Design activist, publisher of d design travel. Born in 1965 in Mororan City, Hokkaido, and raised in Agui Town, Aichi Prefecture. He participated in the establishment of the Hara Design Institute, Japan Design Center, and founded Drawing & Manual in 1997 and D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT in 2000. He later founded 60VISION and proposed branding styles beyond reprinting, such as Garimoku 60. Long-life design is the theme of his activities, which range from publishing to product development. He has also appeared in numerous television programs such as JOUNETSU-TAIRIKU, Nikkei Special THE CAMBRIAN PALACE, and Dawn of Gaia. In 2013, he received the Mainichi Design Award. In 2020, he opened “d news aichi agui” in his hometown of Agui through crowdfunding and opened his own store. His books include Nagaoka Kenmei’s Thoughts, Nagaoka Kenmei and Nippon, Nagaoka Kenmei’s method, Learning from the D&DEPARTMENT and How to Make a Store that Gathers People.
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Nagaoka Kenmei
ナガオカ ケンメイ
다른 사람들
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Jung Woong-sik, a principal architect at ON Architects, graduated from the Department of Architecture at Ulsan National University. He is currently an adjunct professor at the College of Design and Architecture at Ulsan National University and works as a public architect for Busan Metropolitan City. Through his exploration of the value and possibilities of regional architecture, he aims to propose various models and propose various possibilities by building a relationship between people and …
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Sara Kristoffersson
Sara Kristoffersson was born in Stockholm 1972 and is a Swedish writer and professor of design history and theory at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She is the author of several exhibition catalogue essays and has published a number of articles on various aspects of design, architecture and popular culture. -
Kwon Jung-min
She is an independent curator and professor of exhibition design at Kaywon University of Art & Design, South Korea. She holds degrees from Goldsmiths, University of London and the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK), Germany. While Chief Curator at Daelim Museum of Art, Seoul, she successfully organized major exhibitions such as Linda McCartney: Retrospective , TROIKA , Ryan McGinley: Magic Magnifier , How to Make a Book with Steidl , Swarovski: Sparkling Secrets , Karl Lagerfeld: Work … -
Yeongchun Park
He studied Ceramic Engineering at Yonsei University and Industrial Design at the University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art) in the United States. He holds an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies. He worked as a senior designer at the New York-based design firm IDI (Innovations and Development Inc.) and as a design director at Deskey Associates. He also served as a professor … -
Lee Suk-woo
Lee Suk-woo graduated from Hongik University, worked for Samsung Electronics in South Korea, Fuse Project and Teague in the US, and acted as a global creative leader and chief designer at Google-Motorola, Korea. Following the establishment of the industrial design office SWNA in 2011, he established his own object brand, The Liberal Office. In 2015, he was selected as one of the top 10 Global Design Studios in the design concept category at the Red Dot Awards and received the Minister of Trade, … -
Hwang Hee-gyeong
She majored in Textile Arts at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree in Design Strategy and Innovation from Brunel University in the UK. She worked as a fashion information planner and trend analysis researcher at a major apparel corporation and a consulting firm. Currently, she is a translator with Barun Translators. Her translated works include Service Design for Customer Experience Innovation and Shoes: A Cultural History of Style . -
Tanaka Ikko
Ikko Tanaka was a Japanese graphic designer. Tanaka is widely recognized for his prolific body of interdisciplinary work, which includes graphic identity and visual matter for brands and corporations including Seibu Department Stores, Mazda, Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori, and Expo 85. He is credited with developing the foundational graphic identity for lifestyle brand Muji, emphasizing the “no brand” quality of their products through unadorned, charming line drawings paired with … -
Kim Yong-chul
Born in 1949, he graduated from the Department of Western Painting at Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts and completed his graduate studies in the Painting Department at the same university. He is currently a professor in the Painting Department at Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts. His works are in the collections of 17 institutions including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, and Hongik University Museum. His publications include … -
Yuka
Yuka aims for sensible translations that capture the nuances of the original, and will continue to introduce Chinese-language books that are both entertaining and meaningful. -
Moon Young-dae
he has served as a curator at the Hyundai Department Store Museum of Modern Art and as chief curator at the Dong-A Gallery, organizing exhibitions such as “Bourdelle Sculpture,” “Modigliani and the École de Paris,” and “Camille Claudel and Rodin.” While studying abroad at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in St. Petersburg, he received support from the Russian Academy of Arts to hold the exhibition “A Path to the Masters.” he discovered the Korean-Russian painter Byeon … -
Amorepacific
Amorepacific Corporation is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics chaebol, operating more than 30 beauty, personal care, and health brands. The firm was founded in 1945 by Sungwhan Suh and currently managed by Kyungbae Suh, the son of the founder. It is the largest cosmetics company in South Korea and one of the 10 largest cosmetics companies in the world. -
Choi Sung-min
Choi Sulki and Choi Sung-min are graphic designers working around Seoul, South Korea. They met at Yale University where they both earned their MFA degrees. After working as researchers at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, they returned to Korea in 2005 to start their own practice. Since then, they have created graphic identities, promotional materials, publications and websites for many cultural institutions and individuals. From 2010 until 2013, they worked as graphic designers of the …