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Koreans, Americans differ on prestigious jobs: lawmakers vs. firefighters
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Only half of S. Koreans willing to marry: data
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Disgraced ex-minister rises as major threat to ruling party
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Yoon calls for dialogue, trust from medical community
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Summit for Democracy opens in Seoul in mega-election year
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Dyson founder visits Seoul for global debut of new hair dryer
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Med professors to resign starting March 25
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Leaders call for action against threats to democracy posed by AI
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NK leader guides firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers
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Ryu Joon-yeol, Han So-hee confirm dating since early 2024
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Distinctive design key to success in auto industry: Henrik Fisker
Speaking about his philosophy on innovative design for automobiles at the Herald Design Forum 2016 on Tuesday, Henrik Fisker, the legendary Danish-born automotive designer known for his sophisticated electric vehicle designs, said, “Emotional connection is what attracts more consumers looking for something new and innovative.” Companies that always choose the safe way “are bound to disappear in the next 10 years,” he said.From his vantage point, the automotive industry, especially the electric v
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Fashion designer Choi Eu-don embraces both art and business
London-based Korean fashion designer Choi Eu-don gave a lecture titled “Art Embracing Business: Business Embracing Art” at the Herald Design Forum 2016 in Seoul on Tuesday. Choi, who serves as the CEO of his namesake fashion brand Eudon Choi, recently re-launched the brand’s e-commerce site to reach more consumers worldwide. Fashion designer Choi Eu-don speaks at the Herald Design Forum 2016 held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)“Designers usually deal with w
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Herald Design Forum kindles coalescing of ideas
Herald Design Forum -- Asia’s largest conference exploring influential design ideas -- gathered over 800 participants Tuesday, many coming from disparate fields, for a day of unparalleled inspiration. At the Grand Hyatt Seoul, design specialists, scholars, students, bureaucrats and diplomats listened to the near-revolutionary ideas of industry gurus. Under the banner “Design for convergence,” the forum delved into ingenious ways design, technology and business are coalescing thinking, connecting
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Architectural designs to respect nature, humanity
New design and different looks do grab people’s attention. The essence of architecture, however, lies in allowing the structures to blend in with the surrounding nature and helping people freely enjoy the space with each other, said Kazuyo Sejima, a Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect.Pritzker Award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Speaking at the 6th Herald Design Forum held Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, the Japanese architect shared her experiences
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Core of design is intuition, sensibility: Alessi
Tracing the creative journey of his company, Alberto Alessi emphasized that design, above all, is a process that requires acute intuition and sensibility. He also lamented the current market conditions that make it harder for creators to experiment and take risks. Alessi is the third-generation CEO of the eponymous Italian houseware brand that has come to be known for its elegant, whimsical designs that render everyday utensils into objets d’art. He was speaking to an audience of Korean designer
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler wants to put culture above profits
Entrepreneurs and startup owners today are living in a world of investment portfolios: Profit-making is a must and selling a company at maximum profit is to be celebrated. Yancey Strickler, the founder and CEO of the world’s largest crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, argues there is a better and more sustainable way. Speaking at the Herald Design Forum 2016 on Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Seoul, Strickler said “When we all just try to optimize for money, we are bound to erase culture and
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Forum suggests design converge with arts, tech, business
World renowned designers, architects and IT entrepreneurs gathered at the Herald Design Forum 2016 Tuesday to share their know-how on converging design with technology and business sense. Now in its sixth year, the largest design forum in Asia was held under the theme of “Design for Convergence.” Jungwook Hong, chairman of Herald Corp., speaks at the Herald Design Forum 2016 held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Jungwook Hong, chairman of Herald Corp. and th
Nov. 8, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Design -- driving industry, creating identity
Experts from around the world have gathered in Seoul to share insights on how technology, design and solid business management come together to define a product or service’s identity at Asia’s largest conference specializing in design.Herald Design Forum, an annual event organized by Herald Corp., the publisher of The Korea Herald, takes place Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Seoul under the theme of “Design for convergence.” Participants will be able to gather inspiration from some of the world’s mos
Nov. 7, 2016
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Six projects awarded Aga Khan architecture prize
AL-AIN, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A dome-less mosque designed by a Bangladeshi woman architect and a Beirut institute by the late Zaha Hadid were among six projects awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture on Sunday.The prestigious prize was awarded at a ceremony in Al-Ain oasis city, in the United Arab Emirates, to the projects chosen from a list of 348 works.They will share a prize of $1 million.“Gone are the dome and the ever-prevalent minarets, the decorative panels of designed relief
Nov. 7, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] ‘Kickstarter, a snapshot of future culture’
