Craft+design

Craft+design 2014

Craft+design 2014

2014
E n g l i s h Ve r . 1
14-05

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Korea Craft & Design Foundation

772384 006008

issn 2384-0064

Korea Craft & Design Foundation

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Maksabal, selected by architect Cho, Byoungsoo

Craft Trend Fair 2014

Yulchuck(), ruler selected by sculptor Pahk, Seonghi

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Naju Soban selected by furniture designer Ha, Jihoon

The Uniqueness of Korean Craft Captivates Europe

Coffee pot and cups selected by ceramist Ko, Heesook

Crosses selected by Bogojae Director Hong, Soowon

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Designers, Act!

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Boboo Store Design Cooperative

An era of arts and crafts meet with young artisans

Soseng Industrial Complex

craftsman - Park, yeyeon

Supply Seoul

ceramist - Kim, Heejong

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craftsman - Moon, Yoojin

2014 P ublic Design Award

designer - Kim, Juil

craftsman - Kim, Hyunsung

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craftsman - Kang, Heejung

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ceramist - Bae, Sejin

Gongju,

ceramist - Lee Zeesoo

Chungcheongnam-do Roofless Museum

ceramist - Hyun, Sanghwa

where the time of Baekje passes by

furniture designer - Cho Byungju

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Daily Life Craft
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Craft Shopping

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Maksabal
selected by architect
Cho, Byoungsoo

text by Cho, Byoungsoo photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

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If one asks to pick what I like, I will choose

considered as coincidence but deliberate decision.

maksabal (earthenware bowl). There have been

First, you can find same principle of leaving the

many on-going researches and examination

materials as they were without artificial deformation

on maksabal. However, my fascination toward

was applied to most cases of architecture no

maksabal has nothing to do with such frenzy. It has

matter they were wood or stone. Same aesthetic

been already nearly 20 years that I have realized

decision goes to locating architecture to sit without

that all I like always have the prefix, mak~ in them;

interrupting the cartography of the land.

makgooksoo, makkimchi, makgeolli

Such aesthetics of less refined but light and

Maksabal is simply made bowl without finesse of

straightforwardness appears onto our traditional

detail. It is said that a potter in olden days was

music and garments. For example, a drummer

able to make 200-300 of maksabal per a day. In

inserts interactive, and improvisational rejoinders

order to do that the potter did not spend long time

here and there in the middle of chang (narrative

when raise a lump of clay for a bowl. If you look

song) while beating time of the piece. Or,

inside, you can see traces of potters finger of who

traditional garment, hanbok is composed of folds

hurried. Maksabal of Joseon Dynasty is an object

and openings to create spontaneity. In many

of extremely contemporary design in the sense

places within our culture, one can easily find

that plainly exposes making process. I think it was

that permeated is the aesthetics of mak~ and

not at all difficult to make the surface smooth using

improvisation.

cloth or something if they wanted. I believe that our

Though it is small, maksabal is an excellent

ancestors drew a line on which they think it is good

example that connotes so many. I believe this

enough to leave it as it were. The thoughts that led

came from the fact that our ancestors had this

to this conclusion came from the realization of the

attitude, higher taste and perspective in terms of

same criteria not only in hanok residents, temples,

aesthetics, preferring to accept their surroundings

and Confucian architectures but also in music,

and to breathe together with them than pursue

fashion, and food. Such criteria should not be

completeness.

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Yulchuck(),
ruler selected by sculptor
Pahk, Seonghi

text by Bahk, Seonghi photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

While looking carefully at both edges and the gap

can reflects the differences of each country. The

between them, you press a ruler down. You raise

rulers that I rummaged like that now become a

a pencil and let your right hand past over the left

collection that reflects my taste. We often use ruler

one, then the pencil makes a path along the ruler.

as a metaphor. Each persons standard, criterion

Once you pick up pencil and ruler, you make clean

can be seen through eyes, thought in head, and

and neat lines. I liked that feeling. It might sound

felt with heart. Considering unit for measuring

silly considering I am in fine art field. However, I

length has provided us a reference point from value

always loved tools that you can find in architecture

judgment of the invisible, criterion for beauty, tenet

like ruler, compass, and drafting instruments. One

of money, to levels of success, the fact that ruler

day, I had to chance to visit a studio of my teacher

is deeply involved with our lives makes me amazed

in Accademia di Belle Arti, Italy still having the

and scared.

admiration toward such instruments. I found him

drawing something resembles with architectural
plan. From the sight, I recalled the merits of ruler
and compass. This may have contributed to my
greater affection toward rulers. It has been a quite
sometime that I got this habit to find stationery
corner or bookstore looking for ruler whenever I
travel. It is amazing to find that this trivial object

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Naju Soban picked by

furniture designer
Ha, Jihoon

text by Ha, Jihoon photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

Soban is an interesting object. A table normally

look from the front and it looks slanted inside. It

functions to gather people around them. However,

is designed like this in order to give more room

soban, small portable dining table, is an item

on the bottom. After cutting out furrows from the

that exhibits Koreas table custom; first you have

wood for blind that connects the legs and tabletop

to sit on the floor and this table is designed for

is first soaked in water until it gets soft enough

one person. Though my first admiration toward

to bend. Making it with one piece of wood allows

furniture design in college years went with Danish

the structure sturdier. Same method is often used

design, cornerstone of Scandinavians. I was

in contemporary furniture making because it

fascinated Danish designs timelessness enough

avoids waste of material as well as distortion of its

to go to study and the experience made deep

tabletop. This sobans reasonable design must

impact that can be compared to culture shock on

have captivated young designers eye without

who I am now. Ironic enough, life there taught me

needing to hear further explanation. Wouldnt Naju

the value of my own culture in which I was born

soban deserve evaluation as universal design even

and raised. This is the biggest knowledge I got

from the Westernized, contemporary viewpoint?

from studying abroad. It is a shame that I have not

Only regret is that I have not realized it earlier.

learned about Naju soban until I was 32 years old

when I met Kim, Choonsik, who is an intangible
cultural treasure of Korea for soban making. Naju
soban then appeared to be most outstanding even
for the eyes of young designer. The legs of Naju
soban has round, cylinder shape that narrows
down toward the bottom. It stands vertically if you

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Coffee pot and cups

selected by ceramist
Ko, Heesook

text by Ko, Heesook photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

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This pot design was the first creation after I

handle. Comfortable contours and playful volume,

came back from Japan about 10 years ago. Its

and cobalt decoration, etc., theses recurring

production is still continued because it has been

characteristics in my teachers work provokes one

loved for its balance and safety not to mention the

to feel that they must have at least one of them.

high functionality. Despite that, the harder it gets

This pot also has a handle that draws our attention.

the more we try to design a pot. When I started

It has the shape of a thumb as if it presses its lid.

teaching college students, I took over plaster

Thus the handle does not touch the belly and it

casting class that most students hate (If you are

does not get hot because it is hollowed. The tip of

ceramic major, you would understand). Casting

spout is designed not to waste even a drop. The

can be frustrating for students before they get

lid that looks like a frogs eye seems to represent

to learn to have fun. However, I introduced them

the completeness of his design he enjoyed. While

various artworks that requires plaster casting

it satisfies the function, the shape is somewhat

and persuaded them that it is necessary to get

strange. The pot is sitting on my windowsill

familiarize if they wan to make as such. I used to

since last Korea-Japan exchange exhibition 8-9

show them NHKs video documentation of work

years ago. Lee, Kyungmins coffee cup and a

by Sakaeki Masatoshi, who has been my teacher.

saucer have cool and straight line that gives out

Lee, Kyungmin, one of my students ended up

undecipherable tension. It already has passed 5

visiting Japan because of my class and learned

years since he first visited this studio with the set.

under him for one year. There are two works here

The cup with black glistening glaze fits precisely

I am introducing; one is Sakaeki Masatoshis pot

in its depression. Round contour inside of the

design entitled, Handle Vessel Series and Lee,

handle gives comfort. It clearly shows his attention

Kyungmins coffee cup and saucer design, Circus

to functionality in his design. Is it why? I even

Series. One is by teacher and by the student tied

heard pleasant news that he won a first place at

to me as common denominator.

Westerwald Preis. When I design kitchenware, I

This black matte pot was designed in 1995 but it

keep in mind that functionality is the essential. It is

was only 2004 when it finally got mass-produced.

always the question when to stop. I would like to

I wonder if it owed to the unique shape of the

ask them if I am doing right.

