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& Research

Since 2006 he has taught in the Department of Furniture & Living Design at Kongju National University, planning, leading and supervising student exhibitions in Milan, Paris, London, Cologne, Valencia, Stockholm and Tokyo.

He has served as Dean of the College of Arts, Director of the Living Design Center and Director of the Student Residence Halls, and since 2025 as President of the Korea Furniture Society, alongside furniture design research, policy research, industry projects and public juries.

19Publications
11Exhibitions in Korea and abroad
with students
2006Professor at
Kongju National Univ.
2025President,
Korea Furniture Society
2006–PresentProfessor, Dept. of Furniture & Living Design, College of Arts, Kongju National University (appointed 2006)
2025–PresentPresident, Korea Furniture Society (KOFUSO)
2025–PresentDirector, Student Residence Halls, Kongju National University
2022–PresentDirector, Living Design Center, Kongju National University
2023–2025Dean, College of Arts, Kongju National University
2023–2025Vice President, Korea Furniture Society
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Teaching · Since 2006

With students,
to the world

Since 2006 he has planned, led and supervised student exhibitions in Korea and abroad. Student work at Designersblock London 2010 was featured in the UK magazine MIX, and “Living Layers” at Paris Design Week 2026 was named one of six Culturalee Picks.

Exhibition filmKNU Furniture & Living Design · International Exhibitions 2009 — 2026 · 2:08 · Original music
SaloneSatellite 2025
SaloneSatellite 2025Salone del Mobile.Milano · with KNU students
RIGHT NOW!
RIGHT NOW!SaloneSatellite 2025 · KNU booth
Living Layers
Living LayersParis Design Week 2026 · a Culturalee Pick
REAL GUESTS
REAL GUESTSSaloneSatellite Milan 2015 · KNU booth
for ONE
for ONENude, Feria Hábitat València 2017, Spain
2026Living LayersParis Design Week, France
Living Layers 2026
Living Layers 2026
Living Layers 2026
2025RIGHT NOW!SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
RIGHT NOW! 2025
RIGHT NOW! 2025
RIGHT NOW! 2025
2023Swing-ingLondon Design Festival · Old Truman Brewery, UK
Swing-ing 2023
Swing-ing 2023
Swing-ing 2023
2018London Design FairLondon Design Fair, UK
London Design Fair 2018
London Design Fair 2018
London Design Fair 2018
2017for ONENude, Feria Hábitat València, Spain
for ONE 2017
for ONE 2017
for ONE 2017
2017Dear Humanimm cologne, Koelnmesse, Germany
Dear Human 2017
Dear Human 2017
Dear Human 2017
2015REAL GUESTSSaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
REAL GUESTS 2015
REAL GUESTS 2015
REAL GUESTS 2015
2013Paris Design WeekParis Design Week, France
Paris Design Week 2013
Paris Design Week 2013
Paris Design Week 2013
2012Stockholm Furniture FairStockholm Furniture Fair, Sweden
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2012
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2012
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2012
2010DesignersblockDesignersblock, London, UK
Designersblock 2010
Designersblock 2010
Designersblock 2010
2009100% Design Tokyo100% Design Tokyo, Japan
100% Design Tokyo 2009
100% Design Tokyo 2009
100% Design Tokyo 2009
2007Neo HumanismSeoul Living Design Fair, COEX Seoul
Neo Humanism 2007
Neo Humanism 2007
Neo Humanism 2007
2026Paris Design Week “Living Layers”, France
2025SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
2023London Design Festival, UK
2018London Design Fair, UK
2017imm cologne, Germany · Valencia, Spain
2015Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
2013Paris Design Week, France
2012Stockholm Furniture Fair, Sweden
2010Designersblock, London, UK
2009100% Design Tokyo, Japan
2007Seoul Living Design Fair, industry–academia exhibition “Neo Humanism”, COEX Seoul

