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, food, and shelter. Arumjigi engages in a wide range of activities, such as maintaining the environments of Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, beautifying the surroundings of old trees, designing signage for the Four Royal Palaces and Jongmyo Shrine, as well as for Haeinsa Temple, Hahoe Village, and Yangdong Village. It also hosts programs like the Arumjigi Academy, world heritage tours, special exhibitions, traditional music performances in hanok (traditional Korean houses), and research into traditional lifestyles. By operating hanok in Anguk-dong, Seoul, and Hamyang, Gyeongsangnam-do, Arumjigi enhances the value of hanok and explores innovative ways to utilize them. Moving forward, the foundation aims to explore the essence of Korean culture that connects the past, present, and future, setting exemplary cases for the modern inheritance of tradition.
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Font designer and researcher. She founded Notype in 2018 and has been creating letters based on research and experimentation since then. She teaches typography at Konkuk University, Ewha Womans University, and Hongik University. She graduated from Hongik University’s Department of Visual Design in 2006, and received her master’s degree in 2008 with a thesis on “A study on the Hangul phonetic alphabet system for phonetic transcription of Japanese” and her doctorate in 2011 with a …
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Moon Young-dae
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Nigel Cross
Professor of Design Studies and Head of the Department of Design and Innovation in the Faculty of Technology at the Open University, UK. He has been a faculty member of the Open University’s leading multimedia distance education program since 1970 and teaches a wide range of courses on design and technology. He has an international reputation for design research, particularly in the areas of design methodology and design perception. He is also the editor-in-chief of Design Studies , an … -
Shinbou Minami
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Moon Joo-ho
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Cheon Sang-hyun
Graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University, he is an editorial designer and picture book planner. Currently, he is the head of Sang Publishing, a publishing house specializing in creative picture books. From 2008 to 2011, he published 《Picture Book Imagination》, Korea’s first magazine dedicated to picture books. He has been involved in planning and organizing the CJ Picture Book Festival, an international picture book exhibition linked to the CJ Picture … -
Kwanjo
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현경훈
한양대학교 실내건축디자인학과 부교수이자 인간-중심 AI 디자인 연구센터 센터장. 2026년 한국차세대과학기술한림원(YKAST)에서 미래를 선도할 차세대 과학자로 선정되었으며, 컴퓨테이셔널 디자인과 HCI 분야에서는 유일한 회원이다. 또한 〈ACM UIST〉와 《디자인학 연구(Archives of Design Research)》의 편집위원으로 활동하고 있다. 일리노이대학교에서 산업 디자인을 공부했으며, 로드아일랜드스쿨오브디자인에서 산업 디자인으로 석사 학위를, 한국과학기술원(KAIST) 문화기술대학원에서 컴퓨테이셔널 디자인으로 박사 학위를 취득했다. 디자인 자동화와 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용을 연구하며, AI가 디자이너의 창의성과 의사 결정을 효과적으로 지원하는 방법을 개발해왔다. 그 성과로 국내외 저명한 학술지와 학술대회에 약 50편의 논문을 게재했다. -
Kan Tai-Keung
An active design educator and artist, Kan Tai-keung is one of Hong Kong’s most famous graphic designers and noted ink painters. Born in 1942 in Pangyu, Guangdong, Kan has resided in Hong Kong since 1957. His passion for painting developed early on in his childhood, and his grandfather, Kan Yaosheng, a clay sculptor, encouraged his pursuit of art. Kan first studied art and design in 1964, and then watercolour painting and sketching with his uncle Kan May-tin. In 1967, he began attending … -
Kim Eun-hye
Entered the world of translation after becoming captivated by the charm of Japanese translation, which involved meticulously studying original texts, while working an ordinary office job. After completing her studies at Geulbab Academy, she is currently working as a translator affiliated with Bareun Translation. Her translated works include The #1 Seller Doesn’t Sell Like You Do , The Neural Cleansing Revolution , The History of Business Model Innovation 1, 2 , The Diet That Melts Away … -
Bas van Abel
He is the Creative Director at Waag Society, focusing on developing various projects based on open design principles. He is also the co-founder of Waag Society’s Fab Lab and the Instructables Restaurant. On a personal level, he is actively involved in the global maker and digital fabrication community. -
권민성
학부에서 미술 이론을 공부하며 전시 기획자를 꿈꿨으나, 작품 보존에 흥미를 느끼게 되면서 한국전통문화대학교 석사 과정에 진학했다. 대학원에서 지류 및 회화 보존을 전공한 후 도쿄예술대학원 문화재보존학 연구실에서 특별 연구생으로 활동했다. 이후 서울대학교 규장각 한국학 연구원과 간송미술관의 소장품 수리 사업에 참여했고, 국가유산수리기술자(보존과학) 제1994호 자격을 취득했다. 2022년에 한국 장황의 새로운 가능성을 열고자 정혜선과 함께 SOKO를 설립했으며, 현재는 SOKO를 운영하며 국가유산 수리 업체 운산에서 소장으로 재직 중이다.