According to Yancey Strickler, his company Kickstarter offers a kind of intimate patron-artist relationship in the digital age, on a global platform with no geographical limits.“A community of patrons supporting artists as they made their newest work -- this is the way authors like Alexander Pope and Mark Twain, and composers like Mozart and Beethoven brought their work to life,” the firm’s co-founder and CEO told The Korea Herald in an email interview last week. Strickler, who propelled Kicksta
Nov. 2, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Experts to discuss collaborative design at Herald Design Premium Talk
Four design gurus will speak about expanding the horizons of design through collaboration at the Herald Design Premium Talk. At the exclusive event, set to take place at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Regency Room on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m., attendees will be able to gather inspiration from the experts’ experiences and network with one another. The featured speakers for the first session are Alberto Alessi, the CEO of Italian houseware company Alessi, and Ko Tae-yong, a fashion designer and CEO of Beyond Clos
Nov. 1, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Future of design industry hinges on convergence
Design is more than just a tool for expressing aesthetics. Boosted by fast-changing technology and talented innovators, design is one of the core factors that affect not only the identity of products and brands, but also people‘s everyday lives.Global design gurus emphasize that the future of the industry depends on how designers incorporate design into other fields, suggesting that the design industry is limitless. “The philosophy of the future is ‘convergence,’ which is the title of my show ne
Nov. 1, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] ‘Simple, instinctive design drives trend’
The simple and instinctive design trend will continue in both consumer and enterprise information technology markets, said a Silicon Valley-based user interface design expert.“All of us are interacting with an ever-growing number of IT products in our daily lives. Dealing with dozens and dozens of them is overwhelming users. That is why it has become critical for IT companies to create devices and services to allow users to do everything possible in simple orders or instinctual demand,” said Bob
Nov. 1, 2016
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Fuksas Cloud adds contemporary edge to Rome skyline
ROME (AFP) -- Rome’s biggest new building in half a century was inaugurated Saturday, two decades after architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas produced their groundbreaking design for the controversial and much-delayed project.Now that it is finally finished, the husband-and-wife team’s “Nuvola” -- a glass and steel box containing a cloud-like suspended interior -- looks set to join the Colosseum and the Pantheon among the Italian capital’s architectural landmarks.Its name is the Italian wor
Oct. 31, 2016
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New York’s MoMA acquires original set of emojis
NEW YORK (AP) -- Back in the day, before cars could drive themselves and phones could send stickers and animations, a Japanese phone company released a set of 176 emojis. The year was 1999 and the tiny 12-by-12 pixel designs -- smiley faces, hearts of the intact and broken variety, cats, and so on -- were mainly popular in Japan. In 2010, Unicode Consortium, which now controls emoji standards, translated the emoji into the Unicode standard, which means that a person in France, for example, can s
Oct. 27, 2016
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Seoul Fashion Week closes with all eyes on budding local designers
From the latest floral design trends for next year’s spring fashion to the daringly dark “Suicide Squad” inspired collection, HERA Seoul Fashion Week unveiled the latest collections from some of the country’s best up-and-coming designers. Held from Oct. 17 to 22 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul Fashion Week showcased 41 designer brands and six global companies, while the “Generation Next Seoul,” SFW’s trade show, included more than 100 designer brands and young designers, as well as group fashi
Oct. 26, 2016
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[Announcement] “Design for Convergence”
Interactive participation via mobile platforms, social media, Facebook LiveWill take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8Tickets can be reserved until Tuesday, Nov. 1Featuring design experts from around the world, Herald Design Forum 2016 will take place at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, Nov. 8. A must-attend forum for industry insiders, Herald Design Forum, now in its sixth edition, offers exciting new features■ More speakersThe scope of our speakers has broadened. From Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickl
Oct. 25, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] Fisker stresses ‘emotional connection through design’
Henrik Fisker, a Danish-born automotive designer, is known as the man who turns dreams into reality.For over a decade, he has been engaged throughout the entire process of creating automobiles -- from the early stages of design to giving the finishing touches to iconic luxury cars, such as the Fisker Karma, BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9.According to the luxury concept car designer, who will be speaking about automobile design innovation at the Herald Design Forum 2016 on Nov. 8, there is always ro
Oct. 25, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] ‘Clothes should be unique but wearable’
When it comes to fashion, designer Choi Eu-don’s philosophy is one that emphasizes both creativity and practicality.While he believes that his pieces should “contain a different idea, something unique that differentiates them from ready-to-wear collections,” Choi places equal emphasis on how “wearable” an outfit is.“After all, fashion design is for clothes, and clothes become significant when someone wears them,” he said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Choi will be delivering a talk title
Oct. 25, 2016
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[Herald Design Forum 2016] More companies seek design management: survey
While more and more Korean companies acknowledge the importance of “design management,” small and medium-sized enterprises face difficulties in seeking it, a survey showed Tuesday. In a Herald Corp survey of some 140 local companies, 72 percent of CEOs said they were aware of the concept of “design business.” The survey was conducted to determine the level of awareness about design management ahead of the sixth Herald Design Forum slated for Nov. 8. Aside from design business, 73 percent of CEOs
Oct. 25, 2016