Design critic. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Aesthetics at Hongik University. Served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Design and as the editor of the design criticism journal Design Critique. Focused on critically analyzing Korean society and culture through the lens of design.
Authored several books, including: A View on Korean Design, Where is Korean Design Heading?, Korean Design: Beyond the Myth, If I Had Read That Book in Those Days, Civilization and Barbarism of Korean Design, Thoughts on Craftworks: Korean Contemporary Crafts, History of Western Design, Korean Design and Cultural Transition, A New Perspective on Korean Design and Design and Liberal Arts Imagination. Also translated works such as Design and Utopia and 20th Century Design and Culture.