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This is your public profile, to edit it click here or view your hidden cabinet to modify or upload designs.About Simon Kang : I’m an industrial designer and product developer based in Los Angeles with 20+ years of experience turning ideas into market-ready products. I design across consumer electronics, oral care, kids’ products, and device accessories, guiding projects from concept through mass production. I work hands-on with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that are beautifully designed, manufacturable, and aligned with business goals.
STATEMENT OF ART:I believe in accessible, affordable, useful, responsible and fun design as good design.
ORGANIZATION:
Simon Kang Design
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Industrial products designer Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
2003-2005, Industrial Design, Master's Degree, Pratt Institute, NEW YORK/USA.
1997-2001, School of Visual Arts, Bachelor's Degree, NEW YORK/USA.
EXPERIENCE:
November 2015 – Present, Sr. Product Designer, Munchkin, CALIFORNIA/USA.
April 2013 – November 2015 , Industrial Designer, Incase, CALIFORNIA/USA.
October 2011 – April 2013 , Industrial Design Engineer, Cisco, CALIFORNIA/USA.
July 2010 – October 2011,
iLuv Creative Technology, Product Image Manager, SHENZEHN/CHINA and NEW YORK/USA.
November 2008 – December 2009 , Senior Industrial Designer, Acer, CALIFORNIA/USA.
January 2006 – October 2008, Senior Industrial Designer, Samsung, CALIFORNIA/USA.
AWARDS:
2019, Gold Award, Mother & Baby Award, UK
2019, Winner, Good Design Award The Chicago Athenaeum, USA
2019, German Design Award 2020, Germany
2019, German Design Award 2020, Germany
2019, Platinum Award in Best Feeding Equipment, LBP Consumer Award, USA
2019, Good Design Award, Australia
2019, Bronze Award, A’Design Award, Italy
2019, Silver Awards, A’Design Award, Italy
2018 Silver Award, IDA International Design Award, USA
2018, Honorable Mention, IDA International Design Award, USA
2018, Honorable Mention, IDA International Design Award, USA
2018, Bronze Award, IDEA International Design Excellence Award, USA.
2017, Gold Award, IDA International Design Award, USA
2017, Silver Award, IDA International Design Award, USA
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2018, Celebrating Well-Executed IDEAs, Plastic Engineering Magazine.
http://read.nxtbook.com/wiley/plastics_engineering
/october_2018/celebrating_well_executed_ide.html , October, USA
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (Native| Near Native).
Korean (Native| Near Native)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Solidworks, Keyshot, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and SketchBook Pro.
HOBBIES:
Cooking, sketching and traveling
CLIENTELE:
Samsung, Cisco, Acer, Incase, iLuv, Munchkin and Vudu.
WEB SITE:
https://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/28130
PORTFOLIO URL:
Http://www.simonkangdesign.com
RSS URL:
https://www.simonkangdesign.com/blog/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-08-14 23:03:04
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Simon Kang
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Gentle Transition Cup Silver A' Design Award Winner for Baby, Kids' and Children's Products Design Category in 2018 Simon Kang for Munchkin |
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