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  • [exhibition] Between Dreamy and Dreary: Fiction in Design

    Between Dreamy and Dreary: Fiction in Design Solo exhibition at Celine Park Gallery in Seoul, South Korea Soomi Park & Owen Wells “Science fiction is not about the freedom of imagination. It’s about a free imagination pinched and howling in a vise that other people call real life.” Bruce Sterling, Shaping Things (2005) For decades…

  • [press] FRAME Magazine _ Issue no 122. May – June 2018

            What can we do when we feel the sky is less blue in our holiday destination? Frame Magazine is one of world’s leading design and architecture media established from the Netherlands since 1997. One of the magazine’s section The Challenge is asking emerging designers to respond to a topical question with…

  • [press] ICON _ issue no 178

      Icon is a world-widely recognised design and architecture magazine has published in the UK since 2003. For the April issue 2018 (no 178), they interviewed the Designers in Residence of the Design Museum. Read the full article via the issue or read from online : https://www.iconeye.com/architecture/features/item/12914-desingers-in-residence-design-museum-10-years    

  • [press] The New York Times _ International Edition (December 06 2017)

      The New York Times is one of the most recognised newspapers in the world. I had a great interview with a journalist, Kathleen Beckett, from the New York Times in last October, and the article was published world-widely via their international edition and website on the 6th of December 2017.   Read the story…

  • [press] Blueprint Magazine _ issue no. 354

      Blueprint magazine is one of world leading architecture and design magazines, which has been bi-monthly published in the UK since 1983. My interview was featured in the issue no 354, which was published in September 2017, together with the other 3 designers in residence of the Design Museum. The online version is also available…

  • [press] Vogue Paris

          LED Eyelash has been featured in the Vogue Paris magazine March 2016 edition. This is quite special for the project, as the Vogue Paris was the first one I’ve lent this project for the photo shoot. And all the images are gorgeous!  If you have a chance to get one, please have…

  • [press] tanz magazine Vol.7.15

      German magazine, “tanz” (= dance),  featured some of my works in their 7/15 edition. By showing “Swing Skirt”, “LED Eyelash” and “The Snow White Magic Mirror”, the magazine talked about body politics; inspirational ideas in regards of enhancing the body languages. See more information by visiting their website (http://www.tanz-zeitschrift.de/ ) – reading their magazines!  

  • [Press] peut-porter.com _ Requiem For A Body

      One of my good friends, Alexa Pollmann, a narrative designer and speculative designer, wrote a great article about myself and Koby’s recent piece, Requiem For A Body, on her studio blog Peut-Porter. Alexa worked with us for this project, and has been given us a huge support and ideas for designing and producing the suit. Without…

  • [Interview] Wired UK

        Recently, I had been interviewed by Daniel Culpan, a journalist of the Wired UK magazine, talk about The Republic of Privacy project – related to on-going issues around security and privacy invasion. The full interview is available to read by visiting the link below: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-04/28/republic-of-privacy

  • [Interview] The Guardian/ The Observer

        I recently had an interview with a journalist from The Guardian/ The Observer, Kit Buchan, about my project, The Republic of Privacy . In the interview I was talked about my research process on the topic, mainly focused on  Sniffer Dog Authentication  .Please read the full article by visiting the link : http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/09/atm-sniffer-dog-privacy-issues-soomi-park-art-design    

  • [Press] Platoon Kunsthalle Magazine – The launching issue

      My good friends and supporter, Platoon Kunstalle, a subculture organisation based in Berlin and Seoul, has launched their magazine in last February 2015. The launching issue explores ‘wearable technology’, therefore I could be a part of the magazine. The magazine features number of interesting projects that related to ‘wearables’ from all around the world,…

  • [Interview] Clot Magazine

      Clot Magazine (http://www.clotmag.com) is an online platform that, through interviews with talented and inspiring people, will define the DNA of Creativity and Innovation. I did an interview with the chief editor, Lula Criado, for the ‘Talent Scouting’, and I would say it was one of the most delightful interviews I have been. Please read the…