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Choi Chul-yong

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Choi Chul-Yong studied Textile Art and Fashion Design at Hongik University and its graduate school and later explored the intersection of design and art at the Domus Academy in Milan. After working as a fashion designer and art director for European fashion brands such as Meltin’pot (Italy), Wrangler Blue Bell (Belgium), and Marteli (Italy), he returned to Korea in 2009 and launched his own brand, Cy Choi. Cy Choi has held 18 presentations in Paris, participated in Seoul Fashion Week 10 times, and won the Samsung Fashion Design Fund (SFDF) twice. Choi was named Fashion Designer of the Year by Arena in 2014 and recognized as a promising newcomer by Italian Vogue in 2010. Currently, he serves as a professor in the Department of Textile Art and Fashion Design at Hongik University and continues his role as the creative director of Cy Choi.

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Muramatsu Shin

Born in 1954, he is an architectural historian who studies the history of Asian cities, architecture, and spaces, as well as modern Asian architecture and the preservation and revitalization of local communities. He is a professor at the Integrated Earth Environmental Studies Institute and at the Institute of Industrial Science of the University of Tokyo, and co-chair of the International Nakanaka Heritage Committee for Buildings to Pass On to the Next Generation. Since 2011, he has served as …
Ahn Sung-jin

Ahn Sung-jin graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University in 1993. He has been photographing musicians’ record jackets since 1992 and has photographed more than 500 albums. He has photographed corporate advertisements for Samsung, LG, Motorola, Hyundai, Kia, and SKT, as well as launch ads for sports brands such as Puma, Adidas, and LeCap, beauty brands such as Laneige and The Face Shop, and most of Korea’s casual fashion brands. To this day, he is still …
Lauren Daugherty

Lauren Daugherty, LMHC, ATR-P, is the Arts-based Wellness Experiences Manger and full-time art therapist at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University Bloomington. In this inaugural position at the museum, she established art therapy programming for individuals of all ages and abilities, including children from backgrounds of abuse and neglect, individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities, and Indiana University students. She obtained her master’s degree in …
FHHH Friends

FHHH Friends is an architecture firm composed of three principals—Yoon Hanjin, Han Seungjae, and Han Yangkyu —along with six team members. The three principals first crossed paths as colleagues at Designcamp Moonpark (DMP) and have been working together since 2013. Their work is rooted in a deep understanding of urban contexts, showcasing originality and creativity across a range of projects. In recognition of their contributions to the field, they were named Young Architects of 2019 .
Gerrit Noordzij

Typographer, type designer, book designer, author, historian, and educator. Born in 1931 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he taught type design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague from 1960 to 1990. Over three decades, he transformed the academy into one of the world’s leading institutions for type design education. He has influenced the field profoundly, producing numerous students who have become prominent type designers in Europe and the United States, collectively known as the “Hague …
AeLe Family

The family is made up of Ko Kyung-ae, a painter, and Lee Sang-wook, a semiconductor researcher, along with Jun Sung-seong, Eun-sol, and their dog Corbusier. After working for President Kim Dae-jung’s presidential secretariat and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sendai, Japan, Ko Kyung-ae became a self-taught painter and held three solo exhibitions in Japan and one in Korea. After experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, she changed her outlook on life and …
Son Boo-kyung

Graduated from the Department of Art Theory at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree from the same university with research on spatial experiences in Minimalism and New Media Art. Co-translated works such as 40 Essential Readings in Art Theory and Criticism, 21 Terms for Media Criticism, and Postproduction. Published papers including “Jeffrey Shaw’s New Media Installations: Tension between Physical Space and Virtual Space”, “Medial Turns in Korean Avant-Garde”, and “Binghamton Letter: …
Naka Toshiharu

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1976. Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in 1999, and completed a Master’s degree in Architecture at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in 2001. After working at Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, he established Naka Architecture Studio in 2009. Served as a design assistant at Y-GSA, Yokohama National University Graduate School from 2009 to 2011. Received the Young Architect …
Kim Lee-hong

He is currently an assistant professor at Hongik University Graduate School of Architecture and Urbanism and a principal at Leehong Kim Architects. After graduating from Yonsei University’s School of Architecture and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), he practiced at Samwoo Architects and Steven Hall Architects for seven years. Since opening Leehong Kim Architects, he has been working on various projects between Korea and the United States. He participated in the …
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Ahn Graphics

Ahngraphics is a Korean design publishing company and company founded by visual designer Ahn Sang-soo on February 8, 1985. It was converted to a stock company in 1990 and has grown into a comprehensive design company covering four sectors: design, digital, media, and publishing. It was the first design company to introduce DTP into practice, and contributed to the development of Korean graphic design through high-quality editorial design centered on letters. It celebrated its 30th anniversary …
Jang Yeong-jin

Graduated with a primary major in English Education from Korea University. After completing military service and returning to school, he explored new fields and entered the world of design. Discovering an unexpected aptitude for it, he pursued Industrial Information Design as a second major and went on to earn a master’s degree from the same university. Currently, he runs the design company YOUNGLAB, participating in design projects for startups, SMEs, and large corporations domestically and …

Choi Chul-yong

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Muramatsu Shin

Ahn Sung-jin

Lauren Daugherty

FHHH Friends

Gerrit Noordzij

AeLe Family

Son Boo-kyung

Naka Toshiharu

Kim Lee-hong

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Ahn Graphics

Jang Yeong-jin