Industrial Designer;
Haechan Ryu

Building products for today.
Exploring products for tomorrow.

About

Haechan Ryu
Industrial Designer Based in Seoul, KR

I design products that connect engineering precision with emotional clarity. My professional work focuses on transforming ideas into manufacturable products through close collaboration with engineering and production teams.

Alongside commercial projects, I maintain an independent design practice where I explore speculative objects, wearable products and experimental forms beyond commercial constraints.

I believe the strongest ideas emerge when curiosity and reality continuously inform one another.

Journey

2024–
LG Electronics
Industrial Designer
Displays / Monitors / Mass Production / NPI

2022–
Seoul_id
Freelance Industrial Designer
Startups / Independent Brands / Client Collaborations

2017–2024
Kookmin University · Seoul, KR
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design

Recognition

Awards

International Design Excellence Awards Bronze 2026
iF Design Award 2026
Ergonomic Design Award 2025 (KR)
CES Innovation Awards:
Honoree 2025
Red Dot Design Award 2025
Design Intelligence Award:
Young Talent Award 2024 (CN)
Design Intelligence Award:
Honorable Mention 2024 *2 (CN)
Korea Design Exhibition:
Silver Award 2024 (KR)
Raonark Design Contest:
Grand Award 2022 (KR)
LocknLock Design Contest:
Grand Award 2022 (KR)
Intund Claymore Design Contest:
Bronze Award 2022 (KR)
Humancity Design Workshop:
Best Award 2021 (KR)

Features

Behance Featured
YankoDesign
DesignBurger
DesignWanted
RenderWeekly

Other design publications and curated Instagram pages.

Beyond Professional

Outside of commercial projects, I continue building design works every year—from 3D printed lamps to speculative wearable products.

These projects allow me to experiment with materials, manufacturing and ideas without predefined commercial expectations.

Maintaining this independent practice helps me stay curious, expand my formal language and continuously refine my perspective as a designer.

Looking Forward

I am interested in creating products that exist at the intersection of technology, manufacturing and culture.

Whether working within large organizations or through independent collaborations, I hope to continue building products that remain meaningful beyond their function.