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Designer - Sukwoo Lee
Sukwoo Lee started his career as a product designer at Samsung Electronics in Seoul. From 2008 to
2011, he was the global creative lead and principal industrial designer at Motorola. In 2011, he set
up SWNA.
Design Style
Growing up in the tech capital of the world, Lee favours the use of traditional methods to explore all
creative avenues during the development process and to mend the best possible 3D product as
possible. The implement of natural materials such as wood is evident in his products such as Pak
Kyongni Prize and MMCA Art Bus Shelter Concept as melding the natural world along with the tech-
nological advances the country is well known for..
Products
Disaster Kit Life Clock - PyeongChang Olympic The Pak Kyongni Prize MMCA Art Bus Shelter
2016 Medal - 2018 Trophy - 2023 Concept - 2021
Achievements
2023 - IDEA Design Awards
2022 - Red Dot Design Award, Germany
2020 - iF Design Award, Germany
2019 - German design award, Germany
2018 - Chicago Good Design Award, US
2018 - DFA Design for Asia Awards, Hong Kong
2017 - Korea Design Awards 'Living Design this
year', Korea