Press
& Broadcast

Teaching & institutional
Culturalee · UKSix Culturalee Picks

“Living Layers,” Paris Design Week 2026

SBSMaster of Living

Episode 998, September 2025

Italian TVREAL GUESTS

News report on KNU at SaloneSatellite Milan, 2015

MIX Magazine · UKwe feel love…earth

Issue 22, KNU students at Designersblock London, 2010

All press23
2026KBS Daejeon “Chungcheong Today” – “The Post Office that Sends Light: Lacquer Artist Lee Eun-ha”, appeared as her advisor (Jan 15, 2026)
2026Culturalee (UK), “Six Culturalee Picks at Paris Design Week 2026” – KNU “Living Layers” (Sep 2026)
2026KOFURN 2026 opening & reception keynote as President of KOFUSO (Aug 27, 2026)
2026Chosun Ilbo – SOFURN & Life Show 2026 opening, VIP guest as President of KOFUSO (Jun 2026)
2026Opening of KNU Living Design Center – interview as Director · Money Today, Geumgang Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo, et al.
2026Paris Design Week 2026 “Living Layers” · Chungcheong Maeil, Chungnam Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo / Culturalee (UK)
2025SBS “Master of Living” (Saenghwal-ui Dalin), ep. 998 (aired Sep 1, 2025)
2025KOFURN 2025 opening ceremony, attended as President of KOFUSO (KINTEX, Aug 28, 2025)
202517th Goyang Furniture Fair opening, representing academia (Jun 20, 2025)
2025Chosun Ilbo – SOFURN & Life Show 2025 opening, VIP guest as President of KOFUSO (May 2025)
2025CNU–KNU Student Residence Halls cooperation agreement · Newsis, Joongdo Ilbo, Geumgang Ilbo
2025SaloneSatellite Milan · Geumgang Ilbo, Veritas Alpha, Break News
2025College of Arts AI Convergence Content Workshop · News1, Kyosu Shinmun
2024Newspim – meeting of the Minister of Culture with national arts deans (as Council President)
2023London Design Fair press release – KNU × KCARBON lyocell furniture
2023KCARBON MOU & London Design Festival · Veritas Alpha; Tmax Metaverse MOU · Chungnam Domin
2018London Design Fair 2018 · Geumgang Ilbo, et al.
2017Invitation to imm cologne · Asia Today, Newsis, Daejeon Ilbo, et al.
2015Italian TV news – on-site coverage of KNU’s “REAL GUESTS” at SaloneSatellite Milan (Apr 14, 2015)
2015Invitation to SaloneSatellite Milan, “REAL GUESTS” – Newsis (syndicated in JoongAng Ilbo), Asia Today, Jungbu Maeil, Chungcheong City Sinmun, Chungnam Domin Ilbo (Mar 26, 2015)
2015YOUNG SAMSUNG Campus NOW – “Into the Heat of the Milan Furniture Fair!”, KNU’s “REAL GUESTS” at SaloneSatellite with interviews of students and the supervising professor, by Samsung Group University Student Supporters (Apr 17, 2015)
2010MIX magazine (UK, Global Color Research) Issue 22 – “we feel love...earth”, KNU students at Designersblock London, taught by Prof. Kim Gun-soo (pp. 64–65)
2007KBS Daejeon TV News interview on the Living Design Center (LDIC) (Aug 2007)

