In the landscape of contemporary Taiwanese residential architecture, CaiBao Guo of Chun Yueh Construction Ltd., whose project SIH FANG YUAN (俬房院) was honored at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season, stands out as a figure whose work unites craftsmanship, humanistic vision, and a profound understanding of how architecture connects people, culture, and the passage of time. Born in Hualien, surrounded by Qixingtan’s horizon, Taroko’s cliffs, and the wind of the P

Korean photographer Youngjun Song has been honored with both the Platinum Award and the prestigious title of Photo of the Season in the Documentary & People Photography – Lifestyle Photography  category at the Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season for his poetic and profoundly human work, the sincerity of a fisherman. A full-time automotive engineer, Youngjun uses photography as a form of introspective travel—an artistic space to observe the overlooked rhythms of ever

Emerging artist Yung Han Hsiao (蕭詠韓) has been awarded the Platinum Prize in the Mixed Media Painting  category at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season for his provocative and timely work The Algorithmic Soul. Created by a 17-year-old artist, the work stands out not only for its technical ambition and large-scale composition, but for its sharp, introspective examination of a dilemma shared by an entire generation:What happens when artificial intelligence begins

Photographer, nature educator, and storyteller Vikram Vyawahare has been awarded the Gold Award in Nature & Experimental Photography – Textured & Composite at the Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season for his evocative work Scars of the Forest Giant. This striking image—focused not on the full form of an elephant, but on the intimate textures of its tusks and trunk—captures a profound narrative about time, memory, and coexistence. Rather than presenting wildlife throu

Artist and material researcher Lu Ya-Lan has been awarded the Platinum Prize in Sustainable Fashion Design at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season for her profound and materially sensitive project Salt as Memory — Fibre as Future. Described by the jury as “thoughtful and well-executed, blending refined colour with a strong ecological message,” the work bridges art, ecology, and material philosophy. Rather than presenting sustainability as a stylistic choice, Y

Mr Kenly Chan Kam Yuen has been awarded the Gold Prize in the Best Fine Art & Paintings category at the World Front Design Award 2025 Autumn Season for his spiritually driven abstract work Glory • New Kingdom. A prominent figure in the Asia-Pacific art community, Mr. Kenly Chan serves as the Honorary Secretary of the Asia Pacific Creativity Industries Association (APCIA). Since 2015, he has exhibited extensively across Greater China, earning multiple awards and recognitions.

Photographer Namwoong Kim has been awarded the Gold Award in the Architectural & Urban Photography – Cityscapes category at the Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season  for his evocative work “A Home Away from Home.” The photograph captures a quiet, luminous moment in Sydney—framing not only the city’s architectural charm but also the emotional experience of returning to a place once called home. Through delicate light, subtle stillness, and honest atmosphere, Namwoong

Hong Kong–based creative designer Chan Yuk Ming / WATER Design Studio (清水設計事務所) has been awarded the Gold Prize in Communication Design – Best Campaigns & Advertising at the World Front Design Award 2025 Autumn Season. This winning project reimagines the spirit of the Mid-Autumn Festival through a playful, culturally grounded, and youth-oriented visual campaign that blends tradition with contemporary aesthetics. Inspired by classic festival motifs—such as the full moon, the

Yu Kwok Wai has been awarded the Silver Prize in the Mixed Media Painting category at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season  for his evocative work 10:44am @ Beach. Praised by the jury as “a poetic and contemplative work with a strong concept and unique material integration,”  the piece blends memory, object, time, and emotion through a compelling approach to collage, incorporating both two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements. With a professional backgro

Photographic artist Hsien-Chih Chuang has been awarded the Platinum Award in the Mobile Photography – Landscape category at the Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season for his work Spectrum of Leaves. Known for his explorations of visual rhythm, color, and contemporary photographic aesthetics, Chuang once again demonstrates the depth and sensitivity that define his artistic vision. Interview Q1: Could you share the background and setting of this award-winning photo? Hsi

The Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season has named “More Than This – Roxy Music” the winner of both the Platinum Award and the prestigious Photo of the Season in the Black & White Fine Art Photography category. This haunting monochrome photograph was taken by photographer Katiche van der Knoop. It stood out for its extraordinary emotional depth, minimalist power, and masterful use of negative space. More than a wildlife portrait, the piece transforms a moment of stil

Hsu Hao Hsiang & Fox Say Tea Liqueur, has been awarded the Platinum Prize in the Best Innovative Structural Packaging category at the World Front Design Award 2025 Autumn Season for the project “Fox Roaming the Mountains — A Storytelling Design with Blue-and-White Aesthetics.” The jury praised the award-winning packaging design work for “its refined storytelling approach that fuses Eastern aesthetics with modern product design.” The design uses traditional Chinese landscape p

Japan-based documentary and editorial photographer Takeshi Yamamoto has been awarded the Silver Award in Documentary & People Photography – Cultural Expressions at the Best Photography Awards UK 2025 Autumn Season for his evocative work “Hands and Rice: Sake Brewing.” The photograph was praised for its quiet emotional weight, cultural depth, and masterful storytelling — capturing a moment that speaks to Japan’s living traditions and its evolving creative spirit. Through Yamam

Taiwan-based lifestyle aesthetics brand Kantan Limited Company, led by Chiou Hui Ting, has been awarded the Platinum Prize in the Ceramics category at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season for its project “Lin Chih-Chu – Spring Inspiration Ceramic Chopstick Rest Gift Set.”

French photographer Catherine Aupetit has been awarded both the Platinum Award and the prestigious title of Best Photo of the Season in the Nature & Experimental Photography category at the World Grand Prix Photography Awards 2025 Autumn Season for her poetic work Blue Fairy . The jury described the piece as “a luminous and dreamlike vision that captures the invisible rhythm of life — transforming motion into art and observation into emotion.” In Blue Fairy , Aupetit explores

A team from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music — Huixin Xue, Shihong Ren, and Xinyu Bai — has been awarded the Platinum Prize in the AI-Generated Art category at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season for their groundbreaking project “Intelligent Mirror: An AI Interactive Work of Guqin and Xiao Duet Therapeutic Music with Real-time EEG Feedback.” The jury described the work as "A visionary work blending traditional artistry, advanced technology, and therapeutic i

LIN WEI CHENG & The Zhubei City Office in Taiwan has been honored with the Gold Prize in the Landscape & Urban Planning Design category at the Future Art & Design Award UK 2025 Autumn Season for the project Bridges Embracing Nature and the Interwoven Light of Seasons . The jury praised the work as “a successful and carefully considered project that uses organic forms and well-chosen materials to create inviting, well-integrated bridges.” Led by Mayor Cheng Chao-Fang, the proj

Photographer Justin Shea has been awarded the Platinum Award in the Nature & Experimental Photography category at the World Grand Prix Photography Award 2025 Autumn Season. His winning work, titled “Where Are We Looking, Guys?”, captures a striking moment in nature featuring a group of cormorants positioned in alternating directions — a spontaneous and visually compelling pattern that appeared to unfold like choreography in the wild. The jury praised Shea’s image for its sen

Vinny Suraj has been awarded the Silver Award in the Mobile Landscape Photography category at the World Grand Prix Photography Award 2025 Autumn Season for the work Stillness in Motion . Taken by the lake, Stillness in Motion  portrays a group of swans gliding peacefully near a fountain — a visual dialogue between motion and calm. Suraj’s work transforms a fleeting natural scene into a poetic reflection on balance, patience, and mindfulness in modern life. The photograph also

The Future Art & Design Award UK proudly celebrates Avery Jean, winner of the Platinum Prize in Fashion Design, for her moving and conceptually rich work “The Mark She Left.” in 2025 Autumn Season. Through delicate craftsmanship and profound emotional depth, Avery transforms fabric into a vessel of memory — a tactile narrative of love, loss, and the beauty of imperfection. Avery Jean - "The Mark She Left" Avery Jean is a designer who blurs the lines between fashion and archi