International Network ⸻

⸻ Our Network



Head professor ⸻
⸻ Choi Kyung-ran (ran@kookmin.ac.kr)



Ph.D. Candidate, Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S.A (2007)

M.A., University of California, U.S.A (1992)

M.A. in Industrial Design, Seoul National University, South Korea (1988)

B.A. in Industrial Design, Seoul National University, South Korea (1985)



Director Professor,Lifestyle-Furniture Design Lab, Graduate School of Techno Design, Kookmin University, Korea

Director, Oriental Culture and Design Center, Kookmin University, Korea (2008~)

CEO,Seoul Design Foundation, Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea (2018-2021)Dean, Graduate School of Techno Design, Kookmin University, Korea(2015-2018)

Director in general, Gwangju Design Biennale, Korea(2015)

VIce-Prisident, Korea Federation of Design Organizations(2012-2014)

Director in general, Seoul Design Hanmadang Seoul Metropolitan City , Korea(2010)



2017 Shanghai [The 3rd New Crafts Exhibition] Exhibition, Shanghai, China (2017)
Invited Curator of Beyond Craft & Design, Vitality 2015, International Design Biennale, France (2017)
2014 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Culture (2014-2015)
Research on Cooking Behavior of Senior Age Group in China, LIXI (2014)
2013 OCD International Conference, Design Insight Women and Design in Multicultural Era (2013)
BK21 Plus Project - TEC: Hyper Designer Training Project Team, Ministry of Education (2013-2018)
Marquis Whos in the World (2011)
Exhibition curator of "Vitality: Korean Young Designers" invited by the Italian Triennial Milan Design Musicians (2011)



A Study on the Design Based on Korean, Chinese and Japanese Cuisine Culture of the Oriental Culture Design Research Institute (2008-2011)
Creative Designers Award Star Designers Award, KFDA of the Korea Federation of Design Organizations (2006)
Tokyo Designer's Week Wins Spiritual Bath Design Primio Award, Japan (2004)
Awarded Best Design in Japan, G-Mark, INAX Pisse, Japan (2002)
Korea Industrial Design Award, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (2000)
Excellent Industrial Design Award, Prime Minister Award, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (1999)



Lecturer ⸻
⸻ Jung Mi-sun (suniro@kookmin.ac.kr)



Ph.D. in Industrial, Interior and Craft Design, Musashino Art University, Japan (2009)

M.A. in Fusion Industrial Design, Graduate School of Techno Design, Kookmin University, South Korea (2005)

B.A. in Industrial Design, Kookmin University, South Korea (2002)



Musashino University of Fine Arts Post Doctor (2011-2013)
Ph.D.-level researcher at Kookmin University's Oriental Culture Design Institute (2010)



Traditional Market University Cooperation Project, Jeongneung Arirang Market (2019)
MPC2019 Maker Project Coffee, Songpa-gu, a leading university in entrepreneurship education in the field of the 4th revolution (2019)
Development of Food Tools for Leading New Food Culture, Korea Traditional Culture Project Group (2019)
Traditional Market University Cooperation Project, Janggok Market in Seongbuk-gu (2018)
Educational Module Course for Leading University of Industry-Academic Cooperation (LINK+) (2017-2018)
Salone del Mobile Milano (2017)
Venice Bienale, Italy (2016)
Gwangju Biennale (2016)
Korea Pavilion at the Milan Expo (2015)
Bienneale du Design Saint-Etienne, France (2015)



Lecturer ⸻
⸻ Kang Min-sun (minsun_k@kookmin.ac.kr)



RIBA (part3) Professional Practice in Architecture, Westminster University

RIBA (part2) Professional Diploma in Architecture, London Metropolitan University

M.A. in Architecture & Interior Design, London Metropolitan University

B.A. in Architecture, Korea National University of Arts, South Korea



Roe Object Advisor
107 Co-representative of Design Workshop
Seoul Urban Architecture Biennale 2019 Cooperative Curator
Haworth Tompkins (Project Architect)
East Architecture and Landscape (Architectural Assistant)
Architecture Research Unit (Research Assistant)
Karakusevic Carson Architects (Architectural Assistant)



Awarded Architecture Research Unit for Saemangeum Comprehensive Development Initiative