Panel of Judges 2026

International Jury Board

VMARK VIETNAM DESIGN AWARD 2026

The International Jury Board of VMARK Vietnam Design Award is not just a panel; it's a testament to our dedication to raising the bar for design excellence in Vietnam

Here are some of the valuable insights they shared

Mr. HO TAN DUONG

President | VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

Co-Founder | VMARK Vietnam Design Week & Award.

VIETNAM

Ms. DANH TRAN

Founder & CEO | VMARK Vietnam Design Week & Award

Vice President | VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

VIETNAM

Mr. HOSSEIN FARMANI

Founder

Farmani Group

USA

Arch. HIROYUKI NIWA

President, void Co., Ltd.

President, Japan Interior Designers' Association (JID)

JAPAN

Mr. JOE LIN

President, Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID)

President, Asia Pacific Space Designers Association 2025–2027 (APSDA)
APEC Registered Architect

TAIWAN

Mrs. CELIA MEAD

Director

Open House Festival

UK

Dr. JEANNE LEE

Associate Dean of the School of Design, Ming Chuan University | Director of Ming Chuan Art Center

Co-chair of Education of AIA Taipei

TAIWAN

Mr. ALEXANDER SHUMSKY

President

Russian Fashion Council

RUSSIA

Ms. LISA CAHILL

CEO and Artistic Director

Australian Design Centre

AUSTRALIA

Mr. STEVE BATY

Former President of Australian Design Council

Strategic Designer, Design-led Governance

AUSTRALIA

Ms. BRIGITTE GADOURY

Co-President

GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN awards | INTÉRIEURS magazine | INT.design portal

CANADA

Mr. KOJI SAKAI

Professor, Board of Director

JID Japan Interior Designers' Association

JAPAN

Mr. JESPER THOMSEN

CEO

The OPAL Award / London

UK

Mr. CAMERON WOO

Interior Designer | President

President | Interior Design Confederation (IDCS)

SINGAPORE

Mr. YOSUKE KINOSHITA

CEO | Designer | CAUNCH Inc

JIDA Japan Industrial Design Association

JAPAN

Mr. DAVID BASULTO

Former Editor-in-Chief

ArchDaily

CHILE

Prof. ULRICH KLIEBER

Former Rector

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle

GERMANY

Mr. RICHARD MOORE

Chairman and Chief Creative Director

Richard Moore Associates

USA

Mr. INNOCENZO RIFINO

Co-Founder

HABITS

ITALY

Ms. EIJA SALMI FRSA

Secretary General

Cumulus Association

FINLAND

Ms. MELANIE SARANTOU

Professor, Social Design

Kyushu University

JAPAN

Prof. STEPHEN MELAMED

Professor Emeritus of Product Design / Development
Former Associate Director

University of Illinois Chicago Innovation Center

USA

Mr. STÉPHANE GARNAVAULT

Global Design Director at Haleon

World Brand Design Society Awards Judge Haleon
World Brand Design Society

SWITZERLAND

Mr. TUNG CHING YEW

President | Society of Interior Designers, Singapore (SIDS)

Chairman | Singapore Interior Design Awards

SINGAPORE

Ms. TAINA MAARIA LAAKSONEN

Design Manager
Creative Producer

Design Association Modus
Independent Producer, digital culture

FINLAND

Mr. MARCIN HUSARZ

CEO, Founder

Competitions.archi

POLAND

Ms. CLAUDYA PIAZERA

CEO and Founder

Smart8 LLC

USA

Mr. ANDREW THOMAS

Founder | Publisher

Transform Magazine | Transform Awards
Cravenhill Publishing

UK

Adjunct Professor Idr. JOE CHAN WAN HOE

PRINCIPAL, Designtone Interior Practice

DEPUTY PRESIDENT, Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) 2024 -2026
DEPUTY PRESIDENT / (APSDA) 2025-2027

MALAYSIA

Ms. HANNAH LILLETHUN

General Manager – Farmani Group

Program Director – FG Design and Photography Awards

NORWAY

Ms. MUI KINOSHITA

Chairman

Hong Kong Designers Association

HONG KONG

Ms. ELENA TITOVA

Director I All-Russian

Decorative Art Museum

RUSSIA

Arch. RICCARDO FRANCESCHI

Co-founder

Archisquare srl

ITALY

Prof. ANTJE STEINMULLER

Professor, Associate Professor | California College of the Arts (CCA) | Chair of the Bachelor | Architecture Program

Co-Director | Founding Partner | Ideal X Design

USA

Prof. PATRICK FONG

President | APDC Awards for Elite

Professor at China Academy of Art

HONG KONG

Ms. SUZY ANNETTA

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Design Anthology

AUSTRALIA

Ms. MANIKA WALIA

Founding Dean

School of Creativity, Rishihood University |
Fostering Creativity for Societal Impact

INDIA

Mr. OLIVER LIN

Vice President

TDRI Taiwan Design Research
Institute and GOLDEN PIN Design Award

TAIWAN

Mr. DANILO TREVISAN

Managing Director

aleatek design studio

ITALY

Mr. PHAM HUNG CUONG

President

National Design University

VIETNAM

Prof. KHOA DO

Professor of Architecture and Design

Swinburne University of Technology

AUSTRALIA

Ms. ASTRID HEBERT

Director & Co-Founder

3C Awards

SWITZERLAND

Mr. KOOROSH SHOJAEI

Design & Strategy Manager

QUANTRON

GERMANY

Dr. Arch. JAKSA NIKODIJEVIC

Partner at Aleatek Design Studio

Lecturer at DeTao+ SIVA

SERBIA

Arch. ARTUR HOVHANNISYAN

Co-Founder of RUX

PhD Scholar at the University of Tokyo

ARMENIA

Arch. ZARA MARGARYAN

Co Founder of ZMX

PhD at Waseda University

ARMENIA

Prof. Dr. STEFFEN LEHMANN

Professor, Former Executive Director of the School of Architecture | University of Nevada

Founding Partner | si_architecture + urban design

USA

Prof. JENCHIEH HUNG

Principal Architect of Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research
Professor/Visiting Professor at Tongji University and Chulalongkorn University

Adjunct/Visiting Professor at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Jury of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – RIBA International Awards: Asia Pacific Awards

THAILAND

Prof. KULTHIDA SONGKITTIPAKDEE

Principal Architect, Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research
Professor/Visiting Professor at Tongji University and Chulalongkorn University

Jury of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – RIBA International Awards: Asia Pacific Awards