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Crosses selected by
Bogojae Director
Hong, Soowon

text by Hong, Soowon photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

Sacred artifacts are expression of belief from a

cross becomes the energy source to survive the

community of church as well as criterion that

present and the reason for another day. I start

shows level of development of the church. Sacred

my day making an eye contact with it. The silver

artifacts including crosses are used in various

cross for holding made by Cho, Sungho is a very

ways within Christianity. Catholics in particular,

special one among the sacred artifacts that I have.

holy images, cross, rosary, vessel for holy water,

We all are influenced by objects around us in daily

icon, etc. are used to help spiritual exercise on

lives. Sincerity toward religion always conveys

personal level and this makes one person to keep

the scent of artistic aura, and the art that pursues

quite large number of sacred artifacts. Crosses

sincere beauty always allow us to experience

were once used to hang prisoners in ancient East.

religious transcendence. What enables my life

However, after Jesus Christ sacrificed himself

today is this belief that there always exists utmost

on the cross for the redemption of human sins

beauty wherever art crosses religion.

on behalf of all humanity, cross has become the

theological symbol for his hardship and death,
sacrifice and love, immortality and salvation.
The forms of cross vary more than you think. For
me, vertical line means the relation between the
God and me while horizontal line does relation
between me and people who live together the
same period of time. As one of those who barely
manage day-to-day hardship by the force of life,

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Some craftspeople transform traditional methods into

keeping intact the nature of materials. Some others create
long-lasting everyday items out of cheap disposable
products. For the following pages, we have asked same
set of questions to craftspeople and designers who have
their own unique way of making artwork. Following is
their inspiring answers for readers to envision the bright

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Fruit bowl made with

stainless steel.
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text by Park, Jinyoung photographs by Lee, Eunsuk

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Park, Yeyeon transforms mass-produced, cheap

sundries like lunch box, basket, tongs, etc. Through
her own methods. Pet bottle that was considered as
disposable is turned into lunch box, stainless steel into
slick basket reminding bamboo blade. For someone
who calls herself maker, instead of artist or crafter, her
work should not be artwork but a necessary object.

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idea of being unique. Originality of an object is

In college years, I was interested in experimenting

not something that its maker can judge. I just

various materials and approaches. Feeling being

want to make good things and try to fully express

more curious about materials, pursuing graduate

what I think.

level education seemed natural to me as next

What kind of crafter do you want to be called in

step. There, I was introduced environmental

ten years? I want to be someone who enriches

issues and started making pertinent objects.

the living of people, or someone who deeply

First piece that I made was lunch box. Though

concerned with authentic happiness.

pet bottle that is considered as disposable, it is

Is there someone you highly esteem among

recyclable. So I made light weighted lunch box

crafters or designers? My advisor, Professor

with it. Taking it as starting point, I have been

Koh, Bohyung.

making kitchenware and baskets that are closed

What do you think young crafters and designers,

to our daily lives with my own methods.

including you, should do for the development

Where do you get your inspiration?

of craft and design of the country? If you are a

Nothing particular. Architectures, factory goods,

young crafter or designer, I think it is important

or various materials from media have been ones.

have faith in yourself and act by it. Artist should

Often times, things just came in to my mind while

have faith and be able to express his own voice

making or using objects. Open-fold fruit bowl,

to the world.

for example, I kept thinking to make a bowl that

Where the readers can purchase your work? You

I can open and fold and the idea came when I

might want to visit Jung Soyoungs Sikijang in

looked at the shape of flower and I developed

Chungdam-dong.

from it.
What, in your mind, is the uniqueness of
your work that differentiates you from other
designers or crafters? I do not hung up with the

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the way that flower petals are
folded and opened.
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If you open the silver box, it surprises you with the bright light radiated from
white porcelain. Kim, Heejongs work with contrasting finishes in and outside
of white porcelain tableware makes you curious about the art of the artist.
His persistency to study various ceramic techniques and communicate with
his audience while try not to ignore practicality at the same time paid off by
being introduced at 2014 Craft Trend Fair.

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If you sum up your art and its characteristics

However, fairs are only stayed open up to 5

into one sentence? Tableware design that

days making the time with audience too short.

combines practicality and estheticism.

I also have been thinking it costs a lot to be in

Tell us briefly about the technique you use and

a fair and find it hectic packing and unpacking

the making process of your work. I have mostly

freights. Then I opened a shop at Sagimakgol,

worked on white porcelain tableware. Majority of

Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. It was located in

them were made with wheel throwing technique.

the middle of wholesale district where in which

Slip casting is also used when I wanted more

number of young artists and retail customers

unique design. Sometime I use different glaze for

are growing. My wife who majored ceramic art is

inside from out side. As I am working more on

running the shop. She is most helpful because

tableware, I get the chance to use it for myself

she understands my art more than anyone else

putting my food in them and make corrections

and she pays attention to the responses from the

on the design if needed.

customers.

Silver finishing is used for some of the works. Is

What is future plan for your art? Things that

there special reason for that? I went to a special

I would like to try are endless when you are

talk addressed by a Japanese artist when I was

working on tableware. As various as foods are, I

in grad school. He used silver foils on small

would like to make all kind of tableware. I can see

part of his work and that got interested me to try

myself focusing on tableware for a while. There is

some experiments using silver. Silver gives you

one thing that I really want to try to do. It is my

feeling if it is alive because it gradually changes

dream to go to a quiet place later and build a kiln

its color as it gets oxidized. So I have continued

firing with logs for ceramics without glaze. Firing

using silver as finishing material since 2007.

with logs and using ashes for coloring ceramics

What, in your mind, is the uniqueness of your

is really interesting.

work that makes Kim, Heejong Brand?

Is there an artist who influenced on your work? I

Containing stories in the design might be it.

should be careful but my teachers are not either

When I design an item, I think of wonderful

books or senior artists. It is customers. I try to

memories in the past or present to apply in it.

make things that my customers want. If one

You are running a shop. And that is rare for

does not figure out what his customers want or

artists. What good is in running your own shop?

cannot read the trend, good craft design cannot

I have worked considering that fairs are

be made. If basic principle of craft is to make

equivalent to exhibitions. And I value the time

something for daily use, it must be right to make

I communicate with audience at the field.

what people want with my own taste.

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The Knots Bag inspired by gat,

traditional hat for men.
02 Moon, Yoojin who left the life
of Art Merchandizer and Designer
to become a crafter.
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Bachi is pure Korean word for craftsman. It refers to a person who devotes
to his/her life to being authentic professional despite they used to belong to
lowest class. Moon, Yoojin decided to succeed such spirit even considering it as
calling and fortune. She has faith as a person who started life as crafter to do
knotting and lacquer after leaving her life as a designer, which she spent half of
her life. She believes that if one accumulates one more knot and one more layer
of lacquer, one good thing can come out of it the same as Jo, Hoonhyun, the
famous go player, continued one move after another and became a master.

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with knotting technique.
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Please explain your work, the Knots Bag.

bad this traditional knotting continued only to

It is a second bag inspired by our forefathers

be in the state of home decoration. Through

craft called gat. Its string was the only means for

application processes, I wanted such tradition

men to accessorize. I wanted to link the virtue

be penetrated in to the lives of ours. I developed

of the string to contemporary living with subtlety

ideas that make knots equipped with functions

and grace to come up with the second bag. This

instead being considered as additional element,

bag looks like a gat if you put it upside down.

old school ornament. Its result is the knots bag

(It also reminds us of donut, too, so it would be

you see here.

okay to call it donut bag. Polyester is mostly

How do you envision your life as crafter

used to make these because if you use natural

in ten years? I hope I am a craft designer

fabric the signature pleats are gone.

acknowledged for my editions and I would like to

It seems that name of the brand, Bachi, holds

publish a monograph.

your design philosophy as a whole. It is the

Where the readers can purchase your work?

name of the brand and the name of my company

KCDF Gallery Shop and Seoul Art Center Art

also. Bachi refers to a person who devotes his

Shop, Bachi Studio in Seongbuk dong (+82-070-

life to make only one thing. The word can be

4028-9436).

combined with name of the thing that bachi

make. Lets say someone is called gatbachi,

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it refers to someone who makes things with

gat(leather), and matchstick bachi means not
someone who sells matchstick but makes and
sells them. They were creators, literally. I wanted
to succeed in the mind of theirs.
If you sum up your art into one sentence?
Contemporary application of tradition.
Why do you favor knotting technique?
If you make a mistake while applying lacquer,
you can either apply one more layer or find
another way of correcting it. However, if you
make a mistake during knotting, you cannot
ever get the result that you intended. It is why
knotting is both difficult and attractive. One of
the reasons that make knotting craftsmen so
great is they memorize all the techniques by
heart. But it makes hard to disseminate. I felt
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Kim, Juil explaining

concept of crafty design.
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capsules. He made the trays
to revolve in order for user to
choose their favorite capsule
more easily.
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KIM, JUIL
If you are planning to learn about the
art of Kim, Juil, first thing to do is to
raise your level of curiosity. Dresser
that has a clock on a face panel,
bookshelf that moves up and down
along the spiral, transformer sofa that
hides coffee table inside, etc., they
are the things made out of curiosity
and imagination. It is said that his
works are the crystallization of the
compulsion that you want to touch
them with your bare hand when you
look closely.

text by Choi, Hyekyung photographs by Lee, Jongkeun

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Many attach expression of fun furniture on your

work. If you sum up your art into one sentence,
what would that be?
Design that combines curiosity and imagination.
Designer Kim, Juils work can be described
as something literally crosses over craft and
design. After the detailed design you add labor
element by hand, dont you?
Thats right. It is literally craft+design. I consider
the basic way of thinking and story behind craft
and design are same. They only have different

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ways of expression. My work also combines

industrial technique and fabrication process
of craft. But I would not particularly want to
separate them either.
Eco-friendliness has become the issue needs
to be resolved in design and craft field. Do you
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Candle Tower. LED

candleholder that you can
adjust its height. 02 Eco Drive.
Detachable iPhone rest. This
allows you to use phones GPS
and navigation application while
recharging the phone.

