David Chang

Founder of David Chang Design & Associates (DCDA), Principal Design Director

David Chang, founder of David Chang Design & Associates (DCDA), Principal Design Director, a member of SBID twelve membered expert committee also as the first expert member of Chinese descent, a registered member of NCIDQ, ASID and IIDA, and has over 30 years of luxury commercial, hotel and residential interior design and management experiences in North America and Asia.

David was born in Taipei, majored in Interior Design at both California State University in the United States and Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada,and received Visual Arts professional graduate certificate at Harvard University. Deeply influenced by Chinese and Western culture, David Chang emphasizes on attention to culture and history as source of inspiration thereby creating vitality and rich artistic essence for each project. Moreover, David Chang emphasizes on interior space comfort, functionality and creation of souls in each design. Based on these philosophies, David Chang’s innovative works have won numerous design awards in the UK, Italy and Canada. In both year 2017 and 2018, David Chang was appointed as a jury member for the Italian A’Design Award & Competition and was awarded with 2018 SBID Master of Design accolade.

In 1998, David Chang founded David Chang Design Associates International (DCDA) in Vancouver, Canada, and expanded to the China market in 2006, established firms in Guangzhou, Beijing and China Taiwan to provide exclusive upscale design services on landmark projects for local major real estate developers. The interior design and space planning projects encompass multiple fields such as luxury apartments, villas, sales and marketing centers, clubhouses, hotels, private bespoke homes and etc. Projects such as “Heritage Estate”, “Chinoiserie Villa”, “Runze Palace”, “Eminence Mansion” and “Shimao Xishan Loong Palace”, etc., have been listed as exemplary projects in the real estate industry.

Clyde Chang

Co-Founder

Clyde Chang, co-founder of DCDA, managing director. Clyde was born in Taipei and educated in the USA and Canada with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. He had worked in New York for in the financial industry and also has over 15 years of experience with real estate development, luxury commercial and residential project management experience.

Vicki Pearson

Design Principal

Vicki Pearson, holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Technology, Kwantlen, Canada, and has over 30 years of professional interior design experience. Her business projects cover a wide range of public and catering facilities,hotels, entertainment, etc. Excellent experience in management planning and FF&E budgeting.

Leanne Ritter

Design Principal

Leanne Ritter, holds a bachelor degree from Univeristy of Maniotoba,has been practicing for over 20 years. Participated in projects involving large public spaces, restaurants and boutique hotels. With her excellent aesthetic taste and strong customer relationships have enabled her to offer unique and personalized services to cities and resorts.