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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Drew Barrymore‘s sets new sights for beauty brand
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hollywood actress, director and author Drew Barrymore may soon add a new title to her resume: international retailer.Barrymore launched her Flower brand of affordable cosmetics exclusively at Wal-Mart in 2013. Now she says she’s in talks with retailers overseas to sell the cosmetics in such places as China, South America, Australia and the United Kingdom. She‘ll also be launching her own e-commerce business later this year.Last year, she started selling an eyewear collection, al
Jan. 20, 2016
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Splashes of color at Milan runways
MILAN (AP) -- The worlds of music, fashion and art continued their long collaboration on the menswear runways of Milan Fashion Week on Sunday. Missoni creative director Angela Missoni says collaborations between the art world and fashion, which her father pioneered decades ago, have become ever more natural. Models wear creations for Salvatore Ferragamo men’s fall-winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Sunday. (AP-Yonhap) ``There are fewer taboo
Jan. 18, 2016
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Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena wins Pritzker Prize
NEW YORK (AFP) - Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena won the prestigious 2016 Pritzker Prize on Wednesday, earning praise for “powerful” designs that address key social and economic challenges of the 21st century. “Innovative and inspiring, he shows how architecture at its best can improve people‘s lives,” said Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation, which awards the prize. Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena’s Innovation Center of the Catholic University of Chile building in Santiago, C
Jan. 14, 2016
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Pop culture moments that scream love
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fashion and style have forever been in bed with film, television and music, especially the moments that scream love. We all have our top pop memories of romance, lust, marriage, heartbreak from those worlds and more, including the beauty industry and the world of advertising. In a new book, “The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion That Inspired Romance,” insider and designer Hal Rubenstein has rounded up some of his. We asked him to illuminate his favorites from the book,
Jan. 14, 2016
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Waxing nostalgic over vinyl records
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Turntables turned heads as a renewed love of old-time vinyl records struck a chord at the famously futuristic Consumer Electronics Show. Sony, Panasonic, Victrola and Audio-Technica were among the companies showing off turntables boasting digital-age spins such as high-resolution audio or wirelessly connecting to speakers. Turntable-makers at CES told of vinyl records being all the rage after years of digital tunes dominating the music industry. Sony Electronics president Mike
Jan. 13, 2016
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Burberry gets close to the audience at London Fashion Week
LONDON (AP) -- The Burberry showcase is the highlight of any London Fashion Week, and with good reason. Guests and journalists alike can always expect an impressive production, a well-chosen live musician, a roster of international stars just jetting in for the show, a lineup of well-designed clothes and a bit of a twist. At the fall-winter 2016 menswear presentation, the catwalk crisscrossed the venue in meandering paths that met at the music stand in the middle, where Benjamin Clementine playe
Jan. 12, 2016
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Adhesive portable recorder wins Herald Design Tech 2015 award
The winning team of Herald Design Tech 2015 and CEO of Herald Corp. Lee Young-man (second from left) pose at the award ceremony on Tuesday in Seoul. Lee Sang-sub/The Korea HeraldA team of three university seniors won the top award at Herald Design Tech 2015, the design-meets-technology contest co-organized by Herald Corp. and Seoul Design Foundation. The team won the competition with their innovative adhesive portable recorder “Spicki,” which can be carried around easily to record any sound. The
Dec. 22, 2015
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Adhesive portable recorder wins Herald Design Tech 2015 award
A team of three university seniors won the top award at Herald Design Tech 2015, the design-meets-technology contest co-organized by Herald Corp. and Seoul Design Foundation. The team won the competition with their innovative adhesive portable recorder “Spicki,” which can be carried around easily to record any sound. They received a prize of 10 million won ($8,500). “I am so happy to receive the prize. It started as a school graduation project. We were able to develop our idea at the Herald Desi
Dec. 22, 2015
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Seoul Design Week to go abroad in 2016
Seoul Design Week, South Korea’s largest public design festival, will seek to scale up the event regionally with its counterpart in Beijing. The plan was unveiled with the closure of the 2015 SDW, organized by the Seoul Design Foundation, on Sunday. Visitors look at design-savvy items displayed at Seoul Design Market on Sunday, which was held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza as part of the 2015 Seoul Design Week. (Seoul Design Foundation) Seoul Design Week is planning to set up a “Seoul Pavilion
Dec. 7, 2015
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Design fuses with technology for product innovation
Alongside advancements in technology, modern design is expanding in its scope and boundaries while evolving to meet consumer needs and lifestyles. As the fusion of technology and design has given way to innovative products, Herald Corp. is showcasing five tech-savvy creations by Korean start-ups at the Herald Design Tech booth at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul until Sunday.Visitors to the Herald Design Tech booth inside DDP in Seoul learn about Spiki, a plastic recording device resembling a Po
