Donghwan Song _ Industrial Designer
Donghwan Song is an industrial designer based in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He majored in product design at Hongik University from 2014 to 2020. As an industrial designer, his projects mainly focuses on providing the new experiences and bring convenience to daily life by his formative, material, and interactive solutions when people use or manipulate products. While working in Korean design studios, he collaborated with clients ranging from Samsung Electronics to start-ups. At that time, mass production with advanced design and several R&D(Research&Development) projects were carried out in the fields of home appliances, wearable devices, and communication participating in the projects including home appliances, wearable devices, and communication equipment, etc.
Also as one of the artists member registered at ADAGP (Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques) and Amitiés Internationales André Malraux in France, he represented experimental works that visualize his own concept language with functions.
Contact
+82) 10-9398-6179
Education
2014 - 2020
Hongik University, KR / BFA Product Design
*includes military service for 2 years
2021
ÉCAL (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne), CH / MA Product Design
*will start from September 2021
Award
2019
Red Dot Award Design Concept / Winner
Spark Design Award / Finalist
iF Design Talent Award / Best of the year
Experience
2020
Fountain Studio, Seoul, KR / Industrial Designer (Dec 2020 - May 2021)
DESIGN METHODS, Seoul, KR / Industrial Design Internship (Aug - Nov 2020)
RF Products Design for NSRI (National Security Research Institute), KR /
Design Team Lead _ Contracted with Sungsan E&C (Jun 2020 - Aug 2020)
2019
BKID, Seoul, KR / Industrial Design Internship (Sep 2019 - Feb 2020)
ADAGP, Paris, FR / Artist Member with Global Copyrights
Amitiés Internationales André Malraux, Paris, FR / Artist Membership
Hongik Univ. Product Design Degree Show Committee / Vice Chief
2018
Design Numbers, Seoul, KR / Freelance Designer (Jan - Nov 2018)
Hongik Univ. Product Design Student Show Committee / Chief
2015 - 2016
Joint Chiefs of Staff, KR / General Chauffeur
2014
Lee Jung Sun Art School, Seoul, KR / Researcher & Assistant
Exhibition
2019
2018
2017
2014
2011
Hongik Univ. Degree Show 'UNO' / Hongik Daehangno Art Center, Seoul, KR
Esprit Nouveau Exhibition Korea / Gallery Conseil, Seoul, KR
'Plug-In' / Hongik Univ. Building M, Sejong, KR
'Product M5' / Hongik Univ. Building M, Sejong, KR
Hongik University Foundation Show / Hongik Univ. Art Hall, Sejong, KR
Korea Art Snow Festival / SETEC Seoul