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Vol.11
Nana Youngrong Kim, Drag Artist
Kia Design Magazine met up with one of Korea’s leading drag artists, Nana Youngrong Kim, and listened to his perspective and attitude to change many of the stereotypes surrounding drag and highlight the infinite possibilities of drag culture as a driving force to enrich our times.
Vol.10
Youngjin Kim, Hanbok Designer
Youngjin Kim, a hanbok designer who shows everyone how to bring hanbok to life in today’s world through her profound thoughts on tradition and fashion, has vitalized Korean traditional dress by shaking up boundaries and stereotypes. She believes tradition is not a fixed inheritance of the past but something closer to a living creature moving toward beauty.
Vol.9
Darcy Paquet, Subtitle Translator
For more than 20 years, subtitle translator Darcy Paquet has been translating Korean films for the world. Through his love of Korean cinema and his understanding of the cultural context behind it, he is able to convey this all in English that international audiences can easily understand. More than just a subtitle translator, he’s a cultural interpreter.
Vol.8
Woojoong Kwon, Chef
Woojoong Kwon is the chef-owner of the Korean fine dining restaurant Kwonsooksoo. Based on his deep understanding of Korean food, Chef Kwon is not only reinterpreting a traditional culture but is also aiming to upgrade Korean food luxurious.
Vol.7
Seunghoon Na, Webtoon Artist
We have met Seunghoon Na, a Webtoon artist who encompasses the bizarre as well as everyday life, fantasy, and black comedy through his work 'Hanging On!' for 13 years, and talked about the universal appeal of a simple laugh.
Vol.6
Chanjoong Kim, Architect
Chanjoong Kim, the founder of The System Lab, is an architect who has been at the forefront of a new architectural production system in Korea through its bold technological innovations and multidirectional collaborations. We asked him about the timeline of architecture through looking ahead to tomorrow, Today and back at the past, Tomorrow.
Vol.5
Youngsun Jung, Landscape Architect
In Vol.5, focuses on the landscape architect Youngsun Jung’s point of view about the aesthetics of Korean Gardens and how this overlaps with Yu-seop Ko, a first-generation Korean aesthetician’s idea about Korean characteristics.
Vol.4
Jeonghwa Choi, Artist
In Vol.4, we will meet an artist who has been creating art through an artistic philosophy that is amazingly similar to Kia's design philosophy–"Opposites United."
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