Curriculum
Vitae

As of October 2026
Education03
2017Ph.D., Graduate School, Hongik UniversityDissertation: “A Study on Art Furniture Combining the Naturalistic Spirit of Korea and Digital Process”
2001M.F.A., Graduate School, Hongik UniversityThesis: “A Study on Home Multimedia System Furniture Design – Focusing on Living Room Furniture”
B.F.A., College of Fine Arts, Hongik University
Positions10
2006–PresentProfessor, Dept. of Furniture & Living Design, College of Arts, Kongju National University (appointed 2006)
2025–PresentPresident, Korea Furniture Society (KOFUSO)
2025–PresentDirector, Student Residence Halls, Kongju National University
2022–PresentDirector, Living Design Center, Kongju National University
2023–2025Dean, College of Arts, Kongju National University
2023–2025Vice President, Korea Furniture Society
2023–2024President, National Council of Deans of Colleges of Arts at National & Public Universities
2023–2024President, Honglim Association (Hongik University furniture alumni)
2022–2023Vice Dean, College of Arts, Kongju National University
2020–2023Director, Glocal Business Support Center, KNU Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Group Exhibitions36
2026Kongju National Univ.–Chungnam National Univ. College of Arts Faculty Invitational
2025Salone del Mobile.Milano, SaloneSatellite – Kongju National University (Fiera Milano Rho, Italy)
2025Cheongju Craft Biennale – Honglim Association “Black Mountain” canes (Culture Factory, Cheongju)
2024House Built with Crafts (Seoul Museum of Craft Art, Seoul)
2024Honglim Association cane exhibition “80 Canes from the Ashes” (Jebi Hanok, Seoul)
2023London Design Fair (London, UK)
202342nd Honglim Exhibition · cane show “Black Land 75,010,925 Pyeong” (Woong Gallery, Seoul)
2022100 Years of Forest Science: Wood Furniture Beyond Tradition (National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul)
2020Gallery Oneul Invitational (Gallery Oneul, Seoul)
2019Craft Week 2019, Contemporary Korean Craft (Culture Station Seoul 284)
2019Beware of Boundaries (Chung Mun-gyu Art Museum, Gyeonggi)
2013–19Pacific Rim International Faculty Exhibition (Liaodong Univ., China, etc.)
2018London Design Fair (London, UK)
2018Constancy and Change in Korean Craft (La Triennale di Milano, Italy)
2017Matter and Mass – Art Furniture (Gana Art Gallery, Seoul)
2017imm cologne (Koelnmesse, Germany)
2017Valencia International Furniture Fair (Spain)
2016Craft Trend Fair – Main Theme Pavilion (COEX, Seoul)
2015Salone del Mobile.Milano (Fiera Milano Rho, Italy)
2014Seoul Art Show (COEX, Seoul)
2013Paris Design Week – Now! Le Off (Cité de la Mode et du Design, France)
2013Cheongju International Craft Biennale (Cheongju)
2012Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair (Sweden)
2012Dignity of Craftsmen (COEX) · Hongik Mid-career Artists (HoMA), Seoul
2011Invitational, University of Bridgeport (USA)
2010Designersblock London – “Small Table for One – Soban” (OXO Tower Bargehouse, UK)
2010Beyond the Ceramics (Icheon World Ceramic Center)
2009Seoul Art Exhibition (Seoul Museum of Art)
2007·09Digilog Young Artists Invitational (Seoul Museum of History)
2005Gwangju Design Biennale, Special Exhibition “Design Parking – New Wave in Design” (Gwangju)
2005Seoul Design Festival 2005 – Young Designer Self-Promotion (SETEC, Seoul)
2004The New Understanding of Furniture – BIF Borneo (Insa Art Center, Seoul)
2003–04Designers Planet 2003 “King’s Chair – Who’s My Master?” (Yoo Art Space) · 2004 (Seoul)
2003Cheongju International Craft Biennale (Cheongju Arts Center)
2000International Craft Exhibition ITAMI 2000 “Paper, Thread, Cloth, Wood, Bamboo” (The Museum of Arts & Crafts ITAMI, Japan)
1997Seoul Living Design Fair ’97 – “Studio for Six”, a space for six young people (COEX, Seoul)

Also: Honglim Association (annually since 2000), Limlip Art Museum Invitational (2006–2024), Korea–Japan Art Exchange (2007–2023), Chungnam Industrial Design Association (2006–2023), Korean Competent Artists Invitational (2005), Korea Furniture Society Members’ Exhibitions (2004, 2005, COEX), Korean Crafts Council Exhibitions (2001, 2004, 2005), Pangdang Formative Arts (2000–2005), KCC Craft Fair (2004), Heyri Winter Light Festival (2004), Pusan National Univ. Faculty Exhibition (2003), Seoul Living Design Fair (2002), KOFURN (2000), and many more.

