Republic of Korea at World Design Rankings
Best Designers in Republic of Korea
| Rank | Name Surname | Awards | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tist |
4 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Woongjin Food Design Team |
6 | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 3 | Kahyun Kim |
1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Wonchan Lee |
1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Hyungjun Koo |
1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Sungkyun Bae |
1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Haejun Jung |
1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Visang |
17 | 67 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Hyo Joong Kim |
7 | 32 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 10 | sungjae Han |
5 | 22 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 11 | Plus X |
9 | 32 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Mirae-N Design Team |
5 | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 13 | Coreintive |
6 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Eidetic Marketing |
3 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | Mysterious Designer |
3 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16 | kt Corporation |
2 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | Hyouck Huh |
2 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 | Jaeryong Lee |
2 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | Jungjoon Hwang |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Nooni Sohn |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 21 | Soho Ahn |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 22 | Sil Gi, Lee |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 23 | Young Jo In |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 24 | Seungmo Lim |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 25 | Jiyoung Jeon |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 26 | Doyi Park |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 27 | Hoon Yoon |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 28 | Moon Jung Chang |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 29 | Juyun Chung |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 30 | Hyungju Do |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31 | Eun byeol Choi |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 32 | Saib & Co. |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 33 | Hyorin Olivia Lee |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 34 | Jo Jhunghan |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 35 | Minwoo Song |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 36 | Studio Atelier11 |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 37 | Visang |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 38 | Luciroda |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 39 | Young Jae You |
1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 40 | Sunghoon Kim |
8 | 25 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Otos8000 |
3 | 12 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 42 | Sung Ho Nam |
3 | 12 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 43 | Junghee Lee |
3 | 11 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 44 | JungHee Kim |
3 | 10 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 45 | Hoyoung Lee |
2 | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 46 | Eunji Kim |
2 | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 47 | Hohyun Park/Hyunjoo Kim/Seonggon Cho |
2 | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 48 | Mihye Je |
2 | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 49 | Sang Yoon KIM |
3 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Nak Boong Kim |
2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 51 | Junghye Yoon |
2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 52 | In-hwan, Hwang |
2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 53 | Yunjun Yang |
2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 54 | Cre-Te |
2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 55 | Taeuk Ham |
3 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 56 | Sung-Hyeon Yoo |
2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 57 | James Self |
2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 58 | Easywith Interactive |
2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 59 | YuJin Jung |
2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 60 | Jeongmin Ryu |
2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 61 | Ramei Keum |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 62 | Yong Sang Kang |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 63 | S Cube Design Lab |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 64 | Shinjae Kang, Heeyoung Choi |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 65 | Wanki KIM |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 66 | Jaewan Choi |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 67 | Yongbin Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 68 | Olivia Eunnara Ko |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 69 | Chanyeop Jeong |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 70 | Won kyung Jang |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 71 | Pittasoft Co., Ltd. |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 72 | Suyoung Song |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 73 | Cheolhong Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 74 | Mira Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 75 | Kiwon Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 76 | Doyoung Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 77 | Elizabeth Yerin Shim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 78 | Jung Eun Yang |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 79 | Muzik Creative Label |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 80 | In chul YEO |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 81 | Chiho, Nayoung, Yaeyoon, Hanna |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 82 | Jin Woong Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 83 | Seokwon Han |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 84 | Ji Hoon Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 85 | Bonghyun Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 86 | Seo Ah Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 87 | Yuri Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 88 | Lotte World Mall |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 89 | Hyein Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 90 | Hasong Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 91 | Hee soo Son |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 92 | Kyungsik Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 93 | Jun Sang You |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 94 | Wonho Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 95 | ChungYeon Won |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 96 | Arin Jeong |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 97 | Daehyeon Kim |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 98 | Riiid Inc. |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 99 | Hongseok Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 100 | Eun Whan Cho |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 101 | Mijin Lee |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 102 | Sejong Center |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 103 | Junsoo Choi |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 104 | Hyungwoo Park |
1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 105 | Daeki Shim, Hyojun Shim |
7 | 18 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 106 | Minwoo Ahn |
4 | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 107 | Il Won Lee |
3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 108 | Siwook Oh |
3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 109 | Beomjun Sohn |
2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 110 | Kiltae Son |
2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | DFS Company |
2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Youjin Um |
