Matt Bowman is a product designer based in Sheffield, UK. He has been working as a product designer since qualifying in 2012 with a first-class honours degree from the University of Salford. After spending several years working as a member of in-house design teams he now works as a freelance product designer while also running his own design consultancy, JAM product design. Since working for himself, he has worked on a broad range of product types, from market-leading innovations in e-bike technology to high-end luxury goods. His experience includes taking products from an initial sketch through the entire design process and into manufacturing. He also maintains a social media presence to help showcase and spread awareness of industrial design through sketching.

Defining his work as clean, tailored, and modern, Carter McGuyer launched his full-service Industrial Design firm, The Carter McGuyer Design Group, Inc. in May 2006. He designs and develops products that are beautiful, functional, and cost-efficient. Carter has received numerous accolades for his work, including the 2003 Gourmet Gold Award, the 2004 Good Design Award, the 2009 Housewares Design Award for "Best of the Best," the 2009 Housewares Design Award for "Best in Show," the 2013 Housewares Design Award for "Best in Category”, two Red Dot Design Awards in 2016, one in 2017, one in 2018, two additional Red Dots in 2022, one in 2023, and one in 2024. Named to Esquire Magazine's "Top 25 Best Dressed Real Men" list and Southern Living's “75 Most Stylish Southerners” has nothing to do with his product design abilities, but it says something about his sense of style. Carter McGuyer holds 57 patents and has successfully launched more than 750+ products, equating to over 1 billion in sales for his clients. He has become a featured designer for Crate & Barrel and was a design consultant for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

In 2020, German designer Deniz Aktay established his own design studio, DEZIN, with a focus on exploring the unique properties of different shapes & materials. He placed a lot of attention on the aspects of creation, design and drafting during his studies in architecture and urban planning at the University of Stuttgart. Throughout his professional career as an architect, he incorporated these elements into his creative work. For Deniz, good design means finding the ideal balance between proportions, materials and functionality. He achieves this by considering and combining creativity, simplicity, the proper arrangement of features and details, and the materials used. “Designing a new product while considering all these factors is always an exciting challenge,” according to Aktay.

Mariana Prestes is an international product designer and artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She holds a Master in Product and Furniture Design from Istituto Marangoni Milano Design in Italy. In 2024 she was chosen as one of the 40 artists in the world, and represented Brazil, at Milan Design Week 2024 in the project with Technogym "Design to Move", alongside important names of design, art and architecture. Mariana has experience working as an account executive for major advertising agencies in the South of Brazil and has nine years experience as a surface designer launching your authorial collections. Director of Studio Prestes in the area of ​​Art & Design, Mariana is also Director of International Projects at ADP Brazil - Association of Product Designers. She also taught artistic techniques in multiple workshops and from November 2024 she will teach at PUCRS University. Mariana's work has been exhibited first in Brazilian fairs from 2016 and globaly, in Milan Design Week and Dubai Design Week from 2021. She also is a speaker and covers exhibitions in the area of ​​design and communication around the world and jury of Bornancini Design Award in Brazil for the second year. For 2025, Mariana will be launching your new collection of furniture, rugs, cementitious coating and lightning with Brazilian industries.

Mirko Tattarini is a multidisciplinary designer, university professor, and founder of MRK Design Studios in Florence. Since 1998, he's held chairs in Communication Design and Strategic Design at ISIA Florence's Master's program in Product and Communication Design. As studio principal and international development expert for the European Commission and World Bank, he's worked in over 50 countries across the Balkans, Middle East, EU+27, Caucasus, Africa, Turkey, Arabian Peninsula, China, and Japan. He's served as Art Director of Creative Space Serbia and the Serbian Furniture Cluster, Team Leader/Director of Getham Design Center in Gaziantep, Turkey, and most recently Team Leader of the Kütahya Innovation and Design Hub in Turkey. Among his ventures: director of Monte Amiata's bid for Italian Capital of Culture 2024, art directing Florence's Millennium celebrations, founder of Rural Design Week . He's designed installations for Palazzo dei Congressi EUR Rome, Stazione Leopolda Florence, Fabbrica del Vapore and Superstudio Milan, Fair-Off Sofia, Castello Maniace Syracuse, and numerous other national and international venues. A reference figure in contemporary Italian design, Tattarini brings a strong international imprint and deep attention to the relationship between design, nature, and sustainable development—documented through national and international publications, speaking engagements at global events, and constant practice bridging project, theory, and territory.

