"Seoul Design" Was Filled with New Talent, Experimental Materials, and Fresh Ideas

It was K-design's turn to get front and centre of the Seoul cultural scene this season. Hot on the heels of Frieze's second round in the city in September, Seoul Design 23 took place inside the Zaha Hadid-designed Dongdaemun Design Plaza, coinciding with Seoul Design Week, as an annual celebration of small businesses, young designers and collaboration. "Seoul city is dynamic," says Yoo Ehwa, a spatial designer and overall curator of Seoul Design 23, which opened with the theme of 'Valuable Life'...