GROHE is a leading global brand for full bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings. It has been part of the LIXIL Group Corporation since 2014 and pursues the brand values of technology, quality, design and sustainability “Made in Germany”. In the past ten years alone, more than 300 design and innovation awards as well as several top rankings at the German Sustainability Award have confirmed GROHE's success. GROHE was the first in its industry to win the German government’s CSR prize and was also featured in the renowned Fortune® magazine’s ranking of Top 50 that are “Changing the World”.

Since its establishment in Taiwan in 1983, Wonderland Group has been devoted to the design, development, and manufacturing of baby strollers, travel cots, car seats, high chairs, and soothers. With its exceptional design and development capabilities backed by superior quality management, Wonderland remains as one of the top manufacturers of nursery goods in the world. The Wonderland Group currently has offices in Asia, the U.S. and Europe with more than 10,000 employees. It has been a long-term OEM and ODM manufacturer for internationally leading brands, such as Graco, Aprica, and Chicco, and also owns two highly acclaimed brands, Joie and Nuna.

Compal Electronics is a world leading original design manufacturer (ODM) that oversees the innovation, research development and production of all computing devices from notebooks to wearables, mobile devices to TVs and IoT applications for a smarter tomorrow. Guided by corporate spirit that embraces innovation, harmony and transcendence, Compal is in the business of collaborative innovation through insights and experience design to bring ideas from vision to reality.

Founded in 2016, HOTO, short for “home tools,” revolutionizes everyday gadgets by blending elegant design with practical functionality. Guided by the philosophy Smarter by Design. and the mission Innovating the Everyday. Beautifully., HOTO transforms daily tools into smart, functional, and inspiring experiences. With products sold in 56 countries and over 100 patents, the brand is recognized globally for design excellence, including as an iF Gold Award winner, alongside multiple iF, Red Dot, and Good Design honors. Beyond product innovation, HOTO upholds a shared value of enabling a simpler, more thoughtful way of living through design.

Xiaomi Corporation was founded in April 2010 and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 9 July 2018. Xiaomi is a consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company as well as one of the world's leading smartphone companies with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an IoT platform at its core.

Embracing our vision of “Make friends with users and be the coolest company in the users’ hearts”, Xiaomi continuously pursues innovations, high-quality user experience and operational efficiency.

In June 2025, global monthly active users ( "MAU") reached 731.2 million. Xiaomi products are present in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. In July 2025, Xiaomi was included in the Fortune Global 500 list for the seventh year in a row.

The Haier Global Design Team was founded in 1994, marking one of the earliest enterprise design organisations in China and laying the foundation for Haier’s long-term design-driven innovation. Today, the team operates through more than 10 design offices worldwide, bringing together global perspectives to create meaningful, user-centred solutions across multiple Haier brands. Working at the intersection of design, technology and culture, the team shapes products, services and experiences for diverse markets and lifestyles.

Founded in 1984, Haier Group is a leading global provider of solutions for better living and digital transformation. Guided by the vision of "More Creation, More Possibilities", we are committed to co-create infinite possibilities for better living with global users, and to co-create infinite possibilities for industrial development with ecological partners.

From student winner to sponsor! Hoto's Lidan Liu on starting your career right:

"Winning a prize as a young student was deeply formative. I could never have imagined that one day I would return as a sponsor."

Lu Chen, Senior Design Director at Xiaomi, on her expectations of the design students:

"Award-winning work responds to real problems with clear, systematic thinking and is presented through mature design execution."

Shikuan Chen from Compal Electronics:

"Aside from being curious, creative and open to challenges, we must be observers of life to identify opportunities where others might miss."

Interview with Wonderland's Renee Wang, General Manager, Engineering:

"I would expect a young design talent to have a global view, design thinking mindset, and a sense of mission to improve the world."

Patrick Speck (Grohe), leader of Lixil Global Design EMENA:

"For more than a decade, we've been running an internship program where the
student will gain practical experience in a multicultural environment
with an award-winning design team."

Interview with Federico Ferretti, Head of Milan Experience Design Centre at Haier:

"Talented designers know that Design is not based on what they know, but more on the way they react to what they don't know."