about.

Soomi Park is a London-based designer from Seoul, South Korea. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Design at Goldsmiths University of London.

Through her works, she is exploring the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires. Her works encompass a wide range of mediums, including interactive installations, speculative objects, film, photography, performance, and wearables.

She awarded her PhD in the Media and Arts Technology (MAT) programme in School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London, funded by the Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). She received her first MA in Digital Media Design from International Design school for Advanced Studies (IDAS) Hong-Ik University in Seoul and completed her second MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London.

Her work has been featured by numerous online and offline media outlets such as Frame Magazine, ICON, The New York Times, Blueprint Magazine, Vogue Paris, The Guardian/The Observer and Wired UK. Her work has been exhibited in festivals and galleries throughout Europe and Asia, including V&A Museum, the Design Museum, Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne, Science Gallery Dublin and Ars Electronica Linz.

She was selected as one of the Star Designers of the Global Design Leader programme from the South Korean Design Council, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) in 2014. She was one of the Designers in Residence at the Design Museum, London in 2017.

recent public engagement
exhibition
  • Between Dreamy and Dreary, Celine Park Gallery, Seoul, 2020
  • THE PARADOX OF PRIVACY, Accenture, Dublin. 2019
  • Future Cross Boundaries. Taiwan Design Museum, Taipei. 2019
  • Digital Design Weekend: London Design Festival, V&A Museum, London. 2018
  • Taiwan Design Expo 2018 – Future Beyond Imagination, Taichung Cultural and Creative Industries Park, Taichung, Taiwan. 2018
  • SUPPORT – Designers in Residence Showcase, Design Museum, London. 2017
  • SECRET: NOTHING TO SEE HERE, Science Gallery Dublin. 2015
  • Hypervital – Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne, France. 2015
award & honour
  • Designer in Residence, The Design Museum. 2017
  • Global Design Leader – Star Designer, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP). 2014
  • Artist in Residence, Platoon Kunsthalle Seoul. 2009
  • PRIX Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention (Interactive Art). 2008
media coverage
  • Frame Magazine. 2018
  • ICON. 2017
  • The New York Times. 2017
  • Blueprint Magazine. 2017
  • Vogue Paris. 2016
  • The Guardian/ The Observer. 2015
  • Wired UK. 2015; 2014; 2009
project featuring in art & design books
  • HighlikeBook. 2015
  • Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, Prototype, and wear your own interactive garments. 2014
  • See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception. 2011
  • Functional Aesthetics. 2010
teaching & talk
  • Goldsmiths, University of London. 2016-present
  • University of West England (UWE), 2019
  • Chelsea College of Arts (UAL), 2018
  • School of Arts (KASK Conservatorium), Ghent Belgium. 2016
  • Royal College of Art. 2015
  • Copenhagen Institute Interaction Design (CIID), Denmark. 2015
  • Royal Academy of Art, The Hauge, The Netherlands. 2014
Please visit here to see the full CV.