Authors

Lee Won-sik

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Lee Won-sik is a brand manager at POSCO E&C. He is currently working as a brand manager at POSCO E&C after working at Interbrand, the world’s largest brand consulting firm. He has been consulting on strategic development and utilization of design and brand for various companies such as Morgan Stanley, Samsung Tesco, and Amorepacific. He is a member of the project planning team for the knowledge service sector of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy’s Industrial Source Technology Development Project (2011) and a member of the service design section of the Korail Design Review Committee (2012-2013). He holds a master’s degree in design management from the University of Salford, UK, and has published papers at the Design Management Institute (DMI) and major design conferences in Korea. He is the author of The Age of Service Design and the translator of Design in Business.

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Go Hae-won

She graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, where she studied composition and the Master of Music program. Since then, she has worked as a composition instructor at the Conservatory of Music and Incheon Yeongo, and currently teaches students preparing for music college entrance exams at Suryeon Music Academy. She dreams of a harmonious life like an orchestra and continues her journey with music through her composing and arranging activities.
Chung Byoung-kyoo

An editorial designer who graduated from Korea University with a degree in French Literature and studied design at École Estienne in Paris. In 1979, he co-founded the editorial company Yeoreogaji Munje Yeonguso with writer Lee Yoon-ki and later established Jung Byung-kyu Design in 1985, which continues to this day. He has served as a Specialist for the Seoul Olympics, President of the Korean Society of Visual Information Design, and President of the Korean Society for Image Culture. His career …
Doi Akifumi

Born in Hiroshima in 1957. Owner of Tom’s Box. Handles picture books and books related to picture books. He has been involved in the planning and editing of over 300 picture books to date, including the Forest of Images series (Holp Shuppan) and Neko no Sweater (Oikawa Kenji, Takeuchi Mayuko). He also organizes the workshop Atosaki Juku with Akira Ono, which aims to nurture picture book authors.
Kim Sung-do

Born in 1963, he graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at Korea University. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees in linguistics and semiotics from the University of Paris X in France. He was selected for the LG Yonam Foundation’s overseas research program and served as a visiting professor at the Department of Art History and the Institute of Linguistics at Oxford University in the UK, a visiting professor at Harvard University in the US as a …
Kim Nan-Ju

Graduated from Kyung Hee University’s Department of Korean Language and Literature, and received a master’s degree in modern Japanese literature from Showa Women’s University in Japan. Currently working as a translator specializing in Japanese literature. Books she has translated include Between Coolness and Passion: Rosso , Kitchen , The Doctor’s Beloved Formulas , The Tale of Genji , I Am a Cat , Voyage Through Stars , The Newcomer , etc.
Jang Hun-gyo

A full-time researcher at the Research Center for Common Resources and Sustainable Society at Jeju National University. She dreams of running a small research institute under the name Democracy for All. She is the author of The Miryang War: A Radical Democracy Project Based on Common Resources and is currently working on her next book.
Ko Hyun-seon

Graphic designer at Toss. Plans and creates all visual aspects of Toss. She focuses on the visual consistency of Toss graphics by establishing and spreading a visual identity based on the emoji font “Toss Face”.
Jeong Yeong-seon

CEO of Seoahn Total Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd. and an adjunct professor at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University. His notable works include the landscape design for the Won Dharma Center of Won Buddhism in the United States and the basic and detailed designs for the Amorepacific Technology Research Institute. She has received numerous awards for his projects, including the Environmental Culture Award (1998) for the traditional garden Heewon at the Ho-Am …
Fleur Watson

Fleur Watson PhD is a curator, creative producer and author. Her academic and cultural leadership extends across a broad spectrum of creative disciplines including architecture, design, visual art, and expanded spatial practices. Fleur is an Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Design at RMIT University and founder of independent curatorial practice Something Together. She is an experienced researcher within an ‘integrated scholarship’ framework with a focus on curating …
권근영

중앙일보 미술 담당 기자. 20년 넘는 기자 경력의 대부분을 문화부에서 보냈다. JTBC 스포츠문화부장도 지냈다. 서울대학교에서 국어국문학과 미학을 공부했고, 동 대학원에서 「서산 구본웅 연구」로 미술학 석사, 「광주비엔날레 연구」로 미술경영학 박사 학위를 받았다. 서울대학교 미술대학 서양화과에서 강의했으며, 미국 UCLA 방문연구원을 지냈다. 예술가들이 육성으로 들려준 ‘영감의 비밀’을 생생하게 전하는 일을 한다. 2026년부터 더중앙플러스 온라인 연재 콘텐츠 「권근영의 Art Talk」를 통해 예술가들의 내밀한 창작 공간으로 독자들을 안내하고 있다. 집필한 책으로 『아주 사적인 미술관: 이건희 홍라희 마스터피스』『완전한 이름: 미술사의 구석진 자리를 박차고 나온 여성 예술가들』『나는 예술가다: 한국 대표 예술가 10인 창작과 삶을 말하다』 등이 있다.
Shin Myung-ho

Researches the history of visual expression and representational theory, with a focus on picture books, and teaches Studies of Culture and Representation at Musashino Art University in Japan. Engages in various activities such as exhibition planning and translation, striving to raise awareness of the role and impact of picture books in society.
Arumjigi

The Arumjigi Foundation is a non-profit organization established in November 2001, dedicated to creatively preserving and passing down Korea’s traditional culture. Its mission is to rediscover the identity of Korean culture and cultivate new cultural heritage for future generations. Through efforts to care for Korea’s traditional cultural heritage and its surrounding environments, Arumjigi seeks to ensure that the values of tradition remain alive in modern life across clothing, …

Lee Won-sik

이원식

Go Hae-won

Chung Byoung-kyoo

Doi Akifumi

Kim Sung-do

Kim Nan-Ju

Jang Hun-gyo

Ko Hyun-seon

Jeong Yeong-seon

Fleur Watson

권근영

Shin Myung-ho

Arumjigi