seoul design week 2007: opening ceremony

ribbon cutting ceremony


dae sung kim outside his installation

designboom visited seoul, south korea back in december for seoul design week 2007. the festivities kicked
off with a number of opening events. the official ribbon cutting ceremony marked the start, after which
the guests of honour were treated to a personal tour by the event's artistic director, dae sung kim.

kim oversaw the whole event including his central installation based on a traditional korean archway design.
he re-interpreted the silhouette using white plastic shipping pallets and illuminated the interior with his 'hidden light'.
designboom's birgit lohmann was also invited to give a presentation at the event. once all the formal programming
finished, the show hosted a party complete with live dj and mime dancers.

check back for more coverage from seoul design week in the next days.


r: exhibition manager catarina jun (coex)
l: yeong-taek hong, deputy manager of alt-c / designflux (partnership and translation of designboom's content into korean)


traditional korean archway re-interpreted by dae sung kim


original traditional korean archway spotted in seoul


dae sung kim touring the guests of honour through his installation


'hidden light' by dae sung kim, inside the archway


birgit lohmann (designboom), dae sung kim, claire seo (director seoul design week), kate hyun (coex)


birgit lohmann (designboom) presenting at seoul design week


seoul design week opening party


seoul design week opening party