Changduk Kim
www.linkedin.com/in/ideaincubator
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Personal Data
Address:Seoul,Korea
Cell:+821695466746
E-mail:kim.changduk@gmail.com
Date of Birth:November21.1980
Gender:Male
Nationality:Korean
About
Changduk Kim majored in product and environment design in he's undergraduate studies,
and running he's owned factory company Neotizen Co., Ltd. while going through a master's
degree in intellectual property and Launched FOGRING. Changduk worked for Samsung Electronics
Software membership and Samsumg Techwin design membership as a designer. also, He worked for
Continuum Seoul and Continuum Milan as a intern designer.
He's the recommended designer and selected as one of the most excellent designers by the
government for 3 consecutive years.
It is a government project that discovers and fosters excellent designers, Among the 100
people selected for the program in the last 7 years, they chose the top 5 designers to give
out awards to,and he was selected as one of these 5.
Changduk Kim who designed Universal Toilet is the first Korean designer who snapped up best
prizes in all of the top three international design competitions. Kim's name appears in 2010
art textbook for Korean junior high schools as a representative designer in Korea.
And he Launched product name of Fogring is steady seller in Korea. Through Neotizen has taken
management experience in consumer products manufacturing and lifecycle A to Z.
Also, created new categories and continued to innovative demo products R&D.
He wonder about the social part of his subject which, by interfering with daily life, can
influence, or even galvanize consumers life habits and a change in mindsets. His stance, under
the disguise of a perfect mastery of aestheticism and ergonomics, broadcasts a militant and
universal message of ecological and accessibility as design innovation. He makes consumers
face their responsibilities by playing with scales, with an easy to absorb play approach.
He do not naively just stress the importance of innovations. He closely plan for benefits
in the Customer Satisfaction and business side. Through he's studies at graduate school,
He familiarizing himself with patent lawsuit practices, possibility of licensing and patent
and its pros and cons.
On top of creating designs, He maximize the value of the products by strategically planning
IP and User-Centered Design, and he aim to play a key role in the community by contributing
in improving the quality of life.
Education
Hongik University Graduate School ,Korea, Master of Intellectual Property / March 2010-2012
Daejin University,Korea Bachelor of Fine Art in Product & Environment Design/March.1999-Aug2006
Skill
Languages:Limited working proficiency
Special:Radical Creativity,Problem finding,Creative ideation,Determined Problem solve,R&D
ComputerLiteracy:Photoshop,Illustrator,Rhino3D,3dsMax
Experience
Industrial Design Freelancer., Seoul, Korea 2020-Present
Neotizen.Co.Ltd .,Co-Founder,Design Director, Jan2012-Dec 2019
Mimuun., Founder, Design Director., May2008-Dec2011
Cornell University CCTEC Technology Management Summer Program., NY, US 2010
CONTINUUM Intern designer ., Milano,Italy 2008
CONTINUUMInterndesigner.,Seoul,Korea2007
SamsungElectronicsInterndesigner.,Seoul,Korea2006-2007
FLOS WorkshopCourseItaly,Milano2006
SamsungTechwinDesignMembership.,Seoul,Korea2005
HonorsandAwards
Post Next Generation Design Leader of Korea / 50,000USDAwarded 2010
Next Generation Design Leader of Korea / 30,000 USD Awarded 2009
Next Generation Design Leader of Korea / 30,000 USD Awarded 2008
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy minister Prize/ Korea Invention Patent Exhibition 2008,9
GoldPrize/IDEA2007
1stPrize/iFAwardLebens(t)raeume2007
Best of the Best/red-dot Design ConceptAward 2006
Red-dot Winner/red-dot Design Concept Award 2007
Red-dot Winner/red-dot Design Concept Award 2006
Notable Entry/Light Object Design Competition about Sustainabillty 2006
Design Incubator/Seoul Arts Center 2006
Recommended Designer/KIDP(KoreaInstituteofDesignofPromotion)2006
Special Selection/41th Korea Industry Design Exhibition 2006
Korea Chamber of Commerce President Prize/40th KIDE 2005
Special Selection/40th Korea Industry Design Exhibition 2005
Special Selection/39th Korea Industry Design Exhibition 2004
Special Selection/GM Korea Saab Design Competition 2005
Selection/Pentech & Curitel Design Competition 2005
Selection/LG Design Competition 2005
Exhibition
2013 K-Culture festival , KCON Neotizen Fogring Exhibit Booth., LA,USA
2012 Maison & Objet Neotizen Fogring Exhibit Booth., Paris, France
2010 BAM nuit en Coreen., Thionvile,France
2009 Korea Invention Patent Exhibition ..Seoul, Korea
2008 Korea Invention Patent Exhibition ..Seoul, Korea
2008 100% Design London., London,UK
2008 Design Olimpiad ..Seoul,Korea
2008 MilanFuorisalone..ZonaTortonaPrivateexhibition.,Milan,Italy
2008 DesignClusterExhibition.,Seoul,Korea
2007 SeoulDesignWeek.,Seoul,Korea
2007 SeoulDesignFestival.,Seoul,Korea
2007 DESIGNKOREA.,Seoul,Korea
2007 internationalToilet&BathExpo.,Seoul,Korea
2007 CASALIVINGdesignwalk.,Seoul,Korea
2007 SeoulArtsCenter,DesignMADE-ManifestoforAnnualDesignExhibition.,Seoul,Korea
2007 iFcompetitionLebens(t)raeume2007:Tradefairground,SpecialShowLebensr?me,Nuremberg.,Germany
2006 red-dotaward:designconcept2006winnersspecialexhibition.,Singapore
2006 GwangjuBiennale.,Gwangju,Korea
2006 KoreaIndustryDesignExhibition.,Bundang,Korea
2005 SaabDesignCompetition.,Seoul,Korea
2005 GwangjuBiennale.,Gwangju,Korea
2005 KoreaIndustryDesignExhibition.,Bundang,Korea
2004 KoreaIndustryDesignExhibition.,Bundang,Korea