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have anything in your work that implements

Including Craft Trend Fair, I have participated

such issue? I am incorporating circulation

in many other fairs related to craft and design.

structure in the principle of design. If possible, I

Salone Satellite, that I have participated with the

choose sturdy and recyclable material and eco-

students from Hanseo University, left me with

friendly elements are always included in the

deep impression among them. It meant a lot

foundation of my design.

because we were officially invited through one

360-degree rotating pencil

case that he presented at Craft
Trend Fair. 04 Toy. Clip holder
with the motif of playing culture.
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hides a coffee table inside that
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year of preparation. We received remarks like we

are building forms and style through design.
We took the theme, crossing point of East and
West. Fish hung on the ceiling using principle of
expansion and contraction, work that animated
each color of yarn by adding light fixture, etc.,
works that accentuated craftwork were most
popular among audience members.

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through process of evening and polishing metals. In the last few years,
he has been drawing attention as hot artist in metal craft field with his
tableware. He tells us that he thinks of place and person that his works
will be used. So his work appears highly refined on one hand, and rough
on the other giving us a joy of looking as well as using.
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Sikijang exhibition, <The coffee
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How did you start metal craft? What was the

What is most important aspect in creating

they can love and being happy is impossible,

motivation? My father has been in jewelry craft

works? I purposely avoid make things in perfect

choosing craft as their job is even harder. I

industry over 30 years. I had chance to look at him

and stylish form. Most responses that I get

would like to say that we should think the fact

working and gradually got interested in this field.

are they look a bit clumsy. I make an effort to

that we made such a difficult decision as it is

Looking closely at daily nicknacks, drawing ideas,

find shapes that are imperfect or clumsy form

and it is worthy enough to think one should

being curious about hands on processes, and

purposely. This is to provoke the viewers to

continue what they have been doing.

enjoying to make them led me to the work today.

question, to a certain extend, themselves about

Where the readers can purchase your work?

What, in your mind, is the uniqueness of your

forms. I feel happiest when the void I created

They can be purchased at Jung Soyoungs

work that makes Kim, Hyunsung Brand?

leads to the conversation with the viewers.

Sikijang and Ahwon Gongbang, Soseng

I would like to say that it is effectiveness in

What is the best masterpiece in craft or

Industrial Complex.

function, practicality, simplicity, and friendliness of

design that you ever encountered?

design.

Not long ago, I was flabbergasted by Park,

Is there an artist who influenced you? And Why?

Honggus woodenware. It has the shape that

Sculptor, Brancusi influenced me a lot. He got

does not have any unnecessary element. It is

rid of all the unnecessary details and his way of

no doubt that he knows his material so well.

condensing all the energies inside is quite inspiring.

What do you think young crafters and

Industrial designer, Dieter Rams as well as metal

designers, including you, must do now?

crafter, Koh, Bohyung and Shim, Hyunseok come

I think Korea society is quite chaotic now. The

to my mind. These two craftsmen taught me not

worse thing is that the entire burden from such

only through the their work but also through the

situation is loaded on to young generations

way of living and way of looking at things.

shoulders. In the society where landing on a job

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series that is made by giving new life to wasted mother-of-pearl
furniture and dry lacquer ware with its bone structure is made with
layered linens. Her design of the combination of endless charm of
lacquer and her unique reservation is now developed into spoon,
chopstick, and cutlery rest. All she wants to make is daily goods that
fits perfectly and functions without standing out too much.

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Behind the Memory
02 Her renowned spoon rest SoSo.
03 Lacquer pendant, Ah, Ott
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Please tell me about your work, SoSo().

one work? SoSo, for example, it takes 3-4 times

It is hard to pick just one since there are so

SoSo is a set of spoon, chopstick, and cutlery

of lacquering on cut wood. Sometime, several

many great designers in Korea. Among foreign

rest using traditional techniques from mother-

more times of lacquering and grinding are

designers, I love Enzo Mari, who is representative

of-pearl, lacquer, and gilding. Pendant, The idea

needed after gluing mother-of-pearl or gold foil in

of Italian Modern design and Japanese designer,

ofAh, Ott came up while working on the spoon

order to set it. Lastly, it is finished with polishing.

Nagaoka Genmei.

rest.

What is the uniqueness of Kang, Heejung

What drives you to continue your work?

If you sum up your art into one sentence?

Brand? Reservedness. The style that is

Thought that there are people who want my

Lacquer+blank. All of my works is finished with

traditional but not classical.

work(product).

lacquer in the end.

Is there someone you highly esteem among

Is there an item that you would like to challenge

What kinds of processes are needed to produce

crafters or designers who is active in the field?

to create in the future? I would like a chance to

design a space full with my works.
What kind of crafter do you want to be called in
ten years? I would like to continue making things.
It does not have to be a lot but constantly. While
showing my own color, I would like to be a crafter
who makes up-to-dated objects that people trust

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and want to have.

Do you have other objects that inspire you?
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Cabinet inlaid with mother-of-pearl, display

cabinet, the frontier of Japanese production
designer, Yanagi Soris iron kettle and pots,
disposable paper cup, Freitag bags, iitalas
Teema series, tableware, so many to count.
Where the readers can purchase your work?
You can but them at KCDF Gallery Shop,
Tongyoung Lacquer Museum, Good Hand Good
Mind, Have Been Seoul(www.havebeenseoul.
com), etc.

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Bae, Sejins <078404_00>.

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ceramic and this work is
completed with his 78404th tile.
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ceramic object built with ceramic tiles that were born in grey earth. Engraving
edition numbers on each tile like a signature stamp, ceramist Bae, Sejin record
the time of his own. It was foreign collectors who recognized his work that
allows us to realize the how various the spectrum craft object can be.

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this position because I believe that craft is

have in your mind is if you are doing right.

ceramic tiles in the elements of ceramic

something for a man devotes himself and make

When many people like your work in exhibitions

object can sound not different than other and

it with all his heart.

abroad and that leads to sales channel, it can

disadvantageous.

What issue interests you as an artist?

be great motivation for your art.

Yes. I heard that many times. People even tell me

First is adding functionality on sculptural object

Where can the readers purchase your work?

to put a stop to it. However, I would not make a

(it means to make something useful in life).

I do not have gallery representation yet. Contact

big effort to change the way of working or break

Second is to reduce the size of the works. For

me via www.078404.com.

the habit. If the time comes that I get bored or I

that matter, trying to make change in materials

wont be able to do it with some reason, I would

rather than clay.

follow the natural course. I, too, am curious how

Your experience with fairs abroad as

my work is going to be ended. The same as two

participants or attendee have influenced you?

characters <Waiting for Godot> without knowing

Biggest influence I get from such experience is

who Godot is, I just add the tiles. I am doing it as

being motivated. One thing that you constantly

far as I can. Wouldnt it be okay if one or two do

something looks stupid?
Work by Bae, Sejin is more of a sculpture than
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ceramic. Do you consider yourself you are on

the border between them?
I do not particularly feel the need of categorize

Bae, Sejins <Waiting

for Godot>.
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such thing. I am on the border of this side end

and that side. Next project that I am planning
will be more ambiguous in terms of the borders.
But one thing is sure that I will continue to keep

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with the concept of flow
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German word for flow. While it refers to flowing pattern that two or more
colors are mixed, but it also denotes psychological state in which one is
immersed into something enough to forget time flows. Her traditional
porcelain is contemporary expression of her passion, energy and juissance that
spring up when she immerses into her work.

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Gold and blue porcelain, one of the Fliessen series. Tall cup,
which is called Solid and Void, is presented as 2013 KCDF Craft
and Design Product Development Project. 02 03 Hanok Gallery,
Gobang is where you can purchase Lee Zeesoos work.
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What kind of work have you created?

What, in your mind, is the uniqueness of

Kunsthochschule Halle. Also the works by the

I have created objects for a long time. But I

your work that differentiates you from other

late Lee, Ungno inspire me.

started to add functionality in my works that is

designers or potters? As I continue the concept

Besides this, do you have any other objects

entitled, Art Deco Ware. Cups, dishes, bowls,

of Fliessen through the brand called, ceramic

that inspire you? I am particularly impressed by

etc., I am communicating with people through

by leezeesoo, I was able to present variety of

paintings depicting group of people among the

art porcelain goods that emphasizes both

patterns every year. Harmony of aestheticity, and

late Lee Ungnos oeuvre. Nature, bird sounds,

aestheticity and functionality.

visualizing both contemporary and traditional

architecture, etc., there are too many to pick just

Which material do you prefer to use? And Why?

sensibility with white clay may be counted as the

one.

I normally use white clay. White clay is most

characteristics of my work.

