Best Design from Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea Design Rankings

Republic of Korea at World Design Rankings

Best Designers in Republic of Korea

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

Best designers in Republic of Korea are displayed in this page. To learn more about each designer, you will want to check their profiles and design portfolios.

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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