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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Korean designer JUUN.J and Chinese footwear design house KIROIC have collaborated on a six-pair sneaker collection for Fall/Winter 2010. The shoes are very fitting for the season, and even more fitting for the JUUN.J Fall/Winter apparel collection; like the clothing, the shoes boast a wide range of textures, a little more heavy on the premium leather side, and […]

We don’t usually cover TVs, but this one’s kind of special. Today LG announced the world’s first full-LED 3D HDTV, the LX9500. But not only is it full LED and 3D, it also measures in at a skeletal 22.3mm thick. The new LED-backlit set will offer full 1080p resolution, a 400Hz refresh rate and a […]

The largest Korean population outside of Korea can be found here in my hometown: Los Angeles. Our K-town is thriving — endless nori-bangs (private karaoke rooms), neon-lit buildings, and hundreds of Korean restaurants to choose from. But even with the conditions ripe for exploring this exquisite gastronomy, I still found my Korean food choices limited […]