Ahn Young-joo graduated from Hongik University, Department of Art, and received her doctorate from the same university with a thesis titled “Critical Discourse on Vernacular Design and Political Possibilities.” She has lectured on various design cultural theories such as design and material culture, design history, and craft theory at Hongik University and Konkuk University, and is currently an adjunct professor at Konkuk University’s Department of Industrial Design. Her publications include …

Born in 1888 in Lisbon, Portugal, and raised in Durban, South Africa. At the age of 17, he returned to Lisbon, where he worked as a translator for a trading company. He passed away in 1935, but after his death, a “trunk” found in his room contained an extensive collection of prose and poetry manuscripts, which were later published to great acclaim. Widely known for his exploration of multiple selves through writing under numerous heteronyms, his work has had a profound impact on …

Lee Su-yeong graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University and the Graduate School of Comparative Literature at the same school. She has worked as an editor, journalist, and exhibition organizer, and began translating humanities books such as Bandit: A History of Healing . She has translated the novels Even the Dogs , Wildlife , and I Am Number Four , the memoir My Korean Delhi , and the travelogue Your Siberia . When she wants to indulge her eyes and …

She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in German. After working as a pop culture critic and book editor for a publishing house, she is now a professional translator from German and English. His translations include Design Sosa , Locker bleiben mit dem inneren Schweinehund , A Realist’s Walk in Psychology , From Starlight to Dew and The Secret Library of a Science Editorial Fanatic .

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 …

After graduating from Sogang University and completing a doctoral program at Konkuk University’s Graduate School of Environment, I have been working in the tourism and maritime sectors. I became interested in plants after turning fifty and began studying the interrelationships between plants, people, and the environment. My field of activity expanded into roses as I became fascinated by their repeat blooming characteristics and cultural connections. Currently, I serve as the president of …

Rhi Joo-myung studied industrial design at Seoul National University and design management at Leicester Polytechnic in the UK. He joined LG Electronics when it was called Geumsung and gained practical experience in planning and product design for over 9 years. He taught product design, design methods, and design management at Inje University and now at Yonsei University Wonju Campus. He has long been interested in the qualitative nature of design and hopes to better understand the …

IDR is a combination of letters reminiscent of ordinary English words such as idea and ideal. It is intended to be a more free architecture that responds flexibly to various external conditions without being bound by a specific logic or theory. Questioning what is taken for granted in our cities and architecture is the starting point of his work, and he is particularly interested in the role of architecture as a mediating background between users and everyday life.

Director of the Play AT Institute. He teaches young people at the Kurikindi center. He is the author of “An Earthbag House with Neighbors , The Return of the Fire Pit , The Age of the Woodstove , and “My Hands Are Tired .

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 …

Author of Portugal, Where Time Stands Still and A Walk Through Spanish Art Museums . She has also translated Korean-language guides for Spain’s renowned museums and landmarks, including the Prado Museum. Currently, she resides in Portugal.

He was born in Italy in 1931 and studied architecture in Milan and Venice from 1950 to 1957. After actively engaging in various projects, including designing posters and graphic materials for the 1964 Venice Biennale, he moved to the United States in 1956. In Chicago, he co-founded Unimark International, and in 1971, together with his wife and business partner Lella, established Vignelli Associates in New York. From 1966 to 1980, he worked on the graphic program for Knoll; in 1966, he designed …