Where the readers can purchase your work?

effective and appropriate material that can bring

Is there someone you highly esteem among

They can be purchased at Gobang Art & Culture

out the essential beauty of Korean traditional craft.

crafters or designers? I admire Lee, Youngjae

Space in Gyedong and KCDF Gallery Shop in

The material also allows me to accentuate stylistic

who lives in Germany. When I was having hard

Insadong.

finishing at the same time. There, I add colored

time to choose which school I should go in

Photo location _ Gobang Art & Culture Space (+82-2-747-

clay and liquid gold to create various flows, which

Germany to study pottery, I ran into him on a

1050)

is the concept in the Fliessen series.

street. Then he advised me to go Giebichenstein

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DEEPCOBALT Products.
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the hands of usual ladies. His cups are intriguing though different from usual
designs; he does not either throw on the wheel or cast but make them with
slab of clay so they look like he rolled cardboards. He always goes beyond
conventional methods including; experimenting with combination of clay and
metal, and polishing surface of ceramic instead of glazing. This couldnt help
to make you wonder what is the next.
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best craft or deign? Freitag bags. Not only the

without hesitant.

design is excellent, but also the concept behind

Where the readers can purchase your work?

deserves the status. It recycles used seat belt,

Instagram DEEPCOBALT, Cacao Story,

bicycle tube, truck taps, etc. It is quite interesting

SANGHWAHYUN, www.diningobject.com,

to know people still love them even though each

Ptisserie Heewon (blog.naver.com/pati-hw),

bag looks different from each other because it is

Authentic Mother of Peal Furniture House,

recycling used materials.

Hwagaejinga (+82-55-883-6080), Degree of

Including artist, Hyun, Sanghwa, what do you

Empathy with the Nature(Jayeongonggamdo,

think the young artists must do now?

+82-2-762-5431) etc.

If you have idea of a work, you must do now

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He flattens slab of clay and builds the shape by

rolling them like a sheet of paper.
02 He recently added leather on his heat wire handle.
03 Mug cups and strainer that reveals natural
characteristics of clay called, Black Mountain.
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Your brand name, Deep Cobalt sounds unique.

learned about it while I was looking for clay that

What is the meaning behind it?

has rougher texture and color. There are clays

I ran in to the phrase while reading a novel when

with rough texture but no such color. It fitted very

I was young. I liked its abstract association with

well for my work that uses minimum amount of

the color of a deep ocean.

glaze and emphasizing natural characteristics of

You chose handbuilding technique with slab of

clay. Using heat wire (in order not to be rusted

clay instead of wheel throwing or casting. What

while fired on 1200 degree) or gluing leather is

are the merits and demerits?

the influence from the experience of ceramic

Wheel throwing and casting technique require

object work I did before I started ceramic craft.

postproduction process even after building

Maybe that is the reason.

shapes and drying the clay. On one hand,

Would you make self-assessment of the fact

handbuilding method allows me to finish the

why Deep Cobalt has drawn attention among

making process at the building shapes stage

active crafters?

without additional process. It also allows me to

I would say people tend to be amazed by them

create the shape my porcelains a fun look of

rather than loving them. They look different than

paper. On the other hand, it has low success

other crafters. Would it be the reason? My work

rate and takes longer time because it requires

looks like rather a tin can than ceramic pot. The

polishing process after second firing.

basic principle is being persistent attempting to

Another unusual fact of the Deep Cobalt is that

make new design. I kept in mind that the cups

it uses clay called Black Mountain instead of

are drinking tool. The cup is the outcome of the

normal porcelain clay. What is the reason for it?

design that I approached from this perspective.

First of all, it is because of the color of the clay. I

Which design do you think is the best of the

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Gubi (winding) Bench during
Gwangju Biennale 2013.
02 Salt Chair, with distinct
texture of metal. Vegetable
leather is applied to its seat and
back.
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Cho, Byungju creates furniture with emphasize on

its function and characteristics of the material. He
also does not hide changes that take place during
manufacturing process because his motto is all should
be able to understand and appreciate designer
furniture by its simplicity and straightforwardness
unlike the notion of designer furniture often gives out
notion of that they are difficult and complex.
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D Lamp made by hardening sand in a bucket.

Snake Table, that shows the trace of hammering
and bending of the steel.

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How would you describe your work so far?

that I would pour my whole energy and ability on

Furniture that is located in between practical

its furniture, interior, tableware, etc.

furniture and artwork.

Ten years from now, what kind of crafter or

What, in your mind, is the uniqueness of your

designer you want to be considered?

work that differentiates you from other designers

An artist who knows his material well.

or crafters?

Who do you highly esteem among crafters or

I think designers work should be simple and

designers?

direct forward so that all should be able to

Furniture designer Ha, Jihoon who led me to

understand and appreciate them. For that matter,

furniture design and the architect, Ando Tadao.

I came to focus on the characteristics of the raw

Where the readers can purchase your work?

material.

Currently my furniture are sold at KCDF Gallery

What inspires you to continue your work?

Shop in Insadong and Dongdaemoon Design

I find it exciting to make furniture while learning

Plaza(DDP), and website(www.chobyungju.com).

new techniques and dealing with new materials.

Is there something that you would like to
challenge to make?
Currently I am focusing on experimenting
various materials. I would continue to learn more
complicated processing technique for a while.
Also I would like to work on Korean restaurant
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Craft Trend Fair

2014

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Works using water by Lee, Dongha

and Kota Arinaga <Temperature 36.5>
exhibition. 02 Various craft exhibits at
the booths near main exhibition hall.
03 Partial view of the main exhibition.
Jeon, Yongil; Kim, Daegun; and others
works are staged in living room setting.
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Entering its 9th edition, 2014

Craft Trend Fair drew the viewers
attention to the craft as an living art
form in daily lives. Starting with the
exhibition in Thematic Section that
conveys aforementioned theme, the
article offers a close look at Craft
Trend Fair 2014 including KCDFs
special exhibition sections including:
<Constancy and Change Constancy &
Change in Korean Traditional Craft>,
Overseas Section and Craft Studio
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artists fresh ideas.
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Woven metal thread work

by Shim, Jina.
02 Work by Lee, Hwayoon in
main exhibition.
03 Master Piece Brass
Singing Bowl and Pebbles in
<Constancy& Change in Korean
Traditional Craft 2014>.
04 Collaborative work by Park,
Soonseok, a successor of
rush craft mastery and Song
Bongkyu Designer in <Texture>
exhibition.
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Theme Section,
<Temperature 36.5>
The difference between craft and fine arts such as painting or sculpture
is that it has purpose. They are not the objects for watching while being
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kept in cabinets, but the objects to be used in life. There are saying that
craft acquires meaning only when it meets with human. This section of the
exhibition examines such essential nature of craft that are often forgotten.

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<Constancy &
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<Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft 2014> has

travelled starting from Milano Triennale Design Museum in
April of 2014 to London Design Festival in September, and
Hangzhou in October. It was the exhibition that drew great
attention from the world and was able to engrave deep in
the hearts of world citizens who had not known the Koreas
traditional craft.

<Texture>
This exhibition is hosted by National Intangible
Heritage Center. The show paired the eight
holders of Koreas Important Intangible Cultural
Property status with sixteen successors of
traditional craft mastery taught by the holders.
They presented contemporary reinterpretation
of Koreas traditional crafts that are on the
verge of distinction. By adapting traditional
craft to the contemporary sense and use,
this thankful show exhibited tradition can be
inherited and continued today.
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Overseas Section
Industries Section
University Section
Gallery Section
Craft Studios Section

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Overseas Section is composed of <Raw Craft> organized by

Crafts Council of UK, <Le bijou Franais> by Ateliers dArt de
France that represented French organizations for promotion
of craft, and <Original Taiwan> by the General Chamber of
Commerce of the Republic of China. <Raw Craft> in particular
presented Crafts Council of UKs five recent acquisitions. By
presenting furniture that utilizes characteristics of raw material
it offered us a chance to see Britains contemporary trend.

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Beside main exhibitions and KCDF special exhibition section,

there were excellent complementing booths organized by
various craft brands and galleries. Their participation made the
fair more interesting and exciting because we would never be
able to learn about them or they were hard to find were it not
for this fair. Craft Studios Section offered works by the artists

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selected through fierce competitions. It is no doubt that these

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crafters also had chances to meet audience and learn their

responses. After all, a craft is something to be completed when
they meet each other.

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<Raw Craft> at UKs gallery.

Crafts at Bogojaes booth in
Galleries Section.
03 Refreshing works by young
designers in University Section
and Craft Studio Section.
04 Furniture designer Lee, Minwoo
and Kim, Boras booth.

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The Uniqueness of
Korean Craft
Captivates Europe
Korean Craft Exhibition at
Milano Design Week & 2014 Collect in London
text by Sung, Hayoung

Last April and May, loud applauds were shown in Italy and
England, the worlds center of art and culture. The applauds were
directed to <Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft
2014> in Milano Design Week with venues all around the city.
This event is in conjunction with worlds largest exhibition, Milano
International Furniture Expo that attracts more than 300,000
audience every year. Another one is <2014 Collect> that is an
international art object fair hosted by British Craft Council. Both
exhibitions were Koreas second participation and Korea had
even better result than last year.

Hwang, Samyongs Pebbles.

