Professor, Industrial Design ART 114ahnsang@uw.eduFields of Interest Industrial Design Background and ExperienceSummaryEducationMFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAssociate Professor Sang-Gyeun Ahn joined the Division of Design in 2006. Before joining the faculty at UW, he taught in the department of Industrial Design at Auburn University and worked on projects with several companies including: The Korean Institute of Design Promotion, Samsung, LG, and Ricoh, Propane Design Group. Ahn has won several international design competitions including: Grand Prize in 6th International Bicycle Design Competition in 2001 endorsed by ICSID; a Luminary Award in the 2005 Red Dot Design Competition (Design Concept category); Design Award in Red Dot Design 2007; and an Honorable Mention in the 1998 LG Design Competition. His work has been published in several international books and magazines including the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design Newspaper, 2005 International Design Concept, 2006 Red Dot, and Azure magazine. Research + Creative Work Selected Publications + Projects Sang-gyeun Ahn and Wong Jong Yoon. "Restroom Kit for Wheelchairs." A research project funded by Amazon Catalyst grant, 2017+ (In progress) Read more Research Advised: Graduate Masters Theses Sooji Kim. "My Color: Find your optimal color style." MDes Thesis, University of Washington, 2022. Read more Derek Burkhardsmeier. "Augmented Woodworking." MDes Thesis, University of Washington, 2019. Read more Courses Taught Autumn 2024 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I Spring 2024 DESIGN 319 A: Advanced Design Drawing DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2024 DESIGN 320 A: Industrial Design Special Projects DESIGN 582 A: Design Graduate Studio Spring 2023 DESIGN 319 A: Advanced Design Drawing DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2023 DESIGN 320 A: Industrial Design Special Projects Autumn 2022 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I Summer 2022 Full-term DESIGN 495 A: Design Internship Spring 2022 DESIGN 319 A: Advanced Design Drawing DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2022 DESIGN 320 A: Industrial Design Special Projects Autumn 2021 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I Summer 2021 Full-term DESIGN 166 A: Design Foundations Spring 2021 DESIGN 211 A: 3-D Foundation DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2021 DESIGN 320 A: Industrial Design Special Projects Autumn 2020 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I Summer 2020 Full-term DESIGN 365 A: Developing Solutions in Design Spring 2020 DESIGN 211 A: 3-D Foundation DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2020 DESIGN 320 A: Industrial Design Special Projects Autumn 2019 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing - Course Website DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I - Course Website Summer 2019 Full-term DESIGN 266 A: Design Concepts and Practice: Illustrator & Photoshop Fundamentals - Course Website DESIGN 266 B: Design Concepts and Practice: Digital Painting Spring 2019 DESIGN 211 A: 3-D Foundation DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone - Course Website Winter 2019 DESIGN 365 A: Developing Solutions in Design Autumn 2018 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing - Course Website DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I - Course Website Summer 2018 Full-term DESIGN 266 A: Design Concepts and Practice - Course Website DESIGN 266 B: Design Concepts and Practice - Course Website Spring 2018 DESIGN 211 A: 3-D Foundation DESIGN 485 B: Design Capstone Winter 2018 DESIGN 322 A: Presentation for Industrial Design I Autumn 2017 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing - Course Website DESIGN 319 A: Advanced Design Drawing - Course Website Summer 2017 Full-term DESIGN 266 A: Design Concepts And Practice DESIGN 266 B: Design Concepts And Practice Winter 2017 DESIGN 446 A: Advanced Industrial Design: Professional Practice Summer 2016 Full-term DESIGN 266 A: Design Concepts And Practice - Course Website DESIGN 266 B: Design Concepts And Practice - Course Website Winter 2016 DESIGN 322 A: Presentation For Industrial Design I - Course Website DESIGN 444 A: Prototype Project Development - Course Website Autumn 2015 DESIGN 207 A: Design Drawing - Course Website DESIGN 207 AA: Design Drawing DESIGN 207 AB: Design Drawing DESIGN 319 A: Advanced Design Drawing - Course Website Related News Related News Sang-gyeun Ahn | Flint Jamison | Michael Swaine Sep 28, 2020 Ahn an Amazon Catalyst Fellow Dec 8, 2017 Faculty Lecture – Sang-gyeun Ahn, Industrial Design Sep 25, 2012