He studied Glass and Sculpture at Seoul National University, Ohio State University Graduate School, and University of Illinois Graduate School, and received his Ph.D. in Crafts from Seoul National University. He has held 13 solo exhibitions in Korea, Italy, Japan, and the United States, and has exhibited his works at SOFA Chicago and Kanazawa Art Fair. Currently, he serves as a Professor in the Department of Ceramics and Glass at Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts and as the Chairman of the Korea Formative Design Association. He is also active as an editorial board member of the Korea Craft & Design Foundation. He has published seven research papers in registered journals on improving urban living spaces and food culture, and he is the author of Glass, Knocking on the Door of Art.