Four students taking the Product Innovation track in the DSU College of Design were honored with the gold, silver and bronze medals at the "2018 Design to Business (D2B) Design Fair Competition."

Choi Shi-yeong was awarded the gold prize for his cosmetic packaging design fortravelling entitled Spoid T.

He also received a monetary prize of three million won from the Korean Intellectual Property Office for his effort.

Lee Chang-gyu and Choi Na-yeon were awarded silver prizes and received one million won each, while Kim Hye-ji received the bronze award.

The Korea Association of Industrial Designers, one of the hosts of the contest, also presented a special award to DSU Professor Kang Beom-gyu in recognition of his role in teaching so many award-winning students.

Design students taking the Product Innovation track at DSU are awarded numerous prizes at this competition every year.

Co-hosted by the Korea Association of Industrial Designers, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and the Korea International Trade Association (KIPO), the 2018 D2B Design Fair Competition was held at the Oakwood Premier Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on December 6, with a number of designers attending.

A total of 5578 works were exhibited in this competition, and 32 works of outstanding design were selected as prize winners after examining their aesthetics and practicality.

Now in its 13th year, the D2B Design Fair allows for the showcasing of works from a very wide of categories, themes, and design concepts to companies, and facilitates designers 1 securing of royalties and design rights.