school of arts. In the past 3 years, Deyin Zhang has won design honours in international arenas such as the World Industrial Design Conference (WIDC) and the China Industrial Design Week. 5 times he has lectured or released his innovative design achievements in the International Industry-University-Research Cooperation Conference, the 15th China Industrial Design Week and other occasions.
View ProfileLi Sung Shan
Hong Kong (China) (HK)
Product Designer & Managing Director of ThinkThing Studio Jason Li is a Hong Kong product designer and the Managing Director of ThinkThing Studio. His works have won numerous design awards such as iF, Red Dot, Good Design Japan, Golden Pin, DFA, K Design Award, and the Hong Kong Smart Design Award. His products are distributed and sold all over the world including at outlets such as MoMA Design Store, TOKYU HANDS, T-Mall and more. His brand new product ZTRAW, a foldable reusable straw that is fully recyclable, has crowdfunded over HK$600,000 on online platforms within a month, and is popular among American, European and Southeast Asian backers. Jason’s passion for design stems from his belief that design can solve problems encountered by consumers in their everyday lives. From design to branding and marketing, Thinkthing Studio curates their own identity, so that consumers could experience their ideal lifestyle while using a practical product. Jason’s design and studio upholds sustainability and social responsibility, not only by designing products that improve quality of life while putting resources to good use, they also seek to collaborate with non-profit organizations during production, hoping to benefit society. Jason's goal is to connect people through design, and to make the world a better place.
View ProfileJooen Lee
Republic of Korea (KR)
Jooen Lee introduces sustainable design to both nature and humans with biodegradable materials 'Bonyeon' based on the primary industry in Korea. Jooen Lee's materials, production process, designs, products, and services demand responsibility from the whole society and lead change.
View ProfileAnastasia Klimova
Great Britain (GB)
Anastasia Klimova is an Industrial Designer currently completing the BA Product Design program at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, United Kingdom. She is committed to designing technology that enhances human ability and exists in harmony with nature. She believes that designers' skills make them capable of addressing the most challenging of current and future global issues. Anastasia has extensive experience working in the industry, having interned at hardware company Logitech, design consultancy LAYER and grassroots menswear fashion brand Glitch Anomaly.
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