Najun, lacquerware inlaid
with mother-of-pearl, using
cutting technique.

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2014 Collect
05 Choi, Jeongsun Action & Reaction20. 21. & 22 with brass, nylon, pvc,
and acrylics.
06 Kim, Seoyoon, Pot with a Pillar
Silver plated copper, maple.

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<Constancy&Change
in Korean Traditional
Craft 2014>

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Kim, Hyojung Hansan Ramie

Patchwork Wrapper
02 Kim, Eunhye Paper-string Bowls
03 Lee, Sungwoon Box with Character
Patterns, Inlaid with moter-of-pearl
04 Exhibition view
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If we first take a look at koreas craft exhibition

On the other hand, Korea also introduced its

held during Milano Design Week, it took place

contemporary crafts at Europes best of premium

at Triennale Design Exhibition hall where boasts

craft fairs in its 11th edition, <2014 Collect

its status as the best and considered as a place

(May 8th ~12th at Saatchi in London) with over

you must see. Here, Ministry of Culture, Sports

50 art works by 13 artists in six categories of

and Tourism in collaboration with KCDF hosted

metal craft, textile, ceramics, glass, and lacquer.

<Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft

Chung, Haecho whose work was purchased last

2014> from April 8th through 13th for six days. In

year by the British Museum and Victoria & Albert

this exhibition, metal, mother-of-pearl, ceramic,

Museum of Art in particular, drew great attention

textile, hanji, etc., Koreas five traditional craft

again. Emerging artists work also stood out.

fields presented 21 artists and their 174 artworks.

Kim, Seoyoon for example, presented fruit bowls

The audience who visited this twice-larger space

and kettle under the concept of Object with

than last year expressed their amusement and

Pillars that exhibits thoughtful handcraft work to

respect saying, It is the show allows to get close

European audience. Like this, Korean craft took

to Koreas mysterious and attractive culture

one more step forward toward global platform

beyond aesthetic dimension, and this is what

with powerful and potential art that professionals

design is about. I can sink into this timeless taste,

all over the world acknowledge.

new sounds, colors, forms, and feelings.

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daily life craft

text by Kwak, Soyoung photographs by Lee, Jongkeun
Styling by 7Doors & Moon, Jiyoon

The outcome of design and craft comes to us as

familiar form in sometimes and it comes as something
quite surprising object on the other while leaving
ripples in our minds. The article invites you to
reencounter the value of beautiful perspectives and
sensibilities that we can find in designs and crafts.

Casted porcelain wine bottle, plastic

bowls, storage can, etc. are sold at
Bada Design/Atelier. White porcelain
wine glasses on front row are sold at
Soyoungs Sikijang. All large dishes,
bird figurine, bowls with lids are sold at
Wooilyo. Large, deep bowl in the center
is sold at Mugen International. Small
glass on front row is by Park, Soyoun.
Rest are stylists collection.

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Celadon tea bowl with lace on a tray,

celadon jug and cup on the floor are by
Koh, Jungeun; ceramic tray by Yoon,
Seho. Mug cup and bowl with celadon
band around them and smooth celadon
jug are sold at Jung Soyoungs Sikijang.

Thick, coarse, and colorful

tableware and Hoganas ivory
teapot are sold at Mugen
International. Two-toned pots;
Green & white and blue & white
pot are the works by Park,
Soyoun.

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Stool made of heavy metal and wood

with its natural contours and brass
pitcher are by Seo, Junghwa.
Brass tea light, candleholder
with handle, and bent copper
candleholder are sold at innomets.

Silver pinhole camera is by Shim,

Hyunseok. From the top; metal glasses
frame, Orimari; Yet ; and scribble like
Gree are by Hwang, Soonchan.

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Hanji vase with dragon pattern (210,000)

and Hanji vase with bamboo pattern
(230,000) by Lee, Yooju. Ceramic teapot
with silver decoration by Ihn, Hyunsik. Sold at
KCDF Gallery Shop. 60,000.
House shape flower vase. Boboo Store.
26,000 each. Jade green ceramic kettle.
150,000 Ceramic cup by Lee, Hyewon.
25,000. Sold at Nicely Made. Ornamental
pebbles with flower pattern by Kim, Wonran.
Sold at Boboo Store. 12,000 each.
Beige porcelain object by Kim, Jayoun.
Sold at Have Been Seoul. 40,000. Sky
blue vase by Lee, Hyewon. Sold at Nicely
Made. 20,000. White & Purple jug by Park,
Soyoun. Set with matching cup. 79,000.
Blue pot by Park, Soyoun. 70,000.

White cheolik one piece with 50%

cotton and natural linen is by Tchai
Kim. 380,000. Scarlet skirt by Tchai
Kim. 480,000. Super single sized
linen duvet accented with modern color
arrangement is from Vinn Collection.
360,000. Ball made of elephant reed
is from Bolga region. Sold at Ulim.
33,000. Temari ball with geometric
pattern embroidery with color thread
are from Mori Craftwork Room. Prices
vary from 200,000 ~ 1,000,000.
Sold at L Store.

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Colorful linen accessory with hand

sewn dyed patches. 01 Yellow and
green broach 300,000.
02 370,000. 03 Viridian and orange
pendant 350,000. 04 Broach with
colorful stitch accent 350,000.
05 Yellow and burgundy pendant
630,000. 06 triple color combination
broach 300,000. 07 White and
Viridian Broach 270,000. 08 White
broach 260,000.

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Tin kettle and cup. Work by

Kim, Donghyun. Sold at Jung
Soyoungs Sikijang.

Containers with natural bamboo.

Versatile use, sold at Ganghwa
Boy Hwamunseok.

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Accessories made with thin leather

thread wrapped around metal rods
by Shin, Yerim. Sold at KCDF Gallery
Shop. From the left 240,000,
120,000, 160,000, 240,000.

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Lacquer basket. You can tie the

top like wrapping cloth. 400,000
Round lacquer basket. 250,000.
All are by Park, Eugene. Sold at
KCDF Gallery Shop. Egg Cosy
from Fox Orange series with
Merino wool. Sold at Jaime blanc.
75,000. Stackable green tureen
with apples by Lee, Hyungman.
Sold at KCDF Gallery Shop.
120,000.

Stuffed figure, Dried Fish is

by Witty Aunty. 140,000. Knit
artwork is handmade by Lamb
Atelier. Price not determined.

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Water drop, bean shaped spoon rests by Lee, Jieun.

Sold at Modern Market Place. 11,000. Vase shaped
flat celadon spoon rest. Sold at Jeojip. 9,000. Cloud
shape ceramic spoon rest by Lee, Seyong. Sold at
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery. 10,000. Ceramic
crescent spoon rest with magnetic. Sold at Vivflat.
5,000. Wooden lacquer chopstick. Sold at Jeojip.
30,000. Yellow Green spoon rest by Lee, Jungmee.
Sold at choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery 12,000
Ceramic octagon spoon rest. Sold at Gwangjuyo. each
3,000. Black ceramic spoon rest by Lee, Neungho.
Sold at choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery. 30,000.
Moon Jar shape spoon rest. Sold at Jeojip. 22,000

From the left, Spoon by Park, Joohyung. Sold at L Store.

Price not determined. Brass spoon with lacquer finishing
by Hur, Myungwook. Sold at choeunsook art & lifestyle
gallery. 170,000 for a set. Brass spoon decorated
with hole on the bowl part. Min, Deokyoung. Sold at
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery. 700,000 for a set.
Matte porcelain chopstick rest. 11,000. Black wooden
teaspoon. Sold at Kimsunmee Ceramicware. 7,000.
Simple brass spoon. Sold at Modern Market Place. Price
not determined. Ceramic spoon rest. Sold at Wooilyo. Ask
for price. Brass spoon rest from Masterpiece brand. Sold
at Gwangjuyo. 71,000. Bamboo teaspoon from Fioria,
Italy. Sold at Maison de Sylvie. 4,800. Teak coffee
spoon. Sold at TWL. 10,000.

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From the top, Lacquered wooden tray by Hur,

Myungwook. Sold at choeunsook art & lifestyle
gallery. 210,000. Round ceramic tray, jug, and cup
from Modern Ceramist Series by Choi, Jungyoo.
Price not determined. Ceramic salad bowl by Lee,
Jungmee. 20,000. Flat steel tray with handle by
Hur, Myungwook. 185,000. Oval lacquer tray
by Hur, Myungwook. 270,000. All are sold at
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery. STILK coffee cup
with green line. Sold at Kindish. 40,000. Bronze
teaspoon. Sold at Pinch. Set of six. 152,000.

Right page. Left, Hand-woven Bolga basket. Sold

at Ulim. 20,000. Striped linen towel. Sold at hpix.
20,000. Pile of baskets on the right hand side.
From the top. Ganghwa-do Hwamoonseok basket
made with dyed reed. 120,000. Bamboo basket
with lid from Damyang region. 178,000. Bamboo
basket with handle. Sold at Modern Market Place.
160,000. Crock shaped large Bolga basket. Sold at
Ulim. Price not determined. On the floor, reed vase
with slender neck by Yang, Yoowan. Sold at L Store.
Price not determined.