2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | Yeonju Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 114 | Joo Seok Kong, Sang Min Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 115 | Jeong Kyu Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 116 | Namgyun Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 117 | Hyun-jeong Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 118 | Takbeom Heogh |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 119 | Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 120 | Changheon Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 121 | Siwon Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 122 | HongSeon Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 123 | Nhi Ton |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 124 | Young-eon Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 125 | Channel A B&C |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 126 | Gongsangplanet |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 127 | Kau Lan Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 128 | Byoengchan Oh |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 129 | Anna Bondarenko |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 130 | Théodore Kwack |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 131 | Seung Jin Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 132 | Taiyoon Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 133 | Yena Choi |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 134 | keun young Shim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 135 | Juyeon Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 136 | Seulah Choi |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 137 | Big Sun Jang |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 138 | Juwon Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 139 | jaesu Choi |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 140 | Hyerim Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 141 | Ihyeon Yun |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 142 | Choulsoon Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 143 | Yeojin Jung |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 144 | eun jee Kim, ji young Kwon, jung beom Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 145 | Kihyun Ahn |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 146 | Giyoon Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 147 | Kwang-il An |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 148 | Juyoung Hwang |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 149 | Hyeonjeong Woo |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 150 | Hai Won Jung |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 151 | Seonghun Jin |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 152 | Minju Kang |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 153 | Tangible Design |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 154 | Kyung Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 155 | Yoojin Jang |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 156 | Hye Kyoung Yoon |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 157 | Named |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 158 | Hanna Park |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 159 | Jinyoung Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 160 | Chanhee Kim |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 161 | Siyeun Hwang |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 162 | Heejae Ju |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 163 | Yunsik Son |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 164 | Eunsoo Lee |
1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 165 | Seung woo, Park |
3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 166 | SungHoon Chung |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 167 | Seuk Hoon Kim |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 168 | Hisu Jeong |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 169 | Byoengchan Oh |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 170 | Jaesung Kim |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 171 | Wonhee Kim |
2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 172 | Jiyoung Byun |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 173 | Gyeong-Gyu Jeon |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 174 | jiwon, Shin. |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 175 | Jongdae Ryu |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 176 | Shim eun ji |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 177 | Hyunbeom Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 178 | Hwanie Choi |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 179 | Lee Kibeom |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 180 | Duna Cho |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 181 | Bae Seung Bin |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 182 | Shinyoung Park |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 183 | Chanbin Park |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 184 | Sunghee Lee |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 185 | Leehyeran |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 186 | Projekt Produkt |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 187 | HeeSeung Chae |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 188 | Sungsu Park |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 189 | Jisu MUN |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 190 | Noh Yong-won |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 191 | Kyung-Hee Choi |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 192 | Minsuk Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 193 | Namgwon Lyu |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 194 | Jin-Woog Koo |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 195 | Bumseok Hong |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 196 | Wondo Jeong |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 197 | Do Kyung Lee |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 198 | Hee Ok Cho |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 199 | Hyojin Yoo & Nupur Mathur |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 200 | Sooyeon Lim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 201 | Jinho Kang |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 202 | Seungkwan Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 203 | Studio Luckids |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 204 | Jong Hun Choi |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 205 | Ki-Seok Nam |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 206 | Jongmin Park |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 207 | Sang Il Jeon |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 208 | Tae-Young Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 209 | Jooen Lee |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 210 | Lara Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 211 | YoonJe Yang |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 212 | Nanyoung Jeon |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 213 | Youngchan Lee |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 214 | Yoonbee Baek |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 215 | Ahlam Go |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 216 | Soyoung An |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 217 | Ilwhan Ahn |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 218 | Yi Wu |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 219 | Jeong Yoon Jeong |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 220 | Dooman Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 221 | Kiwook Rha |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 222 | Design Team |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 223 | Dong-chern Cin |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 224 | Jisu Lee, Eunhye Lee and Terim Bang |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 225 | Wonseon Yu |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 226 | YouJee Oh |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 227 | Moohan Kim |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 228 | Dhahye Shin |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 229 | Chaewon Mun |
1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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Designers in Republic of Korea were ranked based on the number and level of design awards won. Best designers from Republic of Korea are sorted and listed above based on the number of Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron Design Awards won, total score for each designer is calculated based on the table below.
| Color Legend | Award Level | Score Modifier |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Design Award | +6 Points | |
| Golden Design Award | +5 Points | |
| Silver Design Award | +4 Points | |
| Bronze Design Award | +3 Points | |
| Iron Design Award | +2 Points |
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The displayed Republic of Korea design rankings are based on the current aggregated scores of designers in Republic of Korea is between the years 2008 and 2025.
Press members are kindly invited to download WDR Republic of Korea Design Rankings press release and the press kit to have images and data to cover the Republic of Korea Design Rankings. When mentioning WDR Republic of Korea Design Rankings, international press members usually feature top ranking designers from Republic of Korea together with a short information on World Design Rankings.
Best designer in Republic of Korea, based on World Design Rankings 2025 data is Tist. You should definetely check out the Tistdesign portfolio of Tist right now, it is amazing.
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