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Kim Kai-chun

김개천

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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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 …
Lee Jung-kuk

Lee Jung-kuk graduated from Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Education, and attended the Emerson College Waldorf Teacher Training Program and the Visual Arts Program in the UK.
Moon Joo-ho

He is a licensed architect in South Korea and serves as both partner and representative of Gyeonggye Eopneun Jakyeopsil (“Studio Without Boundaries”). After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, he gained practical experience at Gyeongyeongwi-Chi Architects & Associates. He later founded Studio Without Boundaries, where he explores and practices the evolution of spatial value through open-minded thinking. He is currently a lecturer at Seoul National …
Adolf Loos

Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, and a polemicist of modern architecture. He was inspired by modernism and a widely-known critic of the Art Nouveau movement. His controversial views and literary contributions sparked the establishment of the Vienna Secession movement and postmodernism.
Kang Ye-jin

She studied journalism at Yonsei University and worked in marketing and public relations in the corporate world. While pursuing her master’s program in arts management at Carnegie Mellon University, she worked for the public art team at Pittsburgh City Hall and later worked as a design strategy manager in the corporate world. She is a graduate of the Gulbab Academy and currently works as a translator for BarTranslation.
Lee Jeong-hwan

Lee Jeong-hwan graduated from Kyung Hee University’s Department of Business Administration and Intercultural Japanese Language School. He is a researcher of Eastern philosophy and religion, a Japanese translator, and a writer. He has translated many books into Korean, including The Architecture of Tomorrow , The Secret of the Macaroni Hole , Connecting Architecture , 三低主 , White , Nagaoka Kenmei no Kangae , Tokyo University Students Become Fools , and Ready Luck .
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 .
Park Sun-a

She studied Library and Information Science in college. She began her career as a feature assistant at Nylon magazine and later worked as an editor at Around magazine and Angraphics. While working in companies, she collaborated with various brands, both large and small. Now, she is active as a freelance editor and art director. She is the author of 20 Kilograms of Life . She dreams of living “in a small house, with broad-minded people, and with a deep heart.”
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, …
Hirano Kouga

Hirano Kouga graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University and worked in the PR department of Takashimaya before becoming a freelance graphic designer. Beginning in the 1960s, he actively participated in the underground theater scene, creating numerous posters. From 1964 to 1992, he was responsible for book design at Shobunsha Publishing, where he designed nearly all of its publications. His contributions earned him the Kodansha Publishing Culture …
Leslie Xia

Leslie Xia is a queer Chinese American art director. They studied graphic design at the Maryland Institute College of Art and have worked for companies like the Foundry at Meredith, Men’s Health , VICE News, and Fast Company . Their personal work focuses on race, gender identity, and social justice.
Bong Seong-chang

2005년 경향게임스에서 게임 전문기자를 시작으로, 지디넷코리아 산업팀장, 씨넷코리아 편집장을 거치며 IT 전문기자로, 매일경제TV 산업팀장과 비즈한국 산업팀장을 거쳐 경제 전문기자로 전문 영역을 꾸준히 확대해 왔다. 2017년부터 비즈한국에서 개최하는 ‘브랜드비즈 컨퍼런스’를 기획 총괄하며, 기업의 브랜딩 및 디자인 전반에도 관심이 많다.

Kim Kai-chun

김개천

Kim Eun-hae

Lee Jung-kuk

Moon Joo-ho

Adolf Loos

Kang Ye-jin

Lee Jeong-hwan

Hwang Seong-won

Park Sun-a

Simon Morley

Hirano Kouga

Leslie Xia

Bong Seong-chang