seoul design plaza 2007-2010

seoul design plaza 2007-2010

design will be a driving force of seoul's economy

in oct 2007, seoul was appointed the world design capital 2010
by the international council of societies of industrial design conference
(competitors were dubai, singapore, and toronto).
the seoul metropolitan government held an international design competition
already in april 2007 to redesign a central area of seoul, ‘the design plaza
and park’. the competition winner is zaha hadid.
a multitude of design activities and conferences are planned for the year 2010.
‘metonymic landscape’ by zaha hadid
see the other design projects of the competition, among others were steven holl, FOA, ...

it's going to replace the dongdaemun stadium, scheduled to be demolished in march 2008,
and construction will commence in april 2008. this new project is scheduled to be completed by march 2010.

dongdaemun stadium
images from the seoul city government website

WDC seoul 2010 exhibition at the seoul design week (link)
organized by the seoul design center

soon-in lee, president of seoul design center
the model by zaha hadid
the photo zone. choose a seoul city background and smile!
see the portraits online

seoul residents
... and designers at the photo zone

massimo db
01.24.08  
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it's kind of surprising to see hadid's approach on patterns. usually her works seem to be more monochromatic.
DUDBLANKPATHETIC   01.25.08

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maezm: hanji-plastic chair

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created from the same base as traditional korean paper, the chair is an example of how the organic fiber can replace toxic plastic.  

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giha woo: twisted pencil

design | 09.26.11

the design conveys a particular aesthetic value with a nuance of amusement by using the writing utensil as its structural component.

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'design for all' competition 2010

design | 07.09.10

the call for entries deadline for the seoul international design competition 'design for all' is july 13th, 2010.

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seoul cycle design competition 2010

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seoul design essence exhibition

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