taewan kim was born in seol, south korea in 1972
he graduated at the honk-ik university.
in 1995 he transfered his studies to milan where he
attended europeo di design and received his masters
ate the domus academy. since then he has worked with
c.r.i.e.d. design group italia, l g design centre milan.
in 2005 he opened his design studio tk design.
his wealth of experience embodies a fusion between
east and west, harmoniously merging the cultures of both.
kim does not take the oriental spirit of extremes instead
paying attention to function and designing products
for everyday use. the power of his design lies in his ongoing
research innovative contents tied together with an inventive
language.meticulous observation of reality,
inquisitiveness and acceptance of anything that
is different from his own background.
research , three-dimentionality and multiple functions
are augmented through elegant forms, but without
overlooking accessibility and practicality.
he works for various companies in the industrial
and multimedia field such as lg electronics , nolan,
hjc, muller, aekyung, unilever, hyundai motors, plank.
for his design he obtains awards and special recognitions:
compasso d'oro (piaggio); Intel innovation technology
design prize; flos/ osram;
american hardwood export council (1st award winner).
aekyung children's toothbrush : (good design prize),
teflon (dupont design prize.)
he has participated in national and international exhibitions
such as: lightArea02 and 03: table lighting folee
and mirror lighting infini co-exhibition
seoul design festival, design planet.;
alter point: hologram lamp 'electric fisch'
pitti uomo, firenze; koex, seoul.