Dec. 3, 2015
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Creative, eye-catching goods available at Seoul Design Market
A silicon lamp resembling traditional Korean pottery, a ceramic pot designed to naturally amplify the sound of a smartphone inserted next to the plant and “bandoms” -- rubber bands shaped and packaged like, you guessed it, condoms. These are some of the creative items and crafts produced by young, independent designers on display at the second annual Seoul Design Market, which is being held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul until Sunday.Visitors look at products at Seoul Design Market in Dongd
Dec. 3, 2015
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[Design Forum] Experts explore emotion in tech, beauty
Understanding the emotional reaction of the consumer is crucial in both the beauty and tech industries, experts said at the Seoul Design Forum on Wednesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza. Speaking on the globalization of Korean beauty products and the distinctive characteristics of different foreign markets, makeup artist Seo Su-jin, CEO of cosmetics brand S2J, asserted that “simply imposing what we like about Korean beauty is not globalization.” “Here, we prefer dewy, pale skin. But Western women p
Dec. 2, 2015
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Seoul Design Week kicks off
The country’s largest public design festival kicked off Wednesday in Seoul with a variety of events to highlight innovative ideas and boost the design industry. Under the slogan “Seoul’s Design Wizard,” Seoul Design Week 2015 launched 16 diverse programs ranging from design markets, fairs and seminars to a networking party for designers and public. Some 230 local companies are expected to participate in the five-day festival. The second annual design event, run by Seoul Metropolitan Government’s
Dec. 2, 2015
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[Design Forum] Seoul promotes itself as hotbed of creativity, innovation
Seoul Design Week 2015, the biggest celebration of creativity and innovation in design, kicks off Wednesday at various spots in Seoul. The second edition of the annual design festival presents more than 10 programs highlighting the unique ideas and products of young designers and entrepreneurs. Programs ranging from exhibitions, sales of design products and lectures by leading designers and entrepreneurs to a late-night networking party for designers and citizens will take place at Dongdaemun De
Dec. 1, 2015
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Winter fashion forecast
For those rummaging through their closets for inspiration or hitting the shops for new bits of insulation against the chilly year’s end, The Korea Herald has pinpointed two fashion trends expected to prevail this winter. Left) Model sporting long coat and wide pants from clothing brand 8seconds (Samsung C&T Fashion); (Right) Model sporting khaki jogger pants from Style Men (Lotte.com)Coats, large and leanWith Korea’s coming months forecast to be less frosty than winters past, retail brands are s
Nov. 25, 2015
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‘Design for the sake of people, not objects’
“The world is about people, not objects,” according to industrial design expert Arik Levy. That philosophy fuels his belief that design should focus on improving people’s everyday lives in new ways.“In the end, it’s only people that will help people,” said Levy, who opened a “Premium Talk” session held as part of the fifth Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday.Industrial designer Arik Levy (center) discusses the essence of good design with contemporary dancer Kim Seol-jin(right) during the Her
Nov. 11, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘People-oriented design improves life in new ways’
Though design is often discussed as a craft that walks the line between form and function, Israeli-born Paris-based contemporary designer Arik Levy holds a more unconventional understanding of the concept.Driven by a philosophy that “the world is about people, not objects,” Levy believes that design should focus on improving people’s everyday lives in new ways. His human-oriented philosophy is well reflected across his lighting, furniture and interior designs.Arik Levy (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea H
Nov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Technology and art create synergy’
Technology and art, which seem to be from two different worlds, have been increasingly interconnected as the two fields merge to create unexpected innovations and push each other’s boundaries. Two figures standing on the opposite side of the technology-art spectrum ― founder of Pixar Alvy Ray Smith and media artist Lee Lee-nam ― spoke about successful convergences of the two fields in the seventh session “The Collaboration of Pixel and Art” at the Herald Design Forum 2015 on Tuesday in Seoul. Al
Nov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] Forum to discuss design as platform for convergence, value creation
The Herald Design Forum 2015 is set to kick off Tuesday in Seoul, bringing together some of the world’s brightest minds in design to share their ideas and insights. The one-day celebration of creativity and innovation in design, scheduled to be held at Grand Hyatt Seoul, will invite 11 creative minds across diverse fields of design from architecture, art, and branding to 3-D printing, who will speak at seven lectures and discussions with design aficionados in Korea and at a networking dinner eve
Nov. 9, 2015
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Gwangju Design Biennale aims to connect global networks
The Gwangju Design Biennale, Asia’s largest and oldest design biennale celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is eyeing an expanded role as a facilitator of exchanges among Asian countries in the field of design. The monthlong festival of design, which opened Oct. 15 in the southern city of Gwangju, presents 12 exhibitions -- all based on local and global networks of designers. Held at the Gwangju Biennale exhibition hall, the event convenes some 3,900 Korean and foreign designers, about 1
Nov. 9, 2015