Judging Panel
Horace PAN

Chairman

Hong Kong Interior Design Association

Hong Kong

Horace Pan, a Hong Kong design figure famous for creating unique story-telling spatial experiences of various interior disciplines, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design and Master of Arts degree in Design from School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He established his award-winning design practice PANORAMA Design Group in 2003 and is frequently invited to be the guest speaker of international design conferences and has been invited as jury member of prestigious international competitions including Netherland’s FRAME Awards, Japan’s JCD Awards, Hong Kong’s APIDA Awards, Malaysia’s MIID REKA Awards & JIDA Design Awards. He is now the Chairman of the Hong Kong Interior Design Association, Director of Hong Kong Design Centre and 2011-14 Executive Board Member of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI). Pan received Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Designers Award and China Entrepreneur Award in 2008 & 2010 respectively, 2015-16 Designer of the Year in China. Pan was the only Chinese among the 10 invited international designers in 2011 Taiwan International Interior Design Exhibition. In 2014 Pan received Hong Kong & Shenzhen Outstanding Achievement Designer Award and in 2022 received Leaders of Chinese Design Celebrity in recognition of his contribution to the interior industry development.