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Lee Yong-je

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Lee Yong-je studied visual design at Hongik University and was the first designer to receive a PhD in Hangul design from the same graduate school. He worked at the Hangeul Design Institute from 1999-2003, and since 2004, he has been running ‘Hangeul Space’, a space for research and design. He has designed numerous fonts, including ‘꽃길’, a font for vertical writing, and ‘아리따’, a typeface for Amorepacific. Recently, he has been focusing on ‘ink-saving letters’ and opened ‘Space ㅎ’ in November 2008, a place where people can watch, listen, drink, and chat about Hangul and typography. He is the author of Hangeul+Hangeul Design+Designer.

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Ko Young-lan

She studied design at Seoul National University and Cornell University Graduate School. She has contributed articles on design issues to the monthly Design and Designnet , and has expressed her vision of design as a social issue in the “Seoul Declaration of Industrial Designers” (2001), “Korea Design Declaration” (2007), “Charter of Women Designers” (2007), and “Human City Design Seoul Declaration” (2018). While a professor at Hansung University, she has served as a special exhibition curator …
Kim Yeon-su

He was born in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, and graduated from Sungkyunkwan University. In 1993, he published a poem in the summer issue of Writer’s World , and in 1994, he won the 3rd Writer’s World Literature Award for his novel Walking While Pointing at the Mask . He won the Dongseo Literature Award in 2001 for his novel Goodbye, Yi Sang , the Dongin Literature Award in 2003 for his novel When I Was Still A Child , the Daesan Literature Award in 2005 for his novel I am a Ghost Writer , …
Kim Kwang-hyun

He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, studied at the Graduate School of Architecture, and received his PhD from the University of Tokyo Graduate School. For 42 years, he taught and researched architectural design and architectural theory based on the commonness of architecture at the University of Seoul and the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University. He has served as a member of the Presidential Committee on National Architectural …
Kim Tae-il

Professor at Jeju National University, School of Architecture. He graduated from Dong-A University and earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Kyoto University in Japan. He worked as a researcher at the Longevity Social Organization in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and as a manager of the Silver Division at Kyungnam Corporation. His specialty is senior facility planning, and his research focuses on community-based senior living environments. As a researcher on Jeju Island, he is …
Ulf Meyer

Born in 1970 in Berlin, Germany. Writer, critic, and educator specializing in architecture. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin(Germany) and the Illinois Institute of Technology(USA), worked at Inggenhofen Architects(Germany) and Shigeruban Architects(Japan), and was an architecture journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle (USA). He has published hundreds of articles on architecture and urban design in newspapers, magazines, and internet media in Europe and …
FHHH Friends

FHHH Friends is an architecture firm composed of three principals—Yoon Hanjin, Han Seungjae, and Han Yangkyu —along with six team members. The three principals first crossed paths as colleagues at Designcamp Moonpark (DMP) and have been working together since 2013. Their work is rooted in a deep understanding of urban contexts, showcasing originality and creativity across a range of projects. In recognition of their contributions to the field, they were named Young Architects of 2019 .
Im Nam-sook

Graduated from the Department of Ceramics at Ewha Womans University. She majored in Graphic Design at Braunschweig University of Art (Braunschweig Kunsthochschule) in Germany and earned a Ph.D. in Design Philosophy from the same institution. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Art Education at Daegu National University of Education.
Han Jae-joon

Graduated with a focus on visual design from the College of Fine Arts and the Graduate School of Hongik University. Through the Text Abstraction project, he explored new possibilities and real-world issues related to Hangul, gradually expanding his work to include research and activities from a social perspective. From 1988 to 1995, he studied the fundamentals of Hangeul design under Dr. Kong Byung-woo, a pioneer in the mechanization of Hangul. Since 1989, he has developed and implemented …
kim eojin

As a co-founder of the design studio Everyday Practice , they collaborate with numerous cultural and artistic institutions and non-profit organizations , including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), National Asian Culture Center, Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, and Green Korea . They have participated as an artist in exhibitions at institutions such as MMCA, SeMA, Ilmin Museum of Art, and Nam June Paik Art Center . In 2019 , they served as a …
Seo Yu-kyung

She is a lawyer, patent attorney, and legal designer. She received her B.A. in design and information culture from Seoul National University, her J.D. from Kyungpook National University College of Law, and her J.D. from Seoul National University, specializing in intellectual property law, with a thesis entitled A Study on the Intellectual Property Law System for Protecting the Form of Virtual Goods. While running the law firm Artis, he served as a lawyer for legal counseling for artists at the …
Jeon Eun-kyung

A design journalist, design advisor for grandeclip, and director of C , a magazine focused on iconic chairs. From 2006 to 2022, she worked as a reporter, editor-in-chief, and director at the magazine Monthly Design , overseeing over 200 issues. During this time, she conducted interviews with designers, executives, and marketers from around the world and curated content on projects, exhibitions, spaces, and trends across various design fields. She launched Work Design and authored publications …
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Lee Yong-je

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Ko Young-lan

Kim Yeon-su

Kim Kwang-hyun

Kim Tae-il

Ulf Meyer

FHHH Friends

Im Nam-sook

Han Jae-joon

kim eojin

Seo Yu-kyung

Jeon Eun-kyung

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