Leimei Julia Chiu Appointed Executive Director of JIDPO
June 17, 2009 | Levent OZLER
Leimei Julia Chui, Icograda Vice President 1997-2001, has been appointed Executive Director of Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO).
Prior to joining JIDPO, she was the Director of Global Communications for the International Design Center NAGOYA (IdcN).
Leimei has spent most of her adult life working to help designers and students of design promote their work across national and cultural barriers.
Born in Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), raised and educated in the United States and later in Japan, she has acquired a diverse cultural and academic foundation.
A recipient of the Mainichi Design Award and Icograda President's Award, she has served on numerous competition juries, including Red Dot Award, Brno Biennial, Design for Asia Award.
more: icograda.org/news/year/2009_news/articles1529.htm (36)
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