tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10343371205973767972011-07-07T16:06:41.139-07:00Modern design for urban lifeDavid Koonoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034337120597376797.post-17680330395009680692009-06-27T19:57:00.001-07:002010-05-29T06:33:06.692-07:00<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #33ccff; font-weight: bold;">About D.K. &amp; Wei</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We identify emerging opportunities and design for urban life.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We capture sparkling ideas and develop them into concrete objects.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We design for simplicity and surprise.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">he Creative Thinkers</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">David Koo</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Senior product designer</span><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">BA (Hons) in industrial design with a first class honors,</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2002-2005</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">David Koo, a product designer based in Hong Kong, specializes in people focused research, creative</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">thinking for<br />market-oriented solutions and communication of brand values through product</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> styling. His practice covers multi-national brands such as Philips, AT&amp;T, Vtech, Doro, BT and</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Procter &amp; Gamble.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Since the establishment of Kootouch, he captures and develops sparkling ideas by collaborating with internal and external design, research and engineering specialists.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Zheng Yawei</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Researcher &amp; designer</span><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">Master of Artistic Design, Product</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"> Design Research, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2004-2007</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;">Ph.D. (Expected 09. 2011), School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Yawei, currently is a Ph.D. student at HK PolyU. Her research direction and interest is sustainable product design and Chinese traditional artifacts study. Prior to her Ph.D. study, she worked as research assistant and assistant lab manager for Asian Lifestyle Research Lab, School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has been managing lab research projects focused on Chinese culture study.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As the co-founder of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">D.K. &amp; Wei design, she plays an active role on bringing conceptual ideas into concrete product solutions based on people research and trend analysis.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1034337120597376797-1768033039500968069?l=kootouch-profile.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Koonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034337120597376797.post-86019927751122134592009-06-27T19:43:00.000-07:002011-01-11T06:46:36.234-08:00<span style="color: #3dc2eb; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Awards</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Red dot award: product design, 2010 </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">iF Product Design Awards, 2010</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards ( YDTA ), 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I.D. Magazine, Annual Design Review Winner, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Fortune Magazine (China v</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ersion), China's Most Successful Design Award, 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">HKEIA Award For Outstanding Innovation and Technolog</span><span style="font-family: arial;">y, 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the 2 winners, Samsung Design Contest, 2005 (China area)</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Philips Design Excellent </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Award, 2004</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #3dc2eb; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Media</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XjE66c-zlIU/TSxssL_kXcI/AAAAAAAABuo/rfpcyR1Awi4/D_K_Wei_media_2008_2009_2010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_XjE66c-zlIU/TSxssL_kXcI/AAAAAAAABuo/rfpcyR1Awi4/D_K_Wei_media_2008_2009_2010.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 660px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: #3dc2eb; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: x-small;">Fortune magazine / Crystak Vision / Weekend magazin / I.D. Magazine / 數字家庭 / 現代奢侈品刊 / 壹周刊 / Crazy Design / Casa Si Gredina / 新潮電子 / DC Magazine / HKDC awards / iF Product Design Award year book 2010 / נישה Nisha </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1034337120597376797-8601992775112213459?l=kootouch-profile.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Koonoreply@blogger.com0