Arpit Parmar is an award‑winning Brand Designer and Creative Leader based in India, currently serving as Head of Design at boAt Lifestyle, where he leads visual and product design strategy for one of the country’s most influential consumer technology brands. With over 14 years of experience in consumer experience design and new media, Arpit is recognized for crafting culturally resonant, commercially impactful brand narratives that seamlessly unite creativity with strategic business value. A graduate of the National Institute of Design (NID), one of India’s premier design institutions, he brings a multidisciplinary approach that integrates branding, communication, and product design with strategic insight. Arpit’s work sits at the intersection of design, strategy, product, and storytelling - leading transformative projects that translate complex business visions into meaningful and memorable consumer experiences. His expertise spans brand identity systems, integrated campaigns, product design, and creative leadership, with a focus on building enduring brand equity in dynamic global markets. Beyond professional practice, Arpit contributes actively to the global design ecosystem through mentorship and academic collaborations, shaping the future of design talent. As a seasoned jury member for international design awards, he brings a sharp, holistic perspective to evaluating excellence. His core belief: great design is not just seen, but felt across cultures and time.

Xin Wei is a distinguished interaction and user experience designer with over a decade of experience at the forefront of global tech and design innovation. He held senior design roles at Alibaba Group and DiDi Global, and served as a university lecturer in product design at China Jiliang University. He currently serves as Executive Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Interaction Experience Design Professional Committee — China’s first professional committee dedicated to advancing interaction design — and is the founder of the provincial-level UXGO Interaction Experience Design Conference and the DUDC Design Center. An active international juror, Xin Wei has served on the panels of the MUSE Design Awards, London Design Awards, Rome Design Awards, Orpetron Web Design Awards, Wonder Global Design Awards, and Superior Design Awards, as well as the Mooke Product Design Competition in 2020 and 2021. Xin Wei bridges rigorous commercial thinking with cultural aesthetics and emerging technologies, shaping the future of interaction design through leadership, education, and international recognition.

Hadiye Özdemir is a designer and lecturer. As a multidisciplinary designer, she has developed furniture and interior projects across various scales and contexts, working internationally on furniture, retail environments, lighting, and home products for both small independent brands and leading manufacturers. She also actively incorporates game technologies into her work. She has received several awards in the field of product design. She has created spatial arrangements for art exhibitions, corporate identity projects, and product designs for numerous companies across different sectors. Additionally, she has designed products and custom interior elements for high-profile projects, including Samsung, Huawei, Rapsel Furniture, and the National Museum. She lectures at Istanbul Okan University and continues her work under Nuva Studio, which she founded, where she combines next-generation technologies, digitalization, and design in her practice.

With over 15 years of global expertise, Mohit is a distinguished Industrial Design leader who bridges the gap between visionary strategy and precision execution. An alumnus of NIFT Delhi (India) and Istituto Marangoni Milan (Italy), he blends Italian aesthetic elegance with the functional demands of global markets—a perspective sharpened through professional tenures in both India and China. A decorated professional, Mohit is an EDIDA winner and has been recognized by D&AD, accolades that cement his standing at the highest international benchmarks for excellence. In his current role, he architects the physical touchpoints of the digital age, from telecom devices like smartphones, routers and OTT devices to Fintech devices, ICT, IoT systems, laptops and New Energy solutions. His work shapes the daily lives of millions, meticulously aligning design language with market trends and business strategy to drive engagement. He visions to add lifestyle character in consumer electronics devices and has been successful with over 200 million units produced all together. As a jury member, Mohit offers a 360-degree lens spanning Industrial Design, Packaging Design and Visual Design. He evaluates work for its rare synergy of beauty, commercial viability, and power to redefine technology adoption. A relentless advocate for innovation that is as intuitive as it is transformative, Mohit brings an authoritative, industry-tested voice to identifying the next generation of design excellence.

