陳鼎翰（Ting-Han Daniel Chen）是台灣設計師、創業家與實務型研究者，現任玩味創研（Play Design Lab）執行長、國立中興大學兼任專技副教授，並為台灣互動設計協會（IxDA Taiwan）共同創辦人暨榮譽顧問。

Daniel 擁有國立交通大學建築研究所理學碩士（MSc in Architecture）及芬蘭 Aalto University Executive MBA（Hons.）。橫跨設計、建築、科技、商業與文化的背景，使他不只關注「設計出什麼」，更關注設計如何建立關係、形成系統，讓地方、服務與文化成為值得親身經歷的體驗。

近二十年的實務生涯中，他以體驗設計為核心，跨足服務設計、博物館與展覽、地方與目的地體驗、新媒體及設計策略，主持超過百項公私部門委託，持續將文化、地方、科技與複雜服務系統，轉譯為人們願意進入、停留、理解並建立關係的體驗。

其主持專案累計獲得超過 60 項國際設計獎，包括 iF Design Award、Core77 Design Award、AIGA 365、Communication Arts、Australian Good Design Award、Golden Pin Design Award，以及 2025 Design MasterPrize Best of Best，並兩度獲選 Core77 Design Award Professional Winner。

他早期創辦的 Play Design Hotel，以「可以入住的台灣設計博物館」為概念，獲 Fast Company Innovation by Design、Radical Innovation Award 與 iF Service Design Award 等肯定，並獲 Louis Vuitton® 城市指南、CNN、英國《The Telegraph》、國家地理頻道及 Lonely Planet 等媒體專文介紹，成為其整合策展、服務、空間與商業的重要實踐。

近年，Daniel 進一步投入國際設計與研究社群。2026 年擔任 A’ Design Award Grand Award Jury Academic Member、ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference（DIS）論文審查人、EVA London 2026 Programme Committee Member、CAADRIA 2026 與 Making Sustainability 2026 Reviewer，並獲邀擔任 Arch Design Award 2027 國際評審。

他的實務研究亦持續發表於 ACM SIGCHI、TEI、SIGGRAPH Asia 等國際學術場域。2026 年於 ACM DIS 發表微移動 placemaking 與文化場域 BYOD 自助導覽研究，並於 Service Design Network《Touchpoint》期刊發表探討服務轉化與倫理的專文；研究範圍涵蓋博物館互動、地方創生、目的地設計與文化體驗，致力將第一線設計經驗轉化為可被討論、驗證與傳播的設計知識。

此外，他長期擔任經濟部中小及新創企業署設計輔導顧問，協助企業與地方組織推動體驗創新、服務轉型及數位加值；亦曾擔任大學課程與學術委員、論文及設計評審，並受邀於超過百場產業論壇、大學與專業場合演講。

Daniel 自 2005 年起修煉法輪大法，以「真、善、忍」作為生活與工作的指導原則，重視身心平衡，並將正念融入設計實踐與創業理念。

Ting-Han Daniel Chen is a Taiwanese designer, entrepreneur, and practice-based researcher. He is the CEO of Play Design Lab, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Practice at National Chung Hsing University, and Co-founder and Honorary Advisor of IxDA Taiwan.

Daniel holds an MSc in Architecture from National Chiao Tung University and an Executive MBA with Honors from Aalto University in Finland. His multidisciplinary background spans design, architecture, technology, business, and culture. Rather than focusing only on what design produces, his work explores how design builds relationships and systems, transforming places, services, and cultural narratives into meaningful experiences.

Over nearly two decades of professional practice, Daniel has led more than 100 public- and private-sector projects across experience design, service design, museums and exhibitions, destination and place-based experiences, new media, and design strategy. His work translates cultural content, local contexts, technologies, and complex service systems into experiences that invite people to enter, stay, understand, and form lasting connections.

Projects under his direction have received more than 60 international design awards, including the iF Design Award, Core77 Design Award, AIGA 365, Communication Arts, Australian Good Design Award, Golden Pin Design Award, and the 2025 Design MasterPrize Best of Best. He has also been named a Core77 Design Award Professional Winner twice.

Daniel previously founded Play Design Hotel, conceived as “a livable museum of Taiwanese design.” The project received recognition from Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards, the Radical Innovation Award, and the iF Service Design Award. It was also featured by the Louis Vuitton® City Guide, CNN, The Telegraph, National Geographic, and Lonely Planet, becoming a key example of his approach to integrating curation, service, space, and business into a coherent experience system.

In recent years, Daniel has expanded his contribution to international design and research communities. In 2026, he served as an Academic Member of the A’ Design Award Grand Award Jury, a paper reviewer for the ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, a Programme Committee Member for EVA London 2026, and a reviewer for CAADRIA 2026 and Making Sustainability 2026. He has also been invited to serve on the international jury of the Arch Design Award 2027.

His practice-based research has been presented through international academic communities including ACM SIGCHI, TEI, and SIGGRAPH Asia. In 2026, he presented research at ACM DIS on micromobility-enabled placemaking and BYOD self-guided experiences in living cultural heritage sites. He also published an article in the Service Design Network’s Touchpoint journal examining service transformation and ethics. His broader research covers museum interaction, regional revitalization, destination design, and cultural experience, translating frontline professional practice into design knowledge that can be discussed, tested, and shared.

Daniel has also served for many years as a design advisor to Taiwan’s Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, supporting businesses and local organizations in experience innovation, service transformation, and digital development. He has served on university academic committees, reviewed research papers and design competitions, and delivered invited talks at more than 100 industry forums, universities, and professional events.

Since 2005, Daniel has practised Falun Dafa, following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance as guidance in his life and work. He values physical and mental balance and integrates mindfulness into his approach to design and entrepreneurship.