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Giving face, voice to marginalized through art

Aug 29, 2017

Polish-born artist Krzysztof Wodiczko practices art as agent of change
Highly politicized state of the seas

Aug 17, 2017

Kukje Gallery group show exposes man’s insatiable greed, crisis on the Mediterranean
Schiaparelli rises from fashion death to Paris haute couture

Jan 6, 2017

PARIS (AFP) -- Fashion label Schiaparelli completed its remarkable resurrection Tuesday when it was inducted into the elite ranks of Paris haute couture houses. The historic brand founded by the Elsa Schiaparelli, the great rival of Coco Chanel in the 1930s, closed its doors in 1954, the year that Chanel returned to the business after her wartime hiatus. It only returned to the podiums three ye...
New subway line to feature works by 4 celebrated artists

Dec 21, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- A subway line opening in New York City next year will have walls decorated with artworks by four celebrated contemporary artists. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement about Manhattan’s Second Avenue subway line Monday at the Museum of Modern Art. The line opens Jan. 1 and will have four stations. Each station will display ceramic-tile or mosaic pieces by one of th...
Shop for unique Christmas items at Herald Design Online Market

Dec 8, 2016

Herald Design hosts the annual Herald Design Forum, inviting creative experts from around the world to share their innovative ideas with Korean audiences. It promotes the value of design in all areas, from consumer goods to technology. The market is available at www.heralddesign.co.kr. By Rumy Doo (doo@heraldcorp.com)
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Interpreting technology with design

Nov 9, 2016

Design is a balancing act, says Seymourpowell co-founder Dick Powell
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Believing in the power of space

Nov 9, 2016

Throughout her career in a field dominated by men, award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has always recognized that good results stem from teamwork, rather than arbitrary division in the workplace. “The key is to collaborate with lots of people, from engineers to users who experience architecture,” Sejima told The Korea Herald after speaking at the annual Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday....
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Ross Lovegrove seeks to move design from the mechanical to the biological

Nov 9, 2016

For acclaimed Welsh industrial designer Ross Lovegrove, the essence of successful modern design is bringing humanity in harmony with nature. And today’s revolutionary technologies are making this task more possible than ever before. “It’s the natural, logical path for design to be born out of nature, where humans with new eyes and computational power can produce more logical and beautiful thing...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Kickstarter invites public into creative processes

Nov 9, 2016

Providing creative minds a way to pitch their ideas and attract funding is the founding mission of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, but its CEO and co-founder Yancey Strickler believes its impact is far broader. “They’re showing their creations off in videos, walking their audience through the design process and giving them an opportunity to look into where things come from,” said Strickler i...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Advances in technology heighten value of analog: Lovegrove

Nov 8, 2016

Acclaimed industrial designer Ross Lovegrove’s London studio is a surreal, white space filled with ultra-modern knickknacks of his own design. “I surround myself with models and objects which are of my world, and I like being in my world,” Lovegrove said at the second session of Herald Design Premium Talk on Tuesday evening at Seoul’s Grand Hyatt Hotel, showing photo slides of his studio to an...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Rethinking is fundamental part of innovation: Powell

Nov 8, 2016

In the eyes of British industrial designer Dick Powell, design is an elixir of life for businesses. Design and innovation -- the two ingredients considered paramount to any success in business nowadays -- make things better for individuals, communities, companies as well as the environment, the cofounder of design innovation consulting firm Seymourpowell and chairman of D&AD has argued. Powell ...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Vision drives design

Nov 8, 2016

Living in the heart of the Silicon Valley, US design executive Bob Baxley is just a short drive away from some of the biggest names in technology and innovation, including Apple, Facebook and Google. Most recently the head of product design at Pinterest, he now advises companies on the importance of design. “I get the same question over and over, which is ‘How can we be more design-driven?’” he...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Designers delve into collaborative works

Nov 8, 2016

Alberto Alessi, the CEO of Italian houseware company Alessi, and Ko Tae-yong, a fashion designer and CEO of Beyond Closet based in Seoul, talked about expanding the horizons of design through collaboration at the first session of the Herald Design Premium Talk on Tuesday. At the exclusive event held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Regency Room, the Italian design guru and the rising star in Korean fash...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Get out of comfort zone for innovation: Lovegrove

Nov 8, 2016

In a world where new products and technology are being introduced every day, a Welsh industry designer challenged the idea of modernity, suggesting a new perspective of returning to the fundamentals. Speaking at the 6th Herald Design Forum held Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Ross Lovegrove, the designer of Sony’s Walkman cassette player, asked some fundamental questions concerning design and ...
[Herald Design Forum 2016] Distinctive design key to success in auto industry: Henrik Fisker

Nov 8, 2016

Speaking about his philosophy on innovative design for automobiles at the Herald Design Forum 2016 on Tuesday, Henrik Fisker, the legendary Danish-born automotive designer known for his sophisticated electric vehicle designs, said, “Emotional connection is what attracts more consumers looking for something new and innovative.” Companies that always choose the safe way “are bound to disappear in t...

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