Intersection of practice and academia. His work focuses on inclusive design, human factors, and the development of products and systems for complex real-world contexts. Before entering academia, Bruno built a multidisciplinary career as a design practitioner across electronics, graphic design, toy design, and furniture design, developing products and experiences for diverse industries and users. He has worked across four continents, bringing a global perspective to his approach and collaborations. His work has been recognized through international awards and featured across various media outlets, reflecting a consistent engagement with both industry and cultural discourse. This hands-on background continues to shape his work, grounding it in both conceptual depth and practical application. He actively collaborates with industry partners including Hape Toys, Philips, and Electrolux, leading projects that connect research, education, and real-world innovation. Bruno serves as a jury member for several internationally recognized design awards and is an active member of professional design associations, contributing to broader conversations around design practice, education, and impact.

Subinay Malhotra is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design and Chair of User Experience Design (UXD) at Iowa State University, as well as a recognized AI Fellow, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, inclusive design, assistive technology, and human-centered innovation. He brings over 14 years of global experience across industrial design, user experience, and human-computer interaction, spanning academia and leading international companies. Subinay has contributed to major organizations, including Samsung Electronics, Bose Corporation, Boeing, Google, EPAM Continuum, and OLA Electric, where he worked on flagship consumer products, smart wearables, immersive passenger experiences, and future mobility systems. His work includes products currently on the market, as well as multiple U.S. and global design patents in smartphone and electronic device design. His academic and professional research focuses on AI-powered systems for aging populations, accessible technology ecosystems, and the integration of AI into design education. He has published scholarly work on assistive technology, inclusive user experience, and AI-enhanced pedagogy, with projects presented at international conferences and academic forums. Subinay serves as a jury member for global design awards, including the iF Design Award and A’ Design Award. His work has received honors such as Red Dot and Grand Prix du Design, reflecting his continued leadership in innovation and universal AI

Visionary and prolific, Karim Rashid is one of the most unique voices in design today. With more than 4000 designs in production, over 400 awards to his name, and client work in 47 countries, Karim’s ability to transcend typology continues to make him a force among designers of his generation. His award-winning designs include democratic objects such as the ubiquitous Garbo waste can and Oh! Chair for Umbra, interiors for Naples University Metro Station, Radisson, NH Hotel Group, Temptation Resort, and exhibitions for Corian and Pepsi. Karim has collaborated with clients to create democratic design for Method and Dirt Devil, furniture for Artemide and BoConcept, brand identity for Citibank and Hugo Boss, high-tech products for Paul Mitchell and Samsung, and luxury goods for Veuve Clicquot and Issey Miyake, to name a few. Karim’s work is featured in 20 permanent collections, and he exhibits art in galleries worldwide. Numerous awards and accolades including the American Prize for Design Lifetime Achievement award, Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award, and Pentaward attest to Karim’s contribution to the world of design. Karim is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences, globally disseminating the importance of design in everyday life.

Reid Schlegel is an expert illustrator and amateur stonemason who straddles the line between industrial design and architecture. In his industrial design career Reid worked for SMART design, frog, Aruliden, HUGE and now RS.D where he is the founder and design director. At RS.D he believes that every design must be planet as well as human centric and that all products must solve a problem no matter how small. Pulling from his deep consulting experience Reid teaches his design skills and methodologies as a professor at both Parsons and Kean Universities. Though NYC based, Reid can commonly be found in the Catskill Mountains building sustainable off grid cabins as cofounder of Landmarked and pursuing his passion for forest restoration and conservation.

