YOUNG SE KIM, born in Seoul,1950. He received a BFA in Industrial Design from Seoul National University. He then recieved a MFA in Industrial Design from University of Illinois, Chicago. Young Se Kim founded INNODESIGN, Inc. of Palo Alto, Ca. in 1985 and INNODESIGN Korea of Seoul in 1999. Since the inception of the company he has been active in running the business as well as designing numerous products. The company has grown to a multinational design consulting organization. He was rewarded the Gold/ Silver/Bronze prize at the IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Award) and his works were twice chosen by Business Week as theBest Product of the Year and won many more worldly renowned prizes. Through this, he was able to promote to the world the potentials of Korean design.