More Shopping Info. Gana Art Center (+82-2-720-1020) / Kang, Mina (artist, www.minakang.pe.kr) / Modern Market Place
(+82-2-3676-2231) Gawnjuyo (+82-2-3442-2054) / Kim, Daegeon (artist, +82-10-2970-2839) / Nicely Made (+82-2-766-0314)
Lamb Atelier (+82-2-739-8217) / Rooming (+82-2-6408-6700) / Market M (+82-2-733-4769) / Mugen International (+82-2-7060350, www.mugenmall.com) / Midori (+82-2-2157-0272) / Bada Design/Atelier (www.badadesignatelier.com)
Park, Soyeon (artist, +82-10-5213-6600) / Bangim (02-730-6958, www.bangim.com) / Boboo Store +82-2-498-9594)
Vivflat (+82-070-8732-1567) / Viin Collection (+82-2-736-5760) / Suh, Junghwa (artist, +82-10-3215-2526, www.hannaseo.
com) Shim, Hyunseok (artist, +82-10-8865-5153, www.camerag.com) / Wooilyo (+82-2-763-2562, www.wooilyo.com)
Yoon, Seho (artist, +82-10-2855-0094) / Wasara (+82-2-512-5879, www.wasara.co.kr) / Yang, Woonggul (artist, +82-10-28872921, www.woonggul.com) / Yang, Yoowan (artist, +82-10-2468-2408, www.momowani.com)
hpix (+82-070-4656-0175, www.hpix.co.kr) / Eight Colors (+82-070-8654-3637) / innomets (+82-2-3463-7752, www.
nordicdesign.kr) / L Store (+82-2-790-8408) / Ulim (+82-2-739-1201) / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang (+82-2-3446-6480,
www.sikijang.com) / Jeojip (+82-2-3417-0119) / choeunsook art & life style gallery (+82-2-541-8484) / Kindish (+82-2-537-0808)
Jaime Blanc (+82-070-7803-3798) / Tchai Kim (+82-2-736-6692) / Chapter One (+82-2-517-8001)
Have Been Seoul (+82-070-4415-1508) / COLOR ME SPACE (+82-2-542-7548) / KCDF Gallery Shop (+82-2-733-9041)

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Folie (more powerful than courage) to challenge

uncertainty, the self-discipline and perseverance for such
challenge, nerve that takes sarcasms and neglects around
them as their drive, and hyper-sensitive antenna that would

Designers,
Act!

take on any series of unusual lives People who we are

introducing here have one more thing than above. They
have boldness and mobility charged enough to challenge
something provocative. Boboo Store forms design
cooperatives for manufacturers; Soseng Industrial Complex
advertises, organizes orders and sales, and takes on
incubating project for small-scale manufacturer; and Supply
Seoul runs culture project with young designers based in
Seoul. Their lives might look something other than that of
designers. However, you might want to listen carefully since
they are the ones who are performing more fundamental

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What is the meaning of Boboo Store?

The word Boboo is compound words of Bosang,
and Boosang. Bosang refers to a seller carrying

Boboo Store
Design Cooperative

small sundries like accessories in wrapping cloth

while Boosang sells bigger products like furniture
or glassware. We added the word store next to
it. We learned that Boboosangs activities in the
past already included means, rules, principles, and
courtesy that we wanted to practice. So we thought
that it is a perfect fit for the mission of the Design
Cooperative and decided to take it.
Most of you are young designers. Does have to do
with the motivation of this special cooperation?
When designers start to produce, the amount of
production is small. It results in disadvantage in terms
of competing prices. Especially when designers want
to do small-scale production, or business as oneperson, independent designer, they have many issues
need to resolve on start-up stage. Even charges that
distributors take in general only are costly so that
production price has to go up in the structure. If you
make only one edition, stores would not be willing
to open an account with you. In this condition, we
saw the possibility of synergy if designers helping
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each other and share roles. We have discussed and

concluded that cooperative is a beneficial way in
organizing roles. Then five initiators have gathered
and established this designer cooperative.
Boboo Store is a design cooperative established

sells designer goods that designer made by him/

by following five designers: Hwang, Byungjun; Sun,

herself. Among sales items, it includes consigned

Jongbaek; Lee, Jungeun; Ham, Soohyun; Kang, Seulki.

production by designers and we sell them under the

Their idea to sell designer products without middlemen

designers name. We mostly deal crafts, designer

but with members cooperation was put into an action at

products, and food from the project that designer

a blue jean-washing factory in Sungsoo-dong last July.

was involved. Certain percentage from the net profit

Currently, 27 co-op members are producing designer

goes to the operation budget of the cooperative.

goods in furniture, shoes, lighting, and art object fields.

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Boboo Store cooperative

designer Shin, Hojin and Lee,
Jungeun; staff Park, Sohee;
and designer Hwang, Byungjun.
02 Boboo Store Cooperative
member Kim, Eunhaks lacquer
table and rusted chair.
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We are running a caf in order for the smoother operation of the cooperation. We are planning to
organize workshop, collaboration projects, small concert, exhibitions as well as renting out the
space.
What can be the competitive edges that Boboo Stores products have? There are more than
organization by Choi, Hyekyung.
photography by Kim, Jandee

enough designers in this country. The concept of design crosses over to other disciplines. It is
the era of Gold Rush for design indeed. Those who appreciate the importance of design are our
potential customers. If we can introduce good designers and their products well enough, there
will be more regular customers who appreciate the products and buy them. If more designers
participated in this with us, what we are dreaming here can quite possibly come true.
What is your mission and how you want to get there? I want people to feel that there is nothing
we cannot do here. A place no restricted rule on what to do and how, a place you can restart even
after failure, and a place where you can share the joy of success together, I want this place to be like
that. www.boboostore.com

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Soseng
Industrial Complex
Soseng Industrial
Complexs core workers
gathered at president Lee,
Junghyes office, Vega
Studio. From the left: editor
Kim, Sunmee; marketer Jina;
president Lee, Junghye;
editor Choi, Yoonho;
photographer Kim, Kyushik;
editor Lee, Wonhee; and
manager Lee, Hyunah.

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Chairman of the board and designer Lee, Jungeuns

Alchemist Jewelry. 02 Showroom of Boboo Store,
where is a remodeled blue jean-washing factory in
Sungsoo-dong 03 Mans shoe brand, Movlon and
Womans shoe brand Yellow Tang. These are works by
designer Kim, Hansoo.

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Soseng Industrial Complex dreams of excavating good

products made by small-scaled manufacturers, which
is a contemporary craftsman; letting people know about
them; helping them by managing orders and sales;
and organizing incubating projects. Like the meaning
of Soseng that refers to rebirth after hardship, their
dream of giving rebirth of small-scale manufacturers,
contemporary soseng of old manual industry is no doubt
grand and divine.

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Soseng Shim,
Hyunseoks silver
stationery 02 Soseng
Kim, Jongpils glasses
frame 03 Soseng Park,
Hyeshims mixed yarn

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We are introducing soseng we met

We sell all kinds of items that make up our daily lives in
general: from spoon to furniture and from rice to shrimp.
Lim, Jinwook (Typo Design Lab-Font); Kim, Jongpil
(Soojakjeon-glasses frame); Lee, Sangrok and Shin, Haru
(Heine Kleine Furniture); Han, Kyuik (Teabag-bags); Lim,
Sunyoung (Gaji-Gaji-stuffed doll); Kim, Hyunsung (metal
ware); Kim, Jaejin and Byun, Jaehong (Studio Blankmassager): Lee, Kyutae (NeoENbiz-shrimp); Park, Minje (Snail
Boy-rice), etc they are the sosengs that we are planning
to introduce. To speak of soseng who left me with deep

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impression, it is Han, Kyuik who makes bags.

How the world would turn out if so many people,
sufficient enough number to make difference in the
Doll made by Lim,
Sun Young 02 Soseng
Han, Kyuiks Origami
Hobo Bag

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structure, start to produce small scale?

Most soseng that we found choose to be self-sufficient or
pursue to be one. They make things on their own if not too
difficult to do so and buy only small fraction of the necessary
items. Craft and small-scale production is stemmed from the
idea that one makes their necessities on their own. Soseng
and things they produce are treasures indeed because they
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consuming. www.soseng.co.kr

We are a small-scale manufacturers industrial complexes

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Soseng Industrial Complex is abbreviation for small-scale (so) manufactures (seng) Industrial
Complex. We came about from the interest in; who are small-scale manufacturers (soseng) with craft
mans creative mind and devotion; and what kind of things they make. It was also the starting point
of the Complex when we decided to do something helpful for promoting and selling their products.
We had discussion on which format will be effective to persuading customers and came up with the
storytelling of producer because how the producer have grown up and what kind of thoughts do
they have can be explored through interviews. First, we look for a good producer and write interview
articles and product reviews.
Wish sosengs to soseng
I have mobilized all channels in order to find artists hidden in shadows so to speak. Though we
get recommendation from acquaintance, finding artists needs legwork. We have a section in the
homepage that devotes to soseng that we found and introduced. We also have section, called
Soseng-ro(ad) for registered producer members to open their own online market like an open market.