Steven de Groot is an experienced product designer based in the Netherlands. He holds an education in UX Design, agile Scrum, industrial design, and product design. Combining design, engineering, and user experience. Throughout his career, he has worked in various countries like Japan and Italy to understand different design concepts and Ideas. After working in several design studio’s his focus currently is on project management, concept development, and engineering making significant contributions to the design and manufacturing field. Outside of work his focuses is on visual design through collaborating with companies like Cowboy, Boox and others.

In 2020, German designer Deniz Aktay established his own design studio, DEZIN, with a focus on exploring the unique properties of different shapes & materials. He placed a lot of attention on the aspects of creation, design and drafting during his studies in architecture and urban planning at the University of Stuttgart. Throughout his professional career as an architect, he incorporated these elements into his creative work. For Deniz, good design means finding the ideal balance between proportions, materials and functionality. He achieves this by considering and combining creativity, simplicity, the proper arrangement of features and details, and the materials used. “Designing a new product while considering all these factors is always an exciting challenge,” according to Aktay.

Defining his work as clean, tailored, and modern, Carter McGuyer launched his full-service Industrial Design firm, The Carter McGuyer Design Group, Inc. in May 2006. He designs and develops products that are beautiful, functional, and cost-efficient. Carter has received numerous accolades for his work, including the 2003 Gourmet Gold Award, the 2004 Good Design Award, the 2009 Housewares Design Award for "Best of the Best," the 2009 Housewares Design Award for "Best in Show," the 2013 Housewares Design Award for "Best in Category”, two Red Dot Design Awards in 2016, one in 2017, one in 2018, two additional Red Dots in 2022, one in 2023, and one in 2024. Named to Esquire Magazine's "Top 25 Best Dressed Real Men" list and Southern Living's “75 Most Stylish Southerners” has nothing to do with his product design abilities, but it says something about his sense of style. Carter McGuyer holds 57 patents and has successfully launched more than 750+ products, equating to over 1 billion in sales for his clients. He has become a featured designer for Crate & Barrel and was a design consultant for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Hello everyone, I'm Irfan Ciftci , In 2017, I graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Industrial Design. I worked in corporate companies for 3 years, including HİDROMEK, MST İş Makineleri A.Ş., AKTEPE. Since 2019, I have been designing for the world in my own studio. My design specialties; Automobile Design, Yacht Design, Consumer Electronics Design. I continue to work on concept designs in the automotive industry. In the field of design, I mostly design for the future

Mariana Prestes is an international product designer and artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She holds a Master in Product and Furniture Design from Istituto Marangoni Milano Design in Italy. In 2024 she was chosen as one of the 40 artists in the world, and represented Brazil, at Milan Design Week 2024 in the project with Technogym "Design to Move", alongside important names of design, art and architecture. Mariana has experience working as an account executive for major advertising agencies in the South of Brazil and has nine years experience as a surface designer launching your authorial collections. Director of Studio Prestes in the area of ​​Art & Design, Mariana is also Director of International Projects at ADP Brazil - Association of Product Designers. She also taught artistic techniques in multiple workshops and from November 2024 she will teach at PUCRS University. Mariana's work has been exhibited first in Brazilian fairs from 2016 and globaly, in Milan Design Week and Dubai Design Week from 2021. She also is a speaker and covers exhibitions in the area of ​​design and communication around the world and jury of Bornancini Design Award in Brazil for the second year. For 2025, Mariana will be launching your new collection of furniture, rugs, cementitious coating and lightning with Brazilian industries.

