Ming Leung celebrates, interrogates and practices design in the widest sense of the word.
In education, he has been Visiting Professor in the school of design and school of architecture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; research consultant at Qinghua University, Beijing; project co-director at Beijing University; external examiner at Domus Academy, Milan; and external Tutor at the Royal College of Art. In addition, he has led workshops at Umea University, Sweden and Salzburg University of Applied Science; coached in the MBA programme of Imperial College Business School; and contributed to the Cross-Culture Design Programme at CAFA (Beijing) with Stanford University.
In professional practice, he has been a founder and partners of three design studios in the UK and an architecture practice. His clients have included Akzo Nobel, Alcatel, Apple, Electrolux, Gillette, GSK, Nokia, Philips, Reebok, Samsung, Samick and SK. Over a billion products he designed and developed are in production globally, covering more than 50 industrial categories, ranging from scientific equipment to electronic goods, from sports equipment to domestic appliances.
Whether inside or outside professional practice, he is interested in embedding culture in design, service and experience design, design and economics, and design and social entrepreneurship and responsibility.