HANKAK LEE
hankak.lee@network.rca.ac.uk
leehankak@gmail.com
Product designer, Design Strategy, Concept Development, User-centred Design Sustainable Design, Material Research
Education
2012/14 Innovation Design Engineering MA, Royal College of Art
2012/14 Innovation Design Engineering MSc, Imperial College London
2011 Hanyang University BFA
Experience
2019. 03 – present Founder / Director at via collective
2020. 08 – 2021. 12 Founder / Director at odd-project
2017. 11 – 2019. 10 Industrial Design Principle at SWNA
2016. 04 - 2017. 03 Industrial Design Trainee at Fuseproject
2015. 09 – 2015. 10 Industrial Design intern at Layer
2015. 04 – 2015. 09 Industrial Design intern at Benjamin Hubert Ltd
2014. 07 – 2015. 04 Product Designer at Unizign
2013. 07 – 09 Freelance work as Design Director at TAGO events
2013. 01 – 03 Freelance Product designer at Essential Pieces
2012. 12 ~ 2013. 2 Helmet Performance and Design Conference at Imperial College
2012 GoGlobal, DDM collaboration project with RCA and KAIST
2012 Rio Tinto commercial project, Design for Paralympian
2010 Director of Hanyang univ. degree show
2009 Director of d-cube design community
2009 A team leader of I.D.M
2009 President of industrial design department
2006-2008 Korean Army military service
Awards
2015 Winner, Bronze Award in Sports, Leisure and Recreation at IDEA Design Awards
2015 Winner, Runner Up in the Consumer Products category at Core77 Design Awards
2012 Nomination in Product Design category at D&AD Design Awards
Exhibition
2021. 10 DDP Design Fair, Seoul, Korea
2019. 09 Kwangju Biennale, Seoul, Korea
2018. 10 Maison&Objet, Paris, France
2018. 06 Light-way by Euljiro, Seoul, Korea
2015. 09 Design Junction, London, UK
2014. 07 Degree Show at Royal College of Art, London, UK
2014. 02 Work in Progress Show at Royal College of Art, London, UK
2012. 06 -09 Designed to win at Design Museum, London, UK
2012. 01 Work in Progress Show at Royal College of Art, London, UK
2010. 09 Hanyang University Industrial Design Degree Show at gallery Iang, Seoul, KOR
2010. 09 Design 5-market at Ye-chong gallery, Seoul, KOR
2010. 05 Light Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2010. 04 D cube community Project Show at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2010. 03 Furniture Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2009. 12 Hanyang University Design Association Exhibition at INSA Art Plaza gallery, Seoul, KOR
2009. 11 Fashion Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2009. 10 Floor Wall Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2009. 08 Light Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2009. 05 Product Fair at BMH gallery, Seoul, KOR
2008. 12 Hanyang University Design Association Exhibition at Grau gallery, Seoul, KOR
Publication
2013 Helmet Performance and Design proceeding, Co-outhor
Skills
3D program
Rhinoceros, Autocad, Keyshot, Solidworks
2D program
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premiere pro, After Effect
ETC
Arduino, WordPress, 2D sketch & Marker rendering, Model making (Rapid Prototyping)