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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Graduated with a degree in Architectural Engineering from Chungnam National University and earned a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). After completing the publishing translation program at Geulbab Academy, she now works as a translator with Bareun Translation.
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Choi Hyuk-kyoo
A member of the steering committee at the Center for Cultural Society and a former activist with the Cultural Action. Currently works in the field of cultural education. Maintains a steady interest in technology, culture, and labor while studying cultural theory and social sciences. -
Kelly M. Choi
Studied visual design and typography at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and The Basel School of Design. Currently runs the brand Once Type, exploring the visual potential of letters. -
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Jung Woong-sik, a principal architect at ON Architects, graduated from the Department of Architecture at Ulsan National University. He is currently an adjunct professor at the College of Design and Architecture at Ulsan National University and works as a public architect for Busan Metropolitan City. Through his exploration of the value and possibilities of regional architecture, he aims to propose various models and propose various possibilities by building a relationship between people and … -
Noh Min-ji
She is a typeface designer based in Seoul. She received her master’s degree from Hongik University Graduate School with a research on Korean punctuation. He has been working as a typeface designer at the AG Typography Institute since 2012, after having worked at the Yoon Design Institute. She has developed typefaces such as Boeunche, Maleungullimche, and Bomnunche. -
Helmut Schmid
Typographer. Born in February 1942 in Austria with German nationality, he completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter in Germany before studying at the Basel School of Design (Schule für Gestaltung Basel) under Emil Ruder, Kurt Hauert, and Robert Büchler. He subsequently worked in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, and Japan, where he created his renowned type design “Katanaka Eru”. In Japan and Germany, he published several books, including Gestaltung ist Haltung (Design Is … -
Ahn Hye-shin
Ahn Hye-shin graduated from the Department of Information Design at Ewha Womans University and the Graduate School of Industrial Design at the same school, and received her PhD in Industrial Design from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Since 2013, he has been the head of the Public Design Foundation and an adjunct professor at the Department of Techno-product Design at Hanyang University. -
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After graduating from Korea University with a degree in English Language and Literature and earning a degree in Translation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies , they worked for several years as an interpreter and translator for government agencies and corporations. Currently, they work as a translator specializing in culture, creativity, and technology , while also serving as the Creative Commons Asia-Pacific Coordinator . -
Seo Ji-su
She majored in ancient art history at university. After graduating from the Glbab Academy, she worked in various Japanese translation jobs and is currently working as a professional Japanese translator at Bareun Translation. -
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. -
Kuma Kengo
Born in Yokohama in 1954, he studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning in the United States. He is currently a principal of Kengo Kuma and Associates and a special professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. His major works include Kiro-San observatory (1994), Water/Glass, Atami, Noh Stage in the Forest /Moributai Traditional Performing Arts Museum, Bato Hiroshige … -
Kwon Joon-ho
Kwon Joon-ho studied Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK and taught graphic design at the same school for a year. His 2011 RCA graduation work, Life: The Life of a North Korean Woman , a typographic installation, was selected as one of the ‘Special Choices of the Year’ by the British magazine Creative Review. He was named ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at UK Design Week 2012 and one of the ‘20 Saatchi New Sensations’ at London’s …