Now senior vice-president of design for Grohe International, Paul Flowers has worked for a variety of large and small design firms across Europe and has won several prestigious design awards, including numerous Red Dot honours. He was also included in the European Centre of Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies 2008 40 Under 40 list.

Following an approach that emphasises form, function and the environment in design, Nina Jobs holds a master degree in product-design from ENSAD-Paris. She has studied and worked in the fields of product and graphic design around the world, including with clients such as Ikea of Sweden, HM, Askul Japan, Kinnasand Germany, LM Ericsson and Gärsnäs Sweden.

Electrolux Asia-Pacific design director Pernilla Johansson and her team, based in Singapore, are part of a network of 150 Electrolux designers around the world. Born in Sweden, Johansson graduated from the University of Gothenburg in 1994, after which she joined Philips Design in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. At Philips, she worked in both Europe and the US before moving with the company to Singapore, where she led a team focusing on design-related activities in the DVD and the home entertainment categories for the global market.

James Law is Chief Cybertect at James Law Cybertecture and is accredited with coining the term and the notion of Cybertecture. Cybertecture is a philosophy and approach to design that paves the way for people to live the future in a seamless and enjoyable manner through the best use of ideas, materials and technologies that reinvent the world.

James leads the charge in blending 'cybertechnology' in his approach to design. Earlier this year, two of his buildings received International Architecture Awards from CNBC. James is also designing a range of innovative cybertecture products that showcase the functional and aesthetic product qualities in harmony with enabling technologies.