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Kim Kai-chun

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He is an architect and designer, a professor at Kookmin University’s College of Architecture, and has specialized in architecture and Seon (Zen) philosophy. He has been working on architectural planning and design, painting and writing with ideas that cross over from Korean tradition and Seon thought to contemporary aesthetics. He has published books on Eastern architectural aesthetics such as “Architecture of Ming Ming” and “Lao Tzu and the Idea of Spatial Formation” and papers on the aesthetics of contemporary architecture. His representative buildings include Iham Campus, Gyeongju Dongguk University Seon Center, One Room House, Museum Myeongwon at the Kookmin University, and Gunmyungwon. He has been honored with the Red Dot Design Award, the Korean Institute of Architects Award, the Korea Design Award, and the Outstanding Book of the Year Award by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Choi Chul-yong

Choi Chul-Yong studied Textile Art and Fashion Design at Hongik University and its graduate school and later explored the intersection of design and art at the Domus Academy in Milan. After working as a fashion designer and art director for European fashion brands such as Meltin’pot (Italy), Wrangler Blue Bell (Belgium), and Marteli (Italy), he returned to Korea in 2009 and launched his own brand, Cy Choi. Cy Choi has held 18 presentations in Paris, participated in Seoul Fashion Week 10 times, …
Jennifer Tobias

Jennifer Tobias is a scholar andillustrator. She holds a PhD in Art History from the City University of NewYork, an MLS from Rutgers, and a BFA from Cooper Union. She provided reader services at the Museum of Modern Art and Parsons School of Design libraries. Her illustrations are included in Health Design Thinking and Design is Storytelling, both by Ellen Lupton. She and Lupton are looking forward publication of Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Subversive, Non-Binary Field Guide for Graphic …
Ito Toyo

Toyo Ito (born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a “simulated” city, and has been called “one of the world’s most innovative and influential architects.” In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture’s most prestigious prizes. He was a …
Kim Sun-young

She studied interior architectural design at the Department of Sculpture, Seoul National University and the École Supérieure des Arts et Techniques (ESAT). She earned a master’s degree in interior architectural design from the Academy of Art University (AAU) Graduate School and a doctorate in environmental design from Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Housing and Environment. He is currently a professor at the Department of Environmental Design, College of Visual Arts, Incheon …
Cho Sung-hyeon

A partner at BOUNDLESS(경계없는작업실) and the CEO of Spacewalk. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, he gained practical experience at iArc before co-founding BOUNDLESS. Currently, he oversees business development for the team and focuses on solving architectural and urban issues through Spacewalk, an independent startup spun off from BOUNDLESS’s in-house technology team, BOUNDLESS-X, which collaborates with various experts and technologies. He has …
Lee Jin-ryeol

A full professor in the Design Management program of the Department of Design Engineering at Chosun University. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Chonbuk National University, where he also earned a master’s degree in Design Management and a Ph.D. in Business Administration. He previously served as a senior researcher at the IBRD Design Development Research Institute and the Design Strategy Development Team at R&C KOREA. Actively engaged in various academic …
Park Su-ji

An independent curator, operating the curatorial agency RARY and co-managing the curator platform WESS . Previously, they have worked as a curator at the independent cultural space Agit in Busan, editorial team leader for the art and culture criticism magazine BIART , coordinator for Jeju Biennale 2017: Tourism , curator at Tongui-dong Boan Inn , and associate curator for the 2024 Busan Biennale: Seeing in the Dark . Their work revolves around questioning how the fundamental nature of art …
Hwang Seong-won

A translator and reproductive laborer, she values the quiet hours spent crafting necessary items with her hands as much as the time spent reading and reflecting. In spring, she sows seeds and learns from the subtle changes in the environment that often escape human perception. Her translated works include The Man Who Became a Goat , The Climate Casino , The Dispossessed , Living Alone , and The Happiness Industry .
Shim Jun

Shim Jun is the International Product Manager for Adobe Creative Cloud products. Driven to create intuitive and productive products for global users, she has delivered market-leading products for over 20 years, with a focus on the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) markets, with a particular emphasis on Korea.
Sakurada Jun

He graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University, Japan. After working as a programmer, system engineer, and web designer, he has been running the website “Visual Thinking” since 2010, introducing infographics and creating pictograms, diagrams, and infographics.
Kang E-Roon

He runs the design studio Math Practice in New York City and recently co-founded 908A, which researches and develops design tools for culture and the arts. He studied graphic design at Yale University and was a Special Research Fellow at MIT’s Sensible Cities Lab in the Department of Urban Planning. He has taught at the Bauhaus Weimar University in Germany, New York University ITP, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design.
Gail Greet Hannah

Gail Greet Hannah is a writer specializing in design and marketing. She was a friend of Rowena Reed Kostellow and worked with her to publish her teaching method. She lives in Cold Spring Harbor.

Kim Kai-chun

김개천

Choi Chul-yong

Jennifer Tobias

Ito Toyo

Kim Sun-young

Cho Sung-hyeon

Lee Jin-ryeol

Park Su-ji

Hwang Seong-won

Shim Jun

Sakurada Jun

Kang E-Roon

Gail Greet Hannah