London Design Interview

Here at London Design Awards, we celebrate different views, opinions, suggestions, and openness in moving towards success. Thus, let’s take a closer look at the interviews from our worldwide winners and get inspired by their success today!

London Design Awards interviewee - SK D&D Design Team for episode YONGSAN 241

SK D&D, South Korea


The award-winning design team behind SK D&D's episode YONGSAN 241 is composed of various design experts working together to create transformative spaces. Fred Shin Joonghee, Walcol...

London Design Awards interviewee - Wen-Chi Hsueh

Freelance Design, United States


Wen-Chi Hsueh is a multidisciplinary packaging and graphic designer from Taiwan, now based in New York, passionate about using design to connect people through bold ideas and visua...

London Design Awards interviewee - Na Lyu

Shanghai Ximang (ROD) Architectural Design Co., Ltd, China


As a seasoned landscape designer with over 23 years of experience, Na Lyu has led and contributed to award-winning projects recognised both internationally and domestically. Her ap...

London Design Awards interviewee - Yanci Chen

Gensler, United States


Yanci Chen is a U.S.-based architect with a Master’s from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a LEED-accredited professional. Her internationally acclaimed work explores i...

London Design Awards interviewee - Yijia Li

Freelance Design, Canada


Toronto-based multidisciplinary designer Yijia Li draws inspiration from her childhood passion for art, where she captured the world through doodles in her notebooks. Originally fr...

London Design Awards interviewee - Dalanda Cobb

BOTA, United States


Dalanda Cobb, a Doctor of Pharmacy, combines scientific expertise with a passion for problem-solving to create impactful solutions. With a lifelong curiosity and a drive to transfo...

London Design Awards interviewee - Xinchen Li

Freelance Design, United States


Transitioning from computer science to the arts, Xinchen Li explores themes of nostalgia and cultural heritage, transforming materials into tangible narratives that connect deeply ...

London Design Awards interviewee - Yuanfei Zhao

Kensho Technologies, United States


Yuanfei Zhao is a UX designer at Kensho Technologies, the innovation hub of S&P Global, dedicated to exploring how humans and advanced technology can work together effectively. Wit...

London Design Awards interviewee - Ramón Segarra

Designer, Spain


Ramón Segarra, a Barcelona-based designer and alumnus of Escola Massana and EAE Business School, has a career spanning product development, co-founding ventures like Byhome Habita...

London Design Awards interviewee - Zi Zhuo

Designer, United States


Zi Zhuo is a Seattle-based architectural designer at NAC Architecture, specialising in student housing, mixed-use projects, and housing master plans. With degrees in architecture f...

London Design Awards interviewee - Ali Afsarpour

Daria, United Arab Emirates


Ali Afsarpour, born in Tehran, Iran is a seasoned designer with over 25 years of experience spanning roles such as graphic designer, art director, and creative director. As the Chi...

London Design Awards interviewee - Julia Liu & Daren Cheng

Designers, United States


Julia Liu is a graphic designer and sculptor with a master's degree in Interactive Design and Game Development from SCAD. Darren Cheng has a background in industrial design and is ...

London Design Awards interviewee - Wei Dou

SWA Group, United States


Wei Dou, a Harvard-educated landscape architect with a decade of experience, bridges the physical, spatial, and virtual worlds through innovative, human-centred design. Guided by e...

London Design Awards interviewee - Bing Xue

Perkins&Will, United States


Bing Xue is an internationally recognised healthcare architectural designer known for creating transformative environments that enhance patient care and promote healing. With a mas...

London Design Awards interviewee - Bo Bao

Zoox, United States


Bo Bao is a Senior UX Designer at Zoox, where he bridges creativity and innovation to develop products that advance self-driving technology and enhance ride-hailing services. Inspi...

London Design Awards interviewee - Vongvasu Chaloisap

VVdesine Landscape Architecture, Thailand


Vongvasu Chaloisap, founder of the landscape architecture firm VVdesine, is a visionary designer from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand’s leading design institution. With a care...

London Design Awards interviewee - Daren Cheng

DC Design Studio, United States


Daren Cheng is a China-born designer with a strong UX/UI background, specialising in creating user-centred solutions that bridge cultural gaps and address real-world challenges. Pa...

London Design Awards interviewee - Qianzhuo Zeng

United States


Qianzhuo Zeng (Elaine) is a U.S.-based freelance designer and artist whose work blends UX and service design with artistic philosophies to create meaningful, human-centred experien...

London Design Awards interviewee - Zhong Zicheng

sNug, Taiwan


Zhong Zicheng, founder of sNug, brings 18 years of expertise in production, consumer-driven innovation, and minimalist design. Inspired by his roots in a textile factory, he create...

London Design Awards interviewee - Daria Yang Du

United States


Daria Yang Du is a Los Angeles-based architect with experience at firms like BIG, RIOS, Gensler, and MAD, bringing a multidisciplinary approach to projects across hospitality, educ...

London Design Awards interviewee - Jason Wilkinson

Qwickhose, United Kingdom


Jason Wilkinson, founder of Qwickhose, brings over 30 years of hands-on experience in carpentry and property development to solving everyday challenges with innovative, user-focuse...

London Design Awards interviewee - Wentao Guo

Adjaye Associates, United States


Wentao Guo is a New York-based interdisciplinary architectural designer at Adjaye Associates, recognised for crafting unique spaces that reflect the cultural and environmental cont...

London Design Awards interviewee - CIMOR

CIMOR, Taiwan


CIMOR's design team blends expertise from fashion, visual, industrial, and commercial design to create products that seamlessly combine beauty, functionality, and innovation. With ...

London Design Awards interviewee - Yijia Xu & Zhimin Ma

Yijia Xu & Zhimin Ma Design, United States


Yijia Xu and Zhimin Ma are landscape designers dedicated to transforming overlooked spaces into meaningful environments that serve both people and nature. With backgrounds in archi...