Daniel So, an industrial designer based in Australia with Hong Kong roots, combines a lifelong passion for design with formal education (B.Des. with honors from UTS and an M.S. in Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability from TU Berlin) and over 17 years of industry experience. He runs Particle Design Studio (formerly Daniel So Design), delivering elegant, detailed, and functional product solutions across diverse sectors, while emphasizing understanding client and consumer objectives to guide concept development, production detailing, and quality control. He also contributes to design education by teaching Product Design at UTS.