'seoul design essence' exhibition catalogue

'seoul design essence' exhibition catalogue



as part of the current 'seoul design olympiad' designboom curated the the exhibition 'seoul design essence'.
this 144 page catalogue, which accompanies the exhibition is now available from our online shop.
'seoul design essence' celebrates south korea's diversity and primarily focuses on the aesthetic principles
and technological achievements epitomized in contemporary korean art, architecture and design.


ross lovegrove and daniel libeskind with the 'seoul design essence' book
image © designboom


the book is divided into the 6 chapters:
historic korean folk craft
contemporary korean arts and crafts
contemporary korean art
young contemporary korean design
contemporary korean industrial production
contemporary korean architecture


traditional 'kat' headware


flower, flower by choi jeong hwa


‘positive = negative’ by kim baek-ki


world business center solomon tower, busan by asymptote


performing arts center, seoul by jean nouvel

info:
144 pages printed on white paper 150 gr.
dimensions: 15 x 15 cm (5.7/8'' x 5.7/8").
english and korean text
printed in korea

buy the 'seoul design essence' book online

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