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.
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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
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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 |