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VIPs celebrate opening of design forum

Oct 5, 2011

More than 50 high-profile figures from all over the world participated in the VIP welcoming dinner held at Hotel Shilla in central Seoul, to congratulate the opening of iDEA Herald Design Forum 2011,...
Classroom design wins Herald Award

Oct 5, 2011

By Park Min-young Team D.A.S. from Yonsei University which introduced an innovative classroom design to change the world won the Herald Award, the first place prize, at the Korea Herald iDEA PT Tour...
British home gets Sistine Chapel makeover

Oct 5, 2011

BRIGHTON, England (AFP) ― A retired British decorator has transformed his home by covering its interior in renaissance-style murals to emulate the Sistine Chapel after being inspired by a book about ...
Top designers flock to Seoul for Herald forum

Oct 3, 2011

Herald Design Forum offers chance to see how design changes the world It seems almost too clich to talk about a design war, but that may the only way to define the cutthroat competition witnessed be...
Bring your kitchen out of the dark with layers of light

Sept 28, 2011

Lighting is often described as the jewelry of the home. But it’s more critical than that, especially in kitchens, where it’s all about slicing, dicing and reading recipes. So maybe the new catchphras...
‘It will be a design war in the corporate world’

Sept 22, 2011

Karim Rashid says design is the key to brand identity Karim Rashid, the world-class industrial designer famed for creating the Bobble bottle and Oh! Chair, is coming to Seoul for the iDEA Herald Des...
Granite sharing the spotlight with glass, engineered stone and more

Sept 21, 2011

To anyone reading the real estate ads in recent years, it could seem that granite was the only material worth using for a kitchen counter, as important as updated electrical or a reliable roof. Gran...
Environmentalist touts stylish way to an eco-friendly life

Sept 14, 2011

Few youngsters have tried so hard to change the world as Danny Seo, who has championed eco-friendly ways of living at the tender age of 12 when he founded Earth 2000, an organization aimed at saving ...
Tech firms seek outside help to polish product images

Sept 14, 2011

Apple sought assistance for iPod design; Samsung, Kia recruit top foreign talent Gone are the days when it was enough for a product to be durable and reliable. Without the added attraction of savvy...
Behind Apple’s products...is longtime designer Ive

Aug 28, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Steve Jobs has been Apple’s most recognizable personality, but much of its cachet comes from its clean, inviting designs. For that, Apple can credit its head designer, Jonathan I...
Ferrari dream comes true for Korean design students

Jul 20, 2011
So you want to be a Playboy photographer

Jul 4, 2011

KANSAS CITY, Missouri ― Playboy model hopefuls from as far as Florida and Canada line the halls of a Kansas City, Mo., studio, fanning themselves, trembling in their silk robes and waiting for their ...
Right at home: Solar lighting for the garden

May 18, 2011

LARCHMONT, New York (AP) ― Few things are prettier in a night garden than soft pools of light illuminating interesting trees, accent rocks, plants or pathways. Whether on a small terrace or in a swe...
Goodbye to grass

May 16, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS -- About a dozen years ago, Paul and Susan Damon of St. Paul, Minnesota, did something radical: They deliberately killed half their lawn. A few years later, they killed the rest of it. ...
Cushions can change the mood of a room

May 16, 2011

Accessories give one white sofa six distinctive looks By Stacy Downs, McClatchy Newspapers Neutral certainly doesn’t mean boring. Especially when it comes to sofas. In fact, most designers say a n...