Mr. KookHyun Chung


Mr. KookHyun Chung, senior vice president of Samsung’s Corporate Design Center, was honored with IDSA’s Special Award in 2007 for the creation of the Samsung Design Membership program.  Widely recognized as a best practice of company contribution to the design profession, this nonprofit program created a tuition-free learning environment where outstanding students from schools worldwide could meet, work on shared projects, share ideas, benefit from professional mentorship and establish a multi-cultural design community. This remarkable facility remains open 24 hours a day, 365 days each year, and houses state-of-the-art design equipment. By partnering with both design educators and corporations, the program has enhanced academic programs in Korea and beyond, while bolstering the relationships between designers and the industrial sector.

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