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Kwon Jin

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Kwon Jin is a contemporary art researcher and curator and currently works as the project director of the Seoul Mediacity Biennale at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA). He has been at the SeMA since 2016 after working at ARKO Art Center and the 4th Anyang Public Art Project (APAP), where he curated Ahn Sang-soo’s solo exhibition Nalgae.pati (2017), Latin American Contemporary Art Exhibition Work for the Future Past (2017–2018), Middle Eastern Contemporary Art Exhibition gohyang: home (2019–2020), and Lee Bul’s solo exhibition LEE BUL—Beginning (2021) and compiled the accompanying book. His major works include “The Allegory of ‘Beginning’” (LEE BUL—Beginning, Seoul Museum of Art; BB&M; MediaBus; BOM DIA BOA TARDE BOA NOITE, 2021) and “Garden and mountain going too, as we slowly walk” (Kang Seung Lee, Gallery Hyundai, 2024).

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Ko Bong-seok

He graduated from Hongik University and the Graduate School of Industrial Art. He is a member of the Korean Institute of Brand Design. He is currently the CEO of August Brand.
Choi Dae-suk

Graduated with a BFA from the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University, an MFA in Industrial Design from Seoul National University, and an MBA in Marketing from Yonsei University. Guided by the belief that “a successful designer must balance theory (文) and practice (武),” he is dedicated to professional design education while contributing to the field as a recommended designer and jury member for the Korea Industrial Design Exhibition. His primary interests include new product …
Koo Sang

Professor Koo, Sang has been researched for mobility and automotive design over 30 years since his career in Kia Motors Design Center either California Design Research Center as a senior designer, and now works as a professor at Hongik University. He got a doctor degree at the Graduate School of SNU for the first turn. He wrote 12 books related to automotive design and two long novels. Nowadays, he is writing design critique columns in Medias for every week. So far, they’ve collected more …
Chung Kyung-won

A leading authority in design management, he has served as the President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) and the Chief of Design Seoul Headquarters for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. He studied Industrial Design at Seoul National University and its graduate school, earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse University in the United States, and a Ph.D. in Design Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He debuted as a designer …
MERRY-MJ

Born in 1983 in South Korea. He earned a master’s degree in graphic design from Tama Art University Graduate School of Art and completed the TOMSBOX Picture Book Workshop training program in 2009. In 2010, she won the Jury Prize from art director Morimoto Chie at the Illustrated Notes (Seibundo Shinkosha) Notes exhibition, and in 2014, she was selected as Illustrator of the Year at La Fiera del Libroper Ragazzi di Bologna (Bologna International Children’s Book Fair) in Italy. She …
Kim Eung-hwa

She graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Applied Arts, and Tama Art University, Department of Graphic Design, Japan. She is a member of the Korean Society of Package Design and the Package Design Association. She has participated in three solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. She is currently a professor at the Department of Communication Design, College of Design, Hanyang University. Her translations include Package Soft: Packaging as a Marketing Tool .
No Yun-gi

After graduating from Konkuk University with a degree in philosophy, he worked in international relations and corporate public relations at a public company, but was fascinated by the work of a translator to introduce good books and became a translator after graduating from the Glbab Academy of Barun Translation. His translations include The Delusions Of Crowds , The Fifth Agreement , How to Talk to a Science Denier , The Oxford Tutorial , Algorithms Of Oppression , and The Future of Men .
Kim Jong-kyun

Kim Jong-kyun graduated from Seoul National University with an undergraduate degree in Industrial Design and earned his doctor’s degree in Design from the same institution. He currently serves as an Administrative Officer at the Korean Intellectual Property Office. He is the author of several books, including Design in Korea and Design Wars , and has co-authored many others. Kim has published numerous papers on the history of Korean design, branding, and design intellectual property rights, and …
Kuma Kengo

Born in Yokohama in 1954, he studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning in the United States. He is currently a principal of Kengo Kuma and Associates and a special professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. His major works include Kiro-San observatory (1994), Water/Glass, Atami, Noh Stage in the Forest /Moributai Traditional Performing Arts Museum, Bato Hiroshige …
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.”
Naka Toshiharu

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1976. Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in 1999, and completed a Master’s degree in Architecture at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in 2001. After working at Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, he established Naka Architecture Studio in 2009. Served as a design assistant at Y-GSA, Yokohama National University Graduate School from 2009 to 2011. Received the Young Architect …
Woowa Brothers Corp.

Founded in June 2010 by Kim Bong-jin and his friends, Woowa Brothers is a food tech company that operates Baedal Minjok (Baemin), Korea’s leading delivery app. In collaboration with Delivery Hero, they established Woowa DH Asia Pte. Ltd., managing operations across Asia. Driven by the vision of “Delivering Everyday Happiness to Your Door,” Woowa Brothers has expanded into various sectors, including Baemin Riders, B Mart, and Baemin Store. Since the launch of the ‘Hanna’ font in …

Kwon Jin

권진

Ko Bong-seok

Choi Dae-suk

Koo Sang

Chung Kyung-won

MERRY-MJ

Kim Eung-hwa

No Yun-gi

Kim Jong-kyun

Kuma Kengo

Park Sun-a

Naka Toshiharu

Woowa Brothers Corp.