29 Mar
Italy & Korea collaborate on acetate luxury eyewear

Seoul boutique 10 Corso Como lines up again with Milano eyewear makers SUPER to celebrate their 5th year in existence. Under the creative guidance of Korean pop star Super Junior, SUPER took its acetate Classic frame and added touches of gold detailing and matched it with multifunctional tobacco Carl Zeiss lenses. Meanwhile an “SJ” signature [...]


I’ve personally been a fan of VICE for over a decade, and have marveled at its transformation. From a hilarious but juvenile free rag that you picked up at the skate shop which concentrated on such pressing social issues as “Which race could stand more heat”, and “Who gave better blowjobs — men or women”, [...]


16 Jul
Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee's detailed cartoon bone exposés

Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee introduces Homo Animatus, a series of sculptures that are skeletal representations of familiar cartoon characters. With names like Canis Latrans Animatus (Wile E. Coyote), Geococcyx Animatus (Roadrunner) and Lepus Animatus (Bugs Bunny), and dissecting everyone from Tom & Jerry to Goofy, this Yale M.F.A. graduate is seriously giving natural history museums across the world [...]


27 Feb
South Korea design studio Monocomplex's Scene #1 lamp

Based on the image of a ‘Moon on the bough’, the Scene #01 illumination lamp symbolizes a set of ink-and-wash paintings that one might see as a scene through a window. Created by South Korean design studio Monocomplex, the lamp is essentially what it looks like to see the moon through trees, a quite simple [...]


31 Jan
OK, it's not for no reason — it's for Kia. But really, who cares...

Kia is on a roll. While their prime Korean competitors, Hyundai, continue to swim in boring and repetitive design Kia drops the gorgeous and oh so affordable Optima on the marketplace. Then they pair it up with Lob City’s Blake Griffin, hands down the most exciting NBA player presently in the game. He doesn’t just [...]


24 Jan
Eric Perriard's photographs of isolation in Seoul, Korea,

The isolation of the urban landscape is captured sensitively by photographer Eric Perriard. Catching people off guard in their moments of self-reflection in the city of Seoul, Korea, Perriard examines how the individual copes with his/her environment. The subjects are surrounded by an overwhelming urban landscape that encapsulates them and makes them invisible by its [...]


17 Oct
Vivid limited edition footwear inspired by Korean rap group

Not one to usually design for Johnny Wallflower, Jeremy Scott continues his streak of attention-getting footwear with this collaboration with Korean female rap group 2NE1. The latest iteration of the adidas Originals JS Collage Wings shoes feature bright clashing colors with a sundry of materials thrown together, including faux fur and leather, in homage to the [...]


30 Nov
Cham furniture collection by KAMKAM

Simply put, the Cham furniture collection by KAMKAM is children’s furniture for adults. Located in Korea, KAMKAM is a design consortium consisting of three main designers: Hyunjin Seo, Jaekyoung Kim and Jaehoon Jung. The concept behind this collection was to design furniture for adults that retained the playfulness of kid’s furniture — combining the functionality [...]

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