International Grand Jury

VMARK DESIGN AWARD 2026

An esteemed assembly of world-class design leaders, driving innovation and defining global benchmarks of design excellence
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.

Ms. DANH TRAN

Founder & CEO | VMARK Vietnam Design Week & Award

Vice President | VDAS Design Association HCMC Vietnam

Mr. HOSSEIN FARMANI

Founder

Farmani Group

Arch. HIROYUKI NIWA

President, void Co., Ltd.

President, Japan Interior Designers' Association (JID)

Mr. JOE LIN

President

Chinese Society of Interior Designers (CSID)
Asia Pacific Space Designers Association 2025–2027 (APSDA)
APEC Registered Architect

Mrs. CELIA MEAD

Director

Open House Festival

Dr. JEANNE LEE

Associate Dean of the School of Design
Director
Co-chair
President

Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan Art Center
Education of AIA Taipei
International Chinese Architectural Association

Mr. ALEXANDER SHUMSKY

President

Russian Fashion Council

Ms. LISA CAHILL

CEO and Artistic Director

Australian Design Centre

Mr. STEVE BATY

Former President of Australian Design Council

Strategic Designer, Design-led Governance

Ms. BRIGITTE GADOURY

Co-President

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

Mr. KOJI SAKAI

Professor, Board of Director

JID Japan Interior Designers' Association

Mr. JESPER THOMSEN

CEO

The OPAL Award / London

Mr. YOSUKE KINOSHITA

CEO | Designer | CAUNCH Inc

JIDA Japan Industrial Design Association

Mr. DAVID BASULTO

Founder & Editor

Chief | ArchDaily

Mr. ULRICH KLIEBER

Rector

Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle

Mr. RICHARD MOORE

Chairman and Chief Creative Director

Richard Moore Associates

Mr. INNOCENZO RIFINO

Co-Founder

HABITS

Ms. EIJA SALMI FRSA

Secretary general

Cumulus Association

Ms. MELANIE SARANTOU

Professor, Social Design

Kyushu University

Prof. STEPHEN MELAMED

Professor Emeritus of Product Design / Development / Former Associate Director

University of Illinois Chicago Innovation Center

Mr. STÉPHANE GARNAVAULT

Global Design Director at Haleon

World Brand Design Society Awards Judge Haleon
World Brand Design Society

Mr. TUNG CHING YEW

President | Society of Interior Designers, Singapore (SIDS)

Chairman | Singapore Interior Design Awards

Ms. TAINA MAARIA LAAKSONEN

Design Manager
Creative Producer

Design Association Modus
Independent Producer, digital culture

Mr. MARCIN HUSARZ

CEO, Founder

Competitions.archi

Ms. CLAUDYA PIAZERA

CEO

SMART8

Mr. ANDREW THOMAS

Founder | Publisher

Transform Magazine | Transform Awards
Cravenhill Publishing

Adjunct Professor Idr. JOE CHAN WAN HOE

PRINCIPAL, Designtone Interior Practice

DEPUTY PRESIDENT, Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) 2024 -2026
DEPUTY PRESIDENT Asia-Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA) 2025-2027

Ms. HANNAH LILLETHUN

General Manager – Farmani Group

Program Director – FG Design and Photography Awards

Ms. MUI KINOSHITA

Chairman

Hong Kong Designers Association

Ms. ELENA TITOVA

Director of All-Russian Decorative Art Museum

Head of IV contest - biennale "Designed and Made in Russia"

Arch. RICCARDO FRANCESCHI

Architect, Interior Designer

Professor of LABA University

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

Prof. PATRICK FONG

President | APDC Awards for Elite

Professor at China Academy of Art

Ms. SUZY ANNETTA

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Design Anthology

Ms. MANIKA WALIA

Founding Dean

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

Mr. DANILO TREVISAN

Managing Director

aleatek design studio

Mr. PHAM HUNG CUONG

President

National Design University

Prof. KHOA DO

Professor of Architecture and Design

Swinburne University of Technology

Mr. DAVID CONTI

Founder, Design Leader

DAVIDE CONTI DESIGN STUDIO

Mr. KOOROSH SHOJAEI

Design & Strategy Manager

QUANTRON

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

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

International Grand Jury

VMARK DESIGN AWARD 2026

An esteemed assembly of world-class design leaders, driving innovation and defining global benchmarks of design excellence Here are some of the valuable insights they shared

An esteemed assembly of world-class design leaders, driving innovation and defining global benchmarks of design excellence
Here are some of the valuable insights they shared