Chung Dah-young is a curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, specializing in architecture and design exhibitions and writing. She has curated significant exhibitions, including Diary of Drawings: Chong Ki-yong Architecture Archive (2013), Itami Jun: Sculpting the Wind (2014), Experiments of Architopia (2015), Paper and Concrete: Korean Modern Architecture Movements 1987–1997 (2017), Kim Chung-up: Dialogue (2018), The Olympic Effect: Korean Architecture and Design of the 80s and 90s (2020), and Young Architects 2023: Annotations for a Museum (2023). She has also contributed as a co-author and planner to books such as Pavilions: Filling Cities with Emotions (Hongsi, 2015) and Architecture, Exhibition, Curating (Mati, 2019). She served as a co-curator for the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2018) and was an adjunct professor in the Department of Industrial Design at Konkuk University (2019–2021).
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Chung Dah-young
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Graduated with a degree in Interior Design from the École Municipale des Beaux-Arts Appliqués in Lyon, France, and worked as an interior designer at LG Chem. Currently, teaches and explores architectural spaces with students in the Department of Interior Architecture at Daegu Haany University.
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Min Kyung-wook
He graduated from Korea University, Department of History and Education, and works as a professional translator. He ran the Japanese culture portal ‘ The Way to Japan ’, which led him to become a professional translator. His major works include Shinkai Makoto’s Weathering With You , Higashino Keigo’s Heart of Brutus , The Murder in Mansion Hakuba , Beautiful Weapon , and Dream Flower , Yoshida Shuichi’s Onna tachi wa Ni do Asobu , Ikeido Jun’s Shylock no … -
Choi Dong-shin
Graduated from the Department of Applied Arts at Seoul National University and the Graduate School of Hongik University. A former professor at the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University, he also served as President of the Korean Society of Package Design. He contributed to significant projects such as creating cultural posters for the 36th Asian Games and signage and environmental design for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His collaborative works include textbooks such as High School Design … -
Simon Morley
Simon Morley is a visual artist and until 2023 was Assistant Professor in the College of Arts, Dankook University, Republic of Korea. As well as being author of three titles for Thames & Hudson— Modern Painting , Seven Keys to Modern Art and Writing on the Wall —He is also the author of The Simple Truth: The Monochrome in Modern Art and By Any Other Name: A Cultural History of the Rose . He has lectured at such museums as Tate, The National Gallery, Hayward Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, … -
Choi Jeong-su
Graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at Yonsei University and its graduate school, currently working as a professional translator. Translated works include: Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist , The Zahir , Maktub , Guy de Maupassant’s The Horla , Guy de Maupassant—Boule de Suif and 62 Other Stories , Françoise Sagan’s One Month Later, One Year Later , A Certain Smile , Amazing Clouds , The Lost Side Profile , Annie Ernaux’s Simple Passion , Amos … -
Kim Eun-hae
Born in Daegu, South Korea. She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and earned his PhD from Charles University in Prague. She has taught Slavic languages and culture for many years at Yonsei University and Korea University. She has worked as an interpreter in the field of bilateral exchanges, including the Korea-Czech Republic summit. She fell in love with art, especially painting, when she realized that art is about human emotions such as desire, frustration, anger, and … -
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Founded in 2004 , this design studio was established by Swiss designers Augustin Scott de Martinville, Grégoire Jeanmonod, and Elric Petit . Having met as friends at the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) , they have built a solid team dynamic and an optimistic design approach , creating practical yet distinctive everyday objects . Their work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Swiss Design Award, iF Design Award, and Good Design Award . Their designs are part of the … -
Shinbou Minami
Born in Tokyo in 1947, he is an illustrator, editor, cartoonist, and essayist. He completed the “Art Practice” course taught by Genpei Akasegawa at the “School of the Arts” (Mihakyo). For seven years, he served as an editor for the magazine Garo (ガロ) , while concurrently working on illustrations and essays. His published works include An Art Museum for the Uninitiated , Poster Paleoanthropology , Funny Science , Funny Photos , My Own People , and the co-authored An Introduction to Street … -
Kim Sun-nyeo
Pen name Kim Sia. Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris-III is a PhD candidate in French Modern Literature under the supervision of Prof. Serge Martin. She is also a writer on picture book criticism and European special education. -
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‘Life designer, lifestyle adventurer, director of the No Money Economic Center, chieftain of the early days of the shortage of balance, thought collector, rag master, place lessor for the multi-base living lifestyle, daytime planner.’ He creates such strange jobs for himself. He majored in industrial design, but converted to life design after realizing that industry is threatening everyone’s life. How can we save life? What kills life? Where can we start to change life? With these topics in … -
Um So-young
Um So-young graduated from Korea University and is in charge of strategy formulation and service planning for data-driven decision-making at a domestic automobile company. She is currently working as a translator at Barun Translation. -
Han Jin-yeong
Graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University and spent nearly a decade working in publishing, creating books. Later transitioned to a full-time career as a translator. Notable translations include How to Write a Life , Living a Life of Writing , Seeking Meaning Outside Religion , The Bonobo’s House , People Skills , The Boy Who Lost His Shoes , and Diagrams: The Art of Organizing Thoughts .