Samuel Lamas is a Brazilian architect and designer from Brasília, known for his innovative approach to architecture and furniture design. After starting his studies at the University of Brasília (UnB), he moved to Rome in 2002, where he graduated from Roma Tre University and gained experience working with renowned architect Massimiliano Fuksas. Upon his return to Brazil in 2006, he collaborated with his father, civil engineer Ruy Lamas, refining his vision of functionality and economy in both architecture and product design. Lamas’ work is deeply rooted in the essence of modernism, influenced by the simplicity, spatial freedom, and playful spirit of Brasília. His design philosophy merges sustainability with contemporary aesthetics, focusing on pure geometry to create functional and elegant spaces and products. Since 2010, he has developed original furniture pieces, restoring modernist designs and establishing his brand, Lamas Design, as an international reference. His collections have earned prestigious awards, including the Good Design Award and the Architecture MasterPrize. Today, Samuel Lamas leads Lamas Design, collaborating with skilled artisans and industries to produce furniture that balances beauty, functionality, and sustainability, while honoring Brasília’s modernist heritage.

Matt Bowman is a product designer based in Sheffield, UK. He has been working as a product designer since qualifying in 2012 with a first-class honours degree from the University of Salford. After spending several years working as a member of in-house design teams he now works as a freelance product designer while also running his own design consultancy, JAM product design. Since working for himself, he has worked on a broad range of product types, from market-leading innovations in e-bike technology to high-end luxury goods. His experience includes taking products from an initial sketch through the entire design process and into manufacturing. He also maintains a social media presence to help showcase and spread awareness of industrial design through sketching.

Hadiye Özdemir is an industrial designer, game designer and lecturer. As a multidisciplinary designer, Hadiye has carried out projects on furniture and interiors at various scales and contexts with the companies that she works for; she works internationally on the design of furniture, retail environments, lighting and home products for small independent companies, as well as leading manufacturers. She has received awards for product design. She has designed layouts for art exhibitions, corporate identity projects, and products for a number of companies, to design products and bespoke interior elements for high-profile international projects that include Samsung, Huawei, Rapsel Furniture, National Museum. In addition to being a speaker on 3D Technologies, Space and User Experience, she also teaches courses at universities as a lecturer. Hadiye Özdemir currently continues her work by blending new generation technologies, digitalization and design under the roof of Nuva Studio, which she founded.

Bulhwi Han is a car designer who comes from Korea and works in Shanghai. I am a senior design manager at Jetour, the SUV brand of the Chery group. Before working at this company, I worked for so many OEMs and worked at an international design agency (Icona). My representative work is the Tank 300 of GWM (Great Wall Motors). I specialize in sketching. I was a tutor for the current Hyundai and Kia junior designers and some university students. These days, I have made a good reputation with AI design on my Instagram (Midjourney, Vizcom, Optic). My AI design works are published on design websites.

Mariia Pokataeva is an Industrial Designer based in Milan with 6+ years of experience and education from Politecnico di Milano, Istituto Europeo di Design and Ural State University of Architecture and Arts. For the last 4 years she was working as an in-house designer and created 250+ products for children playgrounds and urban furniture. She is focused on design for sustainability, and in her previous experience she was involved as Art Director and Product Designer for environmental volunteering. As well as that, she was participating in Design Research in Arctic Design School, investigating DIY transport for remote northern territories.

Alessio is a dedicated product designer with a strong passion for creativity and design. His journey began in a small mountainous country where his fascination with creating small objects and exploring his environment took root, shaping his imaginative approach to design. After high school, Alessio pursued his love for art, enrolling in an art school where he discovered his true passion for product design. This led him to further his education at NABA Milano, where he mastered the fundamentals and honed his design skills. Currently, Alessio works as a freelancer and collaborates with the renowned Matteo Thun studio, overseeing product development for international brands such as Zwilling, Desirée, and Jaquar Bathroom, among others. His work is recognized through prestigious awards, including the NABA Design Award 2020 for Product Design, the Royal Enfield "Style Your Own" Competition in 2021, the Diploma Selection at Designblok Prague in 2021, and the Ideas 4 Wood competition by Tabu in 2024. In addition to these accolades, Alessio has showcased his designs at various exhibitions, including in Prague and at the Milan Design Week. With a curious nature and a passion for continuous learning, Alessio thrives in energetic, passionate environments. He is driven by the desire to create innovative products that enhance people's lives, and he remains excited about the future opportunities ahead in his career.