Young Se Kim

Young Se Kim was born in Seoul in 1950. He received a BFA in Industrial Design from Seoul National University and an MFA in Industrial Design from University of Illinois. Kim founded Innodesign of Palo Alto, CA in 1985, and Innodesign Korea of Seoul in 1999. The company has grown to be a multinational design consulting organization.

He was rewarded the Gold/Silver/Bronze prize at the IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Awards) and his works were twice chosen by Business Week as "Best Product of the Year." He was also rewarded the Grand Prix at Korea Industrial Design Awards and won many more worldly renowned prizes. Through this, he was able to promote to the world the potential of Korean design.