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What does Supply Seoul mean? It means to supply something. However, it is not something grand
or anything. Without grand purpose or mission, Supply Seoul came out of the questions like what
an artist living in Seoul can supply to other friend artists? It was only fortunate and timely that we

organization by Choi, Hyekyung.

Photography by Lee, Sooyoun

had means and condition earlier than we anticipated to start this, a kind of cultural project under the
name, Supply Seoul.
What does Supply Seoul do? I never made rules. But if I need to show you some structure, it can
be said to organize and supply with all things that can be done at a certain space in various formats.
For example, communication, sharing thoughts, seminar, developing cultural project, exhibition, and
performance are organized. To put it simpler term, what we are trying to do is more or less to supply
support with minimized restriction that once institutions or space have imposed on artist or designer
when they want to show their work and supply a space and opportunity in which they can show their
ideas and their full potential. We are on a stage that is too premature to define who we are. Time will
tell. Also, I think what needs to all artists seem to be archiving.
Who are the artist friends who have been supplied through Supply Seoul so far? Supply Seoul
is not formal organization so that artists are not bound by any representation system like commercial
galleries or by-laws of a cooperation, which is the hot issue now a days. There is no fund for the
artists in the program. Only that we want to give is a little help for various artists and designers and
their work.
If one wants to get supply from Supply Seoul, how the person should knock on your door?
So far, the list of people in the program is made up by my personal preference or by discussion with
friends. If anyone is steady with their work, I believe they would get chance to present their work not
only here at Supply Seoul but also even better place. www.supplyseoul.kr

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supply Seoul

Supply Seouls leading artist

member Lee, Gwangho and
crafter Park, Yeyeon who had
a solo exhibition at the head
quarter, Space Half, 02 poster
of an event entitled, Mamasan Bar organized by Japanese
artist, Affice.

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Artist Lee, Gwangho who is already famous for his furniture

and lightings that are made with woven PVC materials;
Kim, Heewon who is taking pictures; project manager Cha,
Jungwook; graphic studio Hi-Fi Studio. The friends who shared
same thought and mind gathered and opened up a cultural
project, Supply Seoul. The interview offers a kind of either
telescope or microscope that will show you what the artists
based in Seoul are thinking.
Installation view of an exhibition by
Kim, Yoohyun; Lee, Eunjae; and Kim,
Jinsik 04 Event view of Mama-san Bar
by Affice

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Supply Seouls leading artist

member Lee, Gwangho and crafter
Park, Yeyeon who had a solo
exhibition at the head quarter, Space
Half, 02 The first place in excellent
case category. Songpa Town Art
Studios Citizen Culture Factory, Da
Rock. 03 Songpa Town Art Studio
transformed abandoned underground
passage into creative space for art
and culture where the residents can
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2014
Public Design
Award

2014 Public Design Award

announced its finalists. The article
tells the news on selected pieces
that not only boast the excellence

text by Sung, Hayoung

from the perspective of hardware

aspect in public design but also
excellence in collaborative value
as software.

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2014 Public Design Award entered its 7th year. It was created in order to suggest and introduce
model public design by excavating excellent cases that pursue cultural values. Hosted by Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by Korea Craft Design Foundation, the Award
has functioned as channel to inform and communicate the value of public design as well as
environmental improvement of public space
The first place in excellent case category for this years Public Design Award, went to Songpa Town
Art Studios Citizen Culture Factory, Da Rock for their running a cultural organization by themselves.
Citizen Culture Factory, Da Rock received highest remark for implementing participation and
communication elements in running the organization that achieves above and beyond of the ideal of
public design rather than repeating existing notion of hardware oriented public art.
Grand prize went to Anyang Culture and Art Foundations local design, APAP 2013 Spatialization
Program not only for constructing a transformative space that uses eco-friendly, corroborated paper
but also for incorporation of both fun and practicality. This work included tables, chairs, bookshelves,
benches made with recyclable paper and they can be relocated when needed. First place in the
same category went to three organizations; Jongno District Office that formed a resting and healing
place where in which people can commune with the nature and communicate with among residents;
Atelier Lyon Seouls Samcheong Park Library in the Woods; and Korea Railroad Corporations
Korail Guideline Project to establish groundwork of public design for railroad stations.

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Jongno District Office. Atelier
Lyon Seouls Samcheong
Park Library in the Woods.

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Second Placed piece by

Ulsan District Offices Floating
Bicycle Culture Center of
Joonggu 04 First Placed piece
by Korea Railroad Corporations
Korail Guideline Project to
establish groundwork of public
design for railroad stations.

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It snowed a lot this winter. Gongju also turned into a land

of white snow. Stepping on the heaped up snowfall, we
have visited Gongjus attractions. There were full of old
stories as a city of history without fail, and precious relics
were boasting its grace here and there as museum without
roof. Moreover, the temples under the blanket of snow
looked quite romantic.
C RAFT + D ESIGN = t r a v e l

Gongju,
Chungcheongnam-do
Roofless Museum where the
time of Baekje passes by

Gatekeeper gods on
Shinwonsa temples main gate
with high ceiling. 02 Gabsa
temple at Northwestern foot
of Gyeryongsan Mountain sat
there over thousands years.
03 Anything about Gabsa is so
beautiful even the road that
leads to it.
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You can find a road with lotus lanterns on the way to Magoksa
Temple. 02 Shinwonsa temples five-story stone pagoda with
double stereobate. 03 Muntin with flower pattern at main
building, Daegwangbojeon of Magoksa Temple. 04 Shinwonsa
Temples Joong-ak altar where religious ceremonies for mountain
god of Gyeryongsan Mountain was conducted.

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Peak of Baekje art, Gold

crown ornament. 02 gold
shoes. The size is measured
35cm. 03 Bronze saucer
and silver cup.

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The wall with lotus flower pattern inside chamber of

Royal Tomb of King Muryeong. 02 A hall in Royal Tomb of
King Muryeong with dome ceiling reaches 3 meter high.
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Gyeryongsan Ceramic Artists Town where more than

ten ceramists reside. 02 Ceramist Choi, Hongils studio,
Yeoil Ceramic. 03 Gongsansung, where you can look
out the view of river Gumgang. This fortress was built
to defend people from the enemy.

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Sansung markets own

local radio station.
02 Soojung Diners
delicacy, grilled codonopsis
lanceolata root! 03 Gongjus
most renowned Chinese
restaurant, Jinhunggaks
must have dish, Jjamppong.
04 View of Hanok Maeul in
Gongju. 05 The first church
ever built in the region,
Jungdong Catholic church.
06 Chongyang casual
diners Janchi noodle soup.
Its thick, anchovy broth
definitely stands out.
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Travel Information
If you start from Seoul, take Gyeongbu Expressway Cheonahn/Nonsan
Expressway Dangjin / Sangju Expressway then take Gongju Exit. From Gongju,
it is convenient start from Gongsansung. From Gongsansung, Royal Tomb of King
Muryeong, Gongju Museum, to Hanok Maeul are located in walking distance.
Places of interest Songsan-ri Tombs are where royal tombs of Baekje period are
located. Total of 7 royal tombs are remained including Royal Tomb of King Muryeong.
Hwangsaebawi (stork rock) is known as the place where largest martyrs are recorded
in Catholic history of Korea.
For Modern cultural heritages of Gongju, there are Jeil Church and Jungdong
Catholic church, which is built in 1897 and the first church ever built within the region.
Gumganggyo Bridge is also the first bridge built on the river Gumgang that passes
through Gongju. Magoksa, the famous temple of Gongju (+82-41-841-6226) runs
temple stay all year around.
Food Soojung diner (+82-41-857-5164) is located at the entrance of Gabsa temple.
The winner of culinary competition program from cable runs the diner. This diner is
considered as the hot spot because of the cable program but it always had great
reviews even before that. It costs about 20,000 per person. If you order diners main
course, it serves grilled codonopsis lanceolata root and mushroom, mushroom stew,
spicy chicken stew, and fermented bean soup as main dish followed by many other
side dishes. Most of all, grilled codonopsis lanceolata root is a top notch.
Jinhunggak(+82-41-855-4458) is the famous Chinese restaurant in town. It serves three
dishes only; Jajangmyeon, Jjamppong and Jjamppong with rice. Jjamppong with think,
hearty spicy soup deserves better name than hangover food. It opens only for three
hours a day between 11 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. Chongyang casual diner
(+82-41-855-6049) has existed in Sansung Sijang market since no one can remember.
You can enjoy its tasty, bowlful Janchi noodle soup and Bibim noodle.
Lodging Hanok Maeul (+82-41-840-2763) recently gained its popularity as the lodging
facility in Gongju. Six dormitory style buildings are equipped with 37 rooms,
13 separate houses for single occupancy equipped with 23 rooms.
How to get there

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Craft+Design=life

From the viewpoint that considers craft as

Craft Shopping

property in daily life, craft is also a commercial

good. <Craft+Design> suggests a practical
shopping list that offers prices of various craft

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research by Park, Eunyoung

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goods circulated in the country.

