Professor Hinrichsen is an industrial designer, practicing in Chile since 1992. He holds a Master of Engineering degree received in Japan in 1991. Since 1992, he has been professor and director of School of Design, Instituto Profesional DuocUC of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and was head of DuocUC Design Center from 1998 to 2003. He has been a design process consultant for over two decades focusing on product and strategic design. He is also currently the Design Director for the Latin American Region of Design Innovation, a European Design company with clients and prospects all over the world. He has participated as Research Director in projects concerning technological innovation in design education, as well as successfully coordinated agreements between Latinamerican, Japanese, European and Asian Universities and organisations. Prof. Hinrichsen has been a member of the Icsid Board since 2001 and has actively been involved in Interdesign workshops. Since 2002, he has been an honorary member of the Chilean Association of Design Firms; QVID.