George Popescu, Sung Jung-gi, Gen Terao discuss ‘fourth industrial revolution’ and design transformation

Herald Design Forum session primer

Jaime Hayon, Claudio Bellini, Fukasawa Naoto explain their design philosophies

Breaking away from the conventional view that design is a decoration for products, it plays a key role in the emergence of new industries and collaboration of existing ones in the era of the “fourth industrial revolution.” The Herald Design Forum 2017 will take place on Nov. 7 under the slogan “Design for Humanity” in the country’s capital. Join us as leading designers, architects and CEOs from...

Ghanian artist El Anatsui’s monumental sculptures embody the fabric of African culture

Long Chuseok holiday a perfect time to explore artists’ interpretation of history

Seoul exhibition of shows artists overcoming obstacles to communicate with world

Polish-born artist Krzysztof Wodiczko practices art as agent of change

Kukje Gallery group show exposes man’s insatiable greed, crisis on the Mediterranean

NEW YORK (AP) -- A subway line opening in New York City next year will have walls decorated with artworks by four celebrated contemporary artists. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement about Manhattan’s Second Avenue subway line Monday at the Museum of Modern Art. The line opens Jan. 1 and will have four stations. Each station will display ceramic-tile or mosaic pieces by one of th...

Herald Design hosts the annual Herald Design Forum, inviting creative experts from around the world to share their innovative ideas with Korean audiences. It promotes the value of design in all areas, from consumer goods to technology. The market is available at www.heralddesign.co.kr. By Rumy Doo (doo@heraldcorp.com)

Design is a balancing act, says Seymourpowell co-founder Dick Powell

Throughout her career in a field dominated by men, award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has always recognized that good results stem from teamwork, rather than arbitrary division in the workplace. “The key is to collaborate with lots of people, from engineers to users who experience architecture,” Sejima told The Korea Herald after speaking at the annual Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday....

For acclaimed Welsh industrial designer Ross Lovegrove, the essence of successful modern design is bringing humanity in harmony with nature. And today’s revolutionary technologies are making this task more possible than ever before. “It’s the natural, logical path for design to be born out of nature, where humans with new eyes and computational power can produce more logical and beautiful thing...