Majored in visual design at Hongik University and lectured at several universities before coming across the National Museum of Korea, where work has continued for over twenty years. While working in the fields of ‘museums,’ ‘design,’ and ‘culture,’ doubts arose about the fact that design was being absorbed only in external decoration.

Reevaluating design led to confronting the question of ‘why and for whom to design,’ rather than ‘how to design.’ This process led to the realization that design should not be a ‘technique of decoration,’ but a ‘style of daily life.’

Planned and published books include Old Design and Collection of Korean Traditional Patterns, while co-authored books include Is Design Poison or Medicine?, Form, and Design is Dead.