One of the charms of the Paris Olympics is that the games are held in historic locations. In particular, the beach volleyball event held right in front of one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Eiffel Tower, was a hot topic. The beautifully designed stadiums are also very inspiring, such as the horseback riding event at the Palace of Versailles, the beautiful pastel-colored skateboarding event at the Place de la Concorde, and the fencing event at the Grand Palais, where the World's Fair was held. The Olympics are all about overcoming difficulties and taking on challenges.
At Iham Campus, a special exhibition of 19th-century Joseon wooden furniture, one of the Iham Campus collections collected by Chairman Oh Hwang-taek, is being held. It will feature 40 pieces of wooden furniture, which are 500-year-old living artifacts that were collected through personal research. You can see Haejuban, a table for the upper class, Gobi, a letter holder, Seoan, used when reading and writing, and Gyeodwiju, a storage for grains. Iham Campus, which means 'empty box', is a complex cultural space located in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do. […]
The video 'Kim Ji-hong's Aha! Moment', which tells the stories of creators who created wonderful experiences in the IT scene, has been released. The first guest was Toss' CDO Jeong Hee-yeon. Toss innovated difficult and complex financial service design. The process of transforming the extremely conservative financial service into a user-centered one must not have been easy. This is a great video that gives a glimpse into Toss' perspective on design and how the team increased its impact. See more and sources
The media digital art 'District' is holding a special exhibition to celebrate its 20th anniversary. District, which received a lot of attention for its optical illusion media that made it look like a huge wave was actually coming out of COEX, is carrying out an art project. You can see 8 works in collaboration with creators active in Korea and abroad, including the work of District's representative. Immersive installations, omnidirectional 4D sound, cinematic videos, interactive art, ASMR, and more that will make you feel the senses […]
Coca-Cola and Blue Ribbon Survey have held a Red Ribbon event. Among the delicious stores selected by Blue Ribbon Survey, which is called the Michelin of Korea, 550 stores nationwide that go well with Coca-Cola were selected. To show the special campaign, stores will be decorated with red ribbon stickers that resemble the red color of Coca-Cola. The event will only run until around October. See more and sources
The exhibition 'Kim Si-young's Microcosm' will be held at Space Isu from May 22 to August 9, 2024. We introduce the world of Kim Si-young's work, which transformed the soil of our land into a microcosm filled with infinite space and brilliant light through ceaseless experiments with fire. You can see Kim Si-young's work, which has been dealing with black porcelain for 37 years, from black porcelain moon jars, black porcelain tea bowls, and black glazed plates. See more and sources
Fritz Hansen held a retrospective of Poul Kjærholm, a symbol of Danish modernism. Poul Kjærholm is a designer who represents Danish modernism and led a change by introducing a steel furniture collection in the wood-centered Danish furniture market. He received design education at the Danish School of Applied Arts based on the ideology of Kaare Klint. He reinterpreted the new material and technology of iron and created beautiful furniture with his own principles and philosophy. After competing with Arne Jacobsen at Fritz Hansen, he quit and joined the furniture distributor Evind Kold […]
The 2024 Seoul International Book Fair will be held at COEX from June 26 to June 30. The topic this time is ‘Houyhnhnm’. This is the country that Gulliver visits during his travels in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. It is an ideal country where words such as lies, distrust, and war do not exist. On the other hand, the discriminatory aspects of European society were highlighted by depicting the human-shaped ‘Yahoo’ as a beast-like being. Based on this perspective, the Seoul International Book Fair seeks to reduce world misery and move toward true peace […] ]
An exhibition was held by Hypnosis, a legend of graphic design in the 1960s. The name ‘Hipnosis’ is a combination of ‘hip’ meaning fashion and ‘gnosis’ meaning knowledge. It is famous for its surreal images created in collaboration with famous singers such as Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, 10cc, and Pink Floyd. It became legendary for its innovative graphics in a time when there was no Photoshop. I also thought that it was an art that was only possible because it was from that era. Collaboration between rebellious and artistic creative groups is always interesting […] ]
An exhibition by New York-based artist group ‘MSCHF’ was held. Mischief is an artist group founded in 2019 by Gabrielle Whaley, Kevin Wisener, Lucas Bentel, and Steven Tetro and is based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. We present limited edition works every two weeks and deliver a variety of messages regardless of genre, including art, fashion, technology, and society. <Atom Boots>, created based on abstract images, <The World's Most Expensive Bag>, a Louis Vuitton bag smaller than salt, and […] ]
An exhibition by designer and architect Thomas Heatherwick, known as Britain's Leonardo da Vinci, will be held at Culture Station Seoul 284 from June 26 to September 6. 30 representative works of Heatherwick Studio, established in 1994, are on display. The exhibition, which will be held sequentially in Tokyo and Seoul, was organized by Mami Kataoka, international curator at London's Hayard Gallery, Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, and contemporary art exhibition planning office Sum Project. 👁️ Designer's eye Thomas Heatherwick created the Hudson […] called New York's Eiffel Tower. ]
