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Design studio & creative consultancy working with brands, companies & manufacturers for creative solutions. We are an award-winning, multi-disciplinary team with a cross-cultural approach.

CV

Dilara Kan Hon + Bodin Hon

Co-founders

Since their meeting at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, they have fused their contrasting backgrounds to work coherently across disciplines. Interdisciplinary thinking and the confluence of opposing views are at the heart of the studio, where technology meets traditional crafts, logic meets emotions, art meets science, and East meets West to conceive fantastical new ideas with a sustainable approach toward the future.

Working from Hong Kong & Istanbul, Studio Yellowdot collaborate with artisans, industries, manufacturers & brands across Europe to Asia to translate meticulous ideas into production. The studio embraces cross-cultural & interdisciplinary thinking, taking in a diverse spectrum of projects - from product design to spatial design, design consultancy to independent experiments, transferring knowledge from one field to another, and redefining many categories through design. 

Bodin Hon is a Chinese-American industrial designer and engineer who graduated cum laude from the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan. In Italy, he was awarded the International Compasso d'oro for his innovative cookware design. Before entering the design field, he worked as a spacesuit & life-support system engineer at the Johnson Space Center after graduating from Rice University in Texas. With a detail-oriented & hands-on approach, he is adept at bringing future-oriented ideas and technologies to life in people-driven & poetic ways.

 

Dilara Kan is a Turkish artist and designer who studied at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan after graduating from the Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts in Istanbul. Dilara's practice is rooted in her astute eye for visual culture and appreciation of crafts. Dilara infuses her works with patterns from nature and vibrant colors. In addition, she continuously explores new materials and investigates production techniques. Having worked for art & interior studios in Milan, Istanbul & Hong Kong, she brings an artistic and creative touch to every aspect of a project.

Exhibitions

Awards

2024
RoCollectible 2024 - Milan Design Week
Milan
2024
OMM Odunpazarı Modern Museum - 'Creatures of Comfort/Ehlikeyif'
Eskesehir
2024
Maison et Objet - 'Hong Kong on Stage'
Hong Kong
2024
Lake Como Design Festival - 'Contemporary Design Selection'
Como
2023
RoCollectible 2023 - Milan Design Week
Milan
2023
Downtown Design Dubai - ‘Anatolia’
Dubai
2023
COLLECTIBLE Brussels - 'Curated Section '
Brussels
2023
Stockholm Furniture Fair - 'Greenhouse'
Stockholm
2023
Tanween Ithaca - ‘Routes to Roots’
Saudi Arabia
2022
ICFF/Wanted Design Manhattan - Launchpad
New York
2022
Art><Creativity Greater Bay Area - 'Hakkanese Contemporary'
Huizhou
2022
Milan SaloneSatellite - Permanenent Collection
Milan
2021
Dubai Design Week - Light Shelters
Dubai
2021
Frankfurt Ambiente - Talents
Frankfurt
2019
Salone Satellite - Salone del Mobile
Milan
2019
Paris Design Week - Le Off Talents
Paris
2019
Porto Design Biennale - ‘Abitare Italia’
Porto
2018
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden - ‘Shine on Me: The Sun and Us’
Dresden
2016
XX1T Milano 21° International Triennale – ‘Design After Design - Under 35’
Milan
2024
EDIDA Turkey Elle Decoration International Design Award - Young Designer of the Year
Studio Yellowdot
2024
EDIDA Turkey Elle Decoration International Design Award - Best Wall Covering
'Patisserie' for Gorbon Ceramics
2022
GOOD Design Award Japan - Product Winner
Children Sunglasses for OLIVIO & CO
2022
Green Product Award - Best of Kids
Junior Sunglasses for OLIVIO & CO
2022
ADC 101th Annual Award - Packaging Bronze Cube
Sunglasses Eco Packaging for OLIVIO & CO
2022
iF Design Award - Product Winner
Kids Anti-Bluelight Screen Glasses for OLIVIO & CO
2021
iF Design Award - Product Winner
Junior Sunglasses for OLIVIO & CO
2021
Soho House - Design Prize - Shortlist
Hatch - Eggshell Pendant Lighting
2021
iF Design Award - Product Winner
Kids Sunglasses for OLIVIO & CO
2021
Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (HKYDTA) Winner
Special Mention - Bodin Hon
2021
D&AD - Packaging Materials - Shortlist
Sunglasses Eco Packaging for OLIVIO & CO
2021
iF Design Award - Packaging Winner
Sunglasses Eco Packaging for OLIVIO & CO
2020
Red Dot Design Award - Packaging - Winner
Sunglasses Eco-Packaging for OLIVIO & CO
2019
Perspective Magazine 40 Under 40 Award - Product Design Winner
Studio Yellowdot
2017
Jumpthegap - Roca/Barcelona Center of Design International Bathroom Competition - Finalist Professional
'Sanctuary' - Multi-sensorial Bathroom
2015
ADI Compasso d’oro Intl - 'Targa Giovani' Winner
'Solari' - Portable Solar Cooker - Bodin Hon
2015
iF Design Award - Student Design Award
'Solari' - Portable Solar Cooker - Bodin Hon
2014
James Dyson Award - National Winner Italy
'Solari' - Portable Solar Cooker - Bodin Hon
2014
ADI Design Index
'Solari' - Portable Solar Cooker - Bodin Hon
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