each 9,000
spoon rest / Jeojip

each set 50,000

ebony chopstick / Jeojip

100,000

aluminum tea strainer

Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

160,000

candle holder
Ahwon Gongbang
Leading Craft Shop List Gana Art Edition, www.ganaart.com, T +82 -2-3217-1094/ National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone_www.mmca.go.kr, T +82-2-3701-9870/ Modern Market Place_www.mulnamoo.co.kr,
T +82-2-3676-2231/ Maison Lebeige, T +82-2-749-5667/ Modern Market Place, T +82-2-2153-0676

3,800,000

silver cup / Ahwon Gongbang

750,000

silicon broach
Ahwon Gongbang

350,000

broach / Ahwon Gongbang

66,000

1,500,000

silk slipper / Modern Market Place

evening bag size pearl pouch / KCDF Gallery Shop

110

each 20,000
black bamboo tea scoop
Modern Market Place

111

320,000

blackened Persimmon tea table

KCDF Gallery Shop

silver pendant with cloisonne enamel

Ahwon Gongbang

Leading Craft Shop List Gana Art Edition, www.ganaart.com, T +82 -2-3217-1094/ National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone_www.mmca.go.kr, T +82-2-3701-9870/ Modern Market Place_www.mulnamoo.co.kr,
T +82-2-3676-2231/ Maison Lebeige, T +82-2-749-5667/ Modern Market Place, T +82-2-2153-0676

5,000,000

set 380,000
Hwamoonseok chest from Ganghwa region
Modern Market Place

300,000

180,000

fruit tray / Yido

(snail made with silver 80,000)

nickel dish / Ahwon Gongbang

each 10,000
black bamboo fork
Modern Market Place

514,000

ring made with silver rope

Hidden Space

3,300,000

120,000~140,000

broach with silk and brass / National Museum of Modern and

Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone

112

Naju soban with pine tree

looking down the stream
image is inlaid with
mother-of-pearl / KCDF
Gallery Shop

113

100,000

200,000

tea ware set for one

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

white porcelain pitcher

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

tea spoon 110,000

fork 70,000
silver tea spoon and fork
Ahwon Gongbang
Bada Design/Atelier_www.badadesignatelier.com / Arumjigi_www.arumjigi.org. T +82-2-741-8373
Ahwon Gongbang _www.ah-won.com, T +82-2-735-3482 / Yeol_www.yeol.org, T +82 -2-735-5878
Ochae_www.ochae.com, T +82-2-414-5070 / Yido_www.yido.kr, T +82-2-722-0756

100,000

felt wine pouch / Gana Art Edition

38,000

100,000

coffee mug / Hidden Space

pasta plate
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

teacup 40,000 jug 100,000

tray 100,000
jug, teacup, and wooden tray
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

1,700,000~2,200,000

about 1,000,000
brass tea kettle and warmer
choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

lacquered side table

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

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each 1,500,000
birch soban / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

100,000

white porcelain bottle

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

glass, set of two 89,000 tray 200,000

Lacquer Sake glass and tray / Gana Art Edition
200,000

chopstick using
shell cutting method / Jeojip
Bada Design/Atelier_www.badadesignatelier.com / Arumjigi_www.arumjigi.org. T +82-2-741-8373
Ahwon Gongbang _www.ah-won.com, T +82-2-735-3482 / Yeol_www.yeol.org, T +82 -2-735-5878
Ochae_www.ochae.com, T +82-2-414-5070 / Yido_www.yido.kr, T +82-2-722-0756

each 250,000
tea basket / KCDF Gallery Shop

100,000

white porcelain bowl, set of five

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

200,000

1,200,000

speaker made of brass, steel, and cement

Gana Art Edition

116

tea leaf box with lacquer on brass

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

250,000

red copper dripper / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

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1,100,000

530,000

vase / Modern Market Place

silver pendant / Ahwon Gongbang

each teacup 20,000 saucer 20,000

ceramic teacup and saucer / Yido

180,000

square tray with cherry blossom pattern

Highhand Korea

ceramic wine glass / Yido

120,000~160,000

leather broach / National Museum of Modern and

Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone

2,900,000
38,000

ceramic diffuser / Gana Art Edition

pitcher and glass set 132,000

glass / Modern Market Place

118

mother-of-pearl chest
KCDF Gallery Shop

119

Jeojip_www.chopstickshouse.co.kr, T +82-2-3417-0119 / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang_blog.naver.com/sikijang,

T +82-2-541-6480 / choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery_www.choeunsookgallery.com, T +82-2-541-8484
Chapter One_www.chapterone.kr, T +82-2-517-8001

100,000

pitcher 170,000

plate 50,000 fork each 5,000

ceramic plate and cinnabar fork / Yido

cup 33,000
walnut tray 22,000
color ceramic pitcher and cup / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

400,000

silver spoon & chopstick

Hidden Space

rice bowl 17,000 square dish 20,000 small plate 17,000

cinnabar porcelain tableware / National Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone

coffee dripper and jug / Chapter One

65,000

set of two 25,000

ceramic amplifying dock

Modern Market Place

lacquer fork
Modern Market Place

700,000

metal object / Ahwon Gongbang

each 33,000, 7,700

48,000

felt bag / Chapter One

120

ceramic plate and butter knife

Chapter One

121

Jeojip_www.chopstickshouse.co.kr, T +82-2-3417-0119 / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang_blog.naver.com/sikijang,

T +82-2-541-6480 / choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery_www.choeunsookgallery.com, T +82-2-541-8484
Chapter One_www.chapterone.kr, T +82-2-517-8001

198,000

100,000

80,000

antique table / Highhand Korea

wine glass / Yido

mother-of-pearl ball pen made with shell cutting technique

Highhand Korea

40,000

rice bowl for children / Hidden Space

60,000, 80,000

vase made with clay from Buyeo / Yeol

80,000~190,000

nickel bowl / Ahwon Gongbang

3,000,000

glass 50,000 dish 22,000

water glass and desert dish / Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

dresser / KCDF Gallery Shop

noodle bowl 45,000

chopstick 19,000
ceramic noodle bowl and wooden
chopstick / Hidden Space

122

123

Highhand Korea blog.naver.com/ubiquee, T+82-2-797-3552 / Hidden Space_blog.naver.com/

hidden_space, T +82 -2-732-5060 / KCDF Gallery Shop_www.kcdfshop.kr, T+82 -2-733-9041

800,000

8,000, 21,000, 22,000

26,000

lunchbox lacquered on wood and iron

choeunsook art & lifestyle gallery

wooden spoon / Hidden Space

ceramic Squeezer / Yido

each 160,000
stainless steel spoon
Jung Soyoungs Sikijang

160,000

pendant with pressed plastic straws

Hidden Space

set of two 45,000

ceramic cup / Modern Market Place

520,000

broach made with brass and nylon / National Museum of

Modern and Contemporary Art, Gallery Art Zone

600,000

48,000

stainless steel basket

Jung Soyoungs Sikijang and others

felt bracelet / Chapter One

950,000

Lacquer Jewelry Case

Highhand Korea

124

125

Highhand Korea blog.naver.com/ubiquee, T+82-2-797-3552 / Hidden Space_blog.naver.com/

hidden_space, T +82 -2-732-5060 / KCDF Gallery Shop_www.kcdfshop.kr, T+82 -2-733-9041

200,000

Publication Date 31, December. 2014

Publisher Korea Craft & Design Foundation
Address 5th floor, Haeyoung Building, 53,
Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (110-240)

Tel +82-2-398-7900 Fax +82-2-398-7999

Publisher
Choi, Jeongcheol

Editorial Advisors
Kang, Hyeonjoo Seo, Dosik Jeon, Yongil
Jeon, Eunkyung Choi, Bum

Management KCDF
General Manager Ryu, Youngmi
Associate Researcher Jin, Junghyun

Editor-in-Chief
Kwak, Soyoung (Livre Boy)

Editor Choi, Hyekyung Park, Jinyoung Sung, Hayoung

Translator Shin, Hyunjin
Proofreader Hong, Jooyeon
Design Director
Ban, Yunjung (HONGDAN)

Designer Hwang, Changdae

Lee, Jiwon Nam, Suin Kim, Dahye

Photo Director
Lee, Jongkeun (Guru Visual)

Photographer Moon, Sungjin Lee, Eunsuk

Styling
7doors Moon, Jiyoon

Inquiry KCDF
magazine@kcdf.kr

Printing Samhwa Printing co.,Ltd.

Reproduction of any part of this
magazine in whole or in part without
written permission is prohibited.

about kcdf
Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF)
is a public institution under the Ministry
of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. KCDF is
committed to domestic and international
exhibitions and fairs, research and
publishing, education, collaboration with
other organizations, and other businesses
and projects for the development of public
design. KCDF is fully aware of the value of
crafts that have long been passed down
with culture. Korean design is increasingly
recognized around the world, rendering
the role of KCDF ever more important for
promotion of Korean crafts and design.
As a center of cultural heritage of Korea
that enhances cultural and artistic
capacity in collaboration with craftspeople,
designers, experts, and young artists,
KCDF will fulfill its role and responsibilities
to make Korean design globally
competitive.