C3X는 대한민국 서울에 위치한 디자인 컨설팅 회사입니다. 우리는 client가 바라보는 시장, 소비자가 기대하는 상품, 그리고 디자이너가 제시하는 새로운 경험을 융합하여 정교하고 합리적인 방법으로 디자인으로 표현하고 연출합니다. C3X는 이탈리아 세계적인 디자이너 Stanfano Giovannoni 와의 정식 계약 체결을 통하여 한국지사로서의 역할도 수행하고 있습니다.
C3X is a design consultancy based in Seoul, South Korea. We bring together our clients’ market insights, consumers' expectations, and designers’ creative vision to create sophisticated and thoughtful design solutions. C3X also serves as the official Korean representative of world-renowned Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni.
Hong Juyoung
CEO / Design Director
대표이사 홍주영은 이탈리아 밀라노로 건너가 두 곳의 대학원 과정을 이수하고 석사를 취득 하였으며 이후, 독일 Ulm 대학 출신의 디자이너 Hans Von Klier Studio 에서 Zanotta 등의 가구 회사와 일했다. 또한 Vespa를 만드는 Piaggio 및 Ducati, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi 등의 회사와 일하는 디자인 스튜디오 AUDIS에서 디자인 경험을 쌓았다. 귀국 후에는 LG전자에서 소형가전팀, 오디오팀, 근미래 디자인팀을 거치며 최종적으로 모바일 디자인 연구소 디자인 팀장을 역임 하였으며 휴대폰 제조사인 팬택으로 이직하여 해외 디자인 팀장, 디자인 기획 팀장을 거쳐 KT의 스마트폰 자회사 KT tech의 디자인 상무로 재직하였다. 다양하고 우수한 디자인을 디렉팅하여 회사의 흑자 전환에 기여하였다.
이러한 여러 회사에 재직하는 동안 IDEA 컨셉 부문 금상을 수상한 근미래 네트워크 키친을 비롯하여 Red Dot, iF 등 수많은 디자인 어워드에서 수상한 바 있다. 퇴직 후 Shopick CRM 고객 서비스 비즈니스 개발을 위해 C3X를 창업하였으며, 현재는 전문 제품디자인 회사로 발전하였다. 교육자 및 학회 활동으로는 한양대학교 UI 석·박사 과정에서 강의를 맡았고, 전주대학교 제품디자인학과 겸임교수를 역임하였다. 또한 디지털디자인학회 및 한국산업디자이너협회 이사, 한국산업기술평가원 및 대구경북디자인센터
CEO Hong Juyoung began his design career in Milan, where he completed his graduate studies and earned a master’s degree. He later worked at Hans von Klier Studio on projects for brands including Zanotta, and at AUDIS, gaining experience with leading mobility brands such as Piaggio, Ducati, Aprilia, and Moto Guzzi. After returning to Korea, he worked at LG Electronics through small home appliances, audio, near future design team, etc., and finally served as a design leader of the mobile design research center. As Executive Director and Head of Design at KT tech, he led product design initiatives that contributed to the company’s business growth and profitability by directing smartphone designs.
His work has received numerous international honors, including an IDEA Gold Award, as well as multiple Red Dot and iF Design Awards. He later founded C3X, which has evolved into a specialized product design consultancy. Alongside his professional practice, he has taught UI Master's and Doctorate course at Hanyang University, and served as an adjunct professor at Jeonju University's Department of Product Design. In addition, he has served as a director of the Digital Design Society and Korea Association of Industrial Designers(KAID), and an evaluation committee member of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology(KEIT) and Daegu Gyeongbuk Design Center(DGDC).
Awards
2023 European Product Design Award - Winner - Shape of Voice / Sound bar type AI set-top box with WiFi router / KT
2023 iF Product Design Award - Winner - Shape of Voice / Sound bar type AI set-top box with WiFi router / KT
2023 Red dot Design Award - Winner - Shape of Voice / Sound bar type AI set-top box with WiFi router / KT
2022 Red dot Design Award - Winner - LG Xboom360 Series / Bluetooth Speaker / LG Electronics
2021 Red dot Design Award - Winner - AI Sound Max (AI 2 Max) / Set Top Box with Bluetooth Speaker / SK Broadband
2020 Asia Design Prize - Gold - Triangular Connectivity Series / home network system / SK Broadband
2020 Red dot Design Award - Winner - AI Speaker Set-Top Box / TV and Home Entertainment / SK Broadband
2019 Pin Up Design Award - Finalist - Triangular Connectivity Series / home network system / SK Broadband
2019 Pin Up Design Award - Best 100 - WPU-A900F, WPU-A900C / Water Purifier / SK Magic
2019 Pin Up Design Award - Best 100 – AI 2 Set-top Box BIP-AI100 / TV and Home Entertainment / SK Broadband
2019 IDEA - Finalist - WPU-A900F, WPU-A900C / Water Purifier / SK Magic
2019 Red dot Design Award - Winner - LG AJ7 / Audio system / LG Electronics
2019 iF Product Design Award - Winner – Audio(AJ7) / Audio system / LG Electronics
2018 Pin Up Design Award - Best 100 - VOISTICK BUE-SR01 / Remote Controller / SK Broadband
2018 Pin Up Design Award - Best of Best - Audio(AJ7) / Audio system / LG Electronics
2018 Red dot Design Award - Winner - LG Furniture Refrigerator / Refrigerator / LG Electronics
2018 Red dot Design Award - Winner - LG Furniture Air Purifier / Air Purifier / LG Electronics
2011 Red dot Design Award - Winner - Ev-f600(BRICKS) / Mobile Phone / KT Tech
2008 iF Product Design Award - Gold – “Shine” in wood / Mobile Phone / LG Electronics
2007 iF Product Design Award - Winner – Slim Card Phone (KE820) / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2007 iF Product Design Award - Gold – HC1 / Mobile phone / Pantech
2007 iF Product Design Award - Winner – Export Type Mobile Phone Package Design / Mobile phone package / Pantech
2006 iF Product Design Award - Winner – PG-6200 / Mobile Phone / Pantech
2005 iF Product Design Award - Winner - 3G Mobile Phone-Mulan (U8300) / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2005 iF Product Design Award - Winner - GSM Mobile IM Phone (LG-F9100) / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2005 iF Product Design Award - Winner - Camera Folder (GS-9) / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2003 Red dot Design Award - Winner - LG-KP6300 / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2002 iF Product Design Award - Winner - LG G510 / Mobile phone / LG Electronics
2002 IDEA - gold – Good Morning / Future Household appliances Design Strategy / LG Electronics
C3X Design
24, Apgujeong-ro 34-Gil
gangnam-gu, seoul 06022
South Korea
T: +82 1042611661
E: matteo@c3x.co.kr