Exhibitions Directed with Students11
2026Paris Design Week “Living Layers”, France — named one of six Culturalee Picks (UK)
2025SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
2023London Design Festival, UK (with Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency)
2018London Design Fair, UK
2017imm cologne, Germany · Valencia, Spain
2015Salone del Mobile.Milano, Italy
2013Paris Design Week, France
2012Stockholm Furniture Fair, Sweden
2010Designersblock, London, UK
2009100% Design Tokyo, Japan
2007Seoul Living Design Fair, industry–academia exhibition “Neo Humanism”, COEX Seoul — IT furniture design (with Kocom, Hwawoo Technology, Taesung Automatic Door)
Publications19
2026A Study on Furniture Design for Inducing Active Meditation Using Singing BowlsJ. Korea Furniture Society 37(1)
2025A Study on the Reconstruction of Being in Furniture and Product Design for the Expression of IdentityJ. Korea Furniture Society 36(4)
2024Furniture Design Trends during the COVID-19 PandemicJ. Korea Furniture Society 35(4)
2023A Study on The All-in-one Home Office Desk Design for Single-person Household MZ GenerationJ. Korea Furniture Society
2022Furniture Design Using 3D Digital ProcessesJ. Korea Furniture Society
2021A Study on Design of Floral Window of China’s the Humble Administrator Garden for Furniture Styling ElementsJ. Korea Furniture Society
2021Study on Public Furniture Design in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, ChinaJ. Korea Furniture Society
2020A Study on Wooden Sculpture of Traditional Houses in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, ChinaJ. Korea Furniture Society
2017Art Furniture Combining the Naturalistic Spirit of Korea and Digital Process (Ph.D. diss.)Hongik University
2015Furniture Design Culture Seen through Milan 2015 – Long-selling Products and Renewal DesignJ. Korea Furniture Society
2014Organic Design in Furniture since the 20th CenturyJ. Korea Furniture Society
2014Expressive Techniques of Furniture Design Using CNCJ. Korea Furniture Society
2010Formative Characteristics of Furniture Design Using CyberspaceJ. Korea Furniture Society
2008Furniture Design through Transformation of Material PropertiesKorea Furniture Society
2008A Study on Dual-Form Furniture DesignKorea Furniture Society
2007Joseon Dynasty and Modernist Furniture Design: Philosophy and DesignJ. Korea Furniture Society
2007Contemporary Soban Design Using Baekje PatternsJ. Korea Furniture Society
2007Multi-layer Furniture Design Using CNCKorea Furniture Society
2001Home Multimedia System Furniture Design (M.F.A. thesis)Hongik University
Research Reports04
2009Home Theater System Furniture Design DevelopmentMinistry of Education, Science and Technology
2008Baekje Woodcraft Cultural Product Design DevelopmentMinistry of Education, Science and Technology
2008Safety Fence Design DevelopmentMinistry of Education, Science and Technology
2007Field Practice in Woodcraft and Furniture DesignMinistry of Education, Science and Technology
Policy Research & Planning04
2024Global Hallyu Expansion and University Education Innovation & Infrastructure (Principal Investigator)KNU University Policy Research
2023Student Quota Adjustment and Adult Learner Programs for Right-Sizing (Principal Investigator)KNU University Policy Research
2022–23“SK Hallyu Makers Art Town Complex” development proposal (lead; plan Jul 2022, proposal Sep 2022, Gongju City briefing May 9, 2023)KNU College of Arts → Gongju City & SK
2022University Specialization Policy Research – College of Arts (author)KNU Policy Project
Lectures03
2026Special Lecture, CEO & Leaders, KOFURN 2026 opening reception: “AI-Driven Innovation Strategy for the Furniture Industry – UK AI Strategy and German Industrie 4.0” (KINTEX, Aug 27, 2026)
2025Hosted KOFUSO International Furniture Design Exhibition 2025 (KINTEX, 7 countries)
2023Gongju City lecture “20th-Century Culture and Hallyu” (Aug 2, 2023)
Industry Projects06
2005SENITS Co. design project
2004Cobalt Furniture · DO network design projects
2003Hyundai·Kia Motors industry–academia design project
2002National Museum of Korea – 2002 FIFA World Cup Japanese Artifacts exhibition design
2002VIPet furniture & accessories development
1999–2000Design SOUL · Pleo Furniture product design
Juries & Advisory10
·Juror, Support Programs, Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF)
·Design Juror, Support Programs, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)
·Juror, Cultural Products Design, National Museum of Korea Cultural Foundation
·Juror, Museum Design, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
·Evaluator, Design Development Programs, Ministry of Knowledge Economy
·Juror, Korea Industrial Evaluation & Management Committee
·Juror, Master Craftsman & Skilled Technician selection, HRD Korea
·Juror, Regional Skills Competitions (Daejeon, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk) and Chungnam Abilympics
·Juror, Grand Art Exhibition of Korea; Iksan, Chungbuk & Daejeon Craft Competitions
·Public Design Evaluator for Pohang, Goyang, Muju, Hongseong, Geumsan; Juror, Chungnam Architecture & Public Design Festival

Memberships: Korean Society of Design Science, Korea Society of Commodity Science, Korean Crafts Council, Korean Art Education Association, Korean Fine Arts Association, Gongju / Chungnam Arts Associations, Chungnam Industrial Design Association

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