Korean exhibition at Venice Architecture Biennale sheds light on the history of architecture in South and North Korea since the 1950-53 war

Designer Yoon Hye-rimlaunches ‘Efluvi,’ offering lines of magnifying glassesthat look like jewelry pieces

Rookie emerges as a rising star on Seoul fashion scene

The aesthetics and rich heritage of Korean craftwork will be introduced during Milan Design Week in April. A total of 174 craftworks by 21 Korean artisans will go on display at the Triennale Design Museum from April 8-13. The second showcase of Korean craftworks in Milan will feature diverse pieces ranging from metalware, lacquerware inlaid with mother of pearl, ceramics, fabric works and mulberry paper. Under the theme “Constancy and Change,” the Korean exhibition will focus on the natural beau

Seoul Fashion Week starts with well-received menswear collections for 2014 fall and winter season

Five inaugural exhibitions reveal rare pieces of traditional Korean art as well as design exhibits featuring high-profile designers

Hwang Ji-hae presents model design portraying Dokdo’s biodiversity

Innovators fuse aesthetics, practicality, environmental value

Korean mulberry paper and everyday products that use it are on view at Paperworld, an international trade fair for paper and stationery, in Frankfurt, Germany. Forty-three kinds of Korean mulberry paper, hand-made by Korean artisans, are on display. Two products using the paper have been selected as the highlights of the trade fair’s Asia Design Excellence exhibition, organized by the German Design Council. Korean mulberry paper, called “hanji” in Korean, was widely used for brushwork calligraph

Men’s bags have become more than a practical means of carrying belongings. They are now much more like accessories, fashion statements or reflections of a man’s identity. In step with changing perceptions about the nature of men’s bags, the Simone Handbag Museum on the trendy Garosu-gil in Seoul recently opened a small exhibition to examine the relationships between men and bags. “Bags have become a style accessory, no longer a practical carrier. I think bags are one of the fashion items with wh

Plaza and park designed by Pritzker-winning architect Zaha Hadid will open in March amid high anticipation

British, French artists to show traditions of their countries

SYDNEY (AFP) ― The Sydney Opera House, world heritage-listed as “one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity,” celebrated its 40th birthday Sunday with a flotilla of lifesavers, Aboriginal dancers and a gigantic cupcake.Huge crowds packed the steps for a distinctively Australian performance on the glittering harborfront, where three generations of Danish architect Jorn Utzon’s family were the guests of honor.It was a postcard-perfect day beneath the same cloudless blue skies that in

From Sogeumgil to Gamcheon village, design revives culture, life in neighborhood

Design has long been seen largely as a matter of appearance, with public design being no exemption.The recent trend in public design, however, reflects a call for change among designers, says professor Ko Young-lan of Hansung University. “In a way, public design is an act of reflection by designers on what they have been doing. Instead of going top-down, asking the public to accept what we have designed, we are moving toward finding their needs and drawing out user-centered experiences,” said Ko