Johan Persson
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About
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
C’monde design unique products and brands born from a deep understanding of a client’s market, business and customer. We have cumulated over 10 years of extensive experience in audio, IoT and biometric sensor technology by working exclusively with top-tier brands and in close co-operation with the best manufacturers in China.
CUSTOMER INSIGHT
We actively conduct research with focus on the powerful Chinese consumer. We adopt a value innovation approach that gathers both quantitative and qualitative insights we map and quantify customers habits and feelings and desires.
VALUE INNOVATION
With a strong foothold in the design thinking process combined with the specific needs of our clients, we generate customer insights through our tools and processes that drive consumer-driven innovation that create game-changing opportunities.
DESIGN CLOSE TO PRODUCTION
With a strategic location in Hong Kong, at the doorstep to the world’s factory and educated labour force we assist our clients to streamline the implementation processes by increasing design feasibility and take complex project all the way into production.
Founded by Johan Persson, a Swedish native with a 15-year track record of brand and design management in Europe, Hong Kong and China. Serving top-tier multinational clients such as Sony Ericsson, Jabra, Miele, he has developed a reputation of having a strong aesthetics skills, well educated market understanding and the ability to take advanced design concepts into production and onto the market.
Honors and Recognitions
2016 Invited speaker at BODW, Asia's premier design event.
2015 Jury for Taiwan/Sichuan Design Awards.
2007 Recognized in Perspective Magazines (HK) as one of the 40 most influential creators in Greater China.
2007 Recognized by ID Magazine (US) and featured in the ID 40 List.
2007 Featured in 2007 addition of the book "Design Now" by Taschen
2002 Finalist of the prestigious Braun Prize for the concept together with Italian company Aprilia spa
2000-2001 Twice awarded the Young Talent Award (Ung Svensk Form)
2001 Scholarship Receiver from Konstfack for Outstanding Studies in 2001
Editorial Committee Member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Jury Member, Packaging Design 2004 Stockholm Sweden -
Education
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Design ManagementSödertörns högskola2003 - 200310 credit course in Design Management
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MFA Industrial DesignUniversity Collage of Art Craft and Design, Konstfack1996 - 2001Honours with Distinction Awarded Konstfack large scholarship Graduation project sponsored by Aprilia Spa. Italy
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BA Industrial designUmeå Institute of Design, Umeå University1997 - 2000Graduation project sponsored by NOKIA. Finland
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Experience
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Founder and Design DirectorC'monde Studios LtdJan 2009 - Present (15 years 10 months)C’monde Studios is a Swedish award-winning industrial design studio based in Hong Kong. Located at the doorstep of the world’s factory we assist our clients to brand, design and to develop their products in the most dynamic region of the world.
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Editorial Commity MemberSwedish Chamber Of Commers2008 - Present (16 years)Editorial work and interviews aimed for the Swedish Chambers China member magazine Dragon News
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Visiting LecturerHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityApr 2005 - Present (19 years 7 months)Visiting Lecturer
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Design directorShenzhen Shi, ChinaSep 2013 - Apr 2014 (7 months)Managing a creative staff of 15 designers from different countries in Shenzhen. Leading various projects and overlooking manufacturing.
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Managing DirectorSWE DES Sweden Design Limited, Hong KongJan 2006 - 2009 (3 years 10 months)Led a joint venture together with three of Sweden's leading Industrial Design consultancies, Veryday (Ergonomidesign) NoPicnic, Lundberg Design and Propeller. Started and opened the company in Hong Kong and built a creative team consisting of 5 fully employed people. List of responsibilities, Board member. Preparing directors & financial reports. Business Development.
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Design ManagerNo Picnic AB, StockholmAug 2000 - Jan 2006 (5 years 5 months)• Spokesperson in all public events and responsible for the external communication.
• Active team member in developing the over all business strategy
• Active team member in building up a communication platform clarifying our identity and service offer.
• Facilitating and leading workshops with a range of clients to clarify complex project development steps and setting up clear goals for the involved team members.
• Frequent seminar lecturar on design management. Both for academic as for business organisations -
DesignerFILA spa, Italy1999 - 2000 (1 year)Sneaker designer, Tennis
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Design AssistantStruktur Design1995 - 1996 (1 year)Building models, Sketching ideas,
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Awards
2007 Awarded by Perspective Magazines (HK) - One of the 40 most influential creators in Greater China.
2007 Featured in ID Magazine (US) 'The ID 40 List'
2002 The Braun Prize finalist
2000 & 2001 Young Swedish Design Award (Ung Svensk Form)
2001 Scholarship Receiver from Konstfack. -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@cmonde, member since 2012
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