Tag: korea

“The Vault House” designed by Seoul studio OBBA is an annular brick walls wrap their way around rooms and green spaces in. In the Hadong county in South Korea, three brothers asked the innovative firm OBBA (Office for Beyond Boundaries...

These might just look like close-up images of cacti, but they are in fact the hyperrealistic paintings of Korean artist Kwang-Ho Lee. The artist manages to depict every last detail of these prickly plants using oil paints on enormous canvases, and...

We stay in Asia for day 25 of A Milan Expo Pavilion Every Day, and it’s time to see Korea’s efforts. This particular pavilion showcases the culinary practices of Korea which were founded on its indigenous traditions, highlighting their benefits...

Students from Hanyang University, Seoul presented another of our Salone Satellite highlights: the WAS Project (Waste As Source). As you know by now, we’re all about cycling and upcycling, particularly when the two are combined, so of course this project, a...

Korean tattoo artist Seoeon is known for her minimalistic and discreet tattoo designs that are a fresh alternative from the elaborate tattoos. Seoeon usually uses simple lines and shapes to create whimsical tattoos of cats and unicorns, and even small...

Banksy, ironically reinterprets the theme song/video from the Simpsons, after Fox decided not to outsource some of the animation process to South Korea. Regardless of this decision, the producers chose to air the theme song/video in the U.S.A. just as...

Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain is the world’s longest bridge fountain. The fountain is programmed to play different shows during the day and night. During the day, the fountain shows a hundred different configurations meant to evoke waving willow branches and willow...

Amazing works by Korean-based artist  Park Seung Mo. This artist offers to play in his work on reality and illusion, using materials like chicken wire or wire mesh to compose beautiful faces. Park held his first solo exhibition at Artside...

d’strict, the award winning New York and Seoul based 4D creative company, announced that it will unveil ‘Live Park’ at the Asian Attractions Expo 2011, June 22-24, Resort World Sentosa, Singapore.  ‘Live Park’ is d’strict’s ground breaking theme park entertainment...

Korean artist Myoung Ho Lee had created a large-scale outdoor installation that explores scale and perception. “The series [titled “Tree”] includes diverse species of trees photographed with a 4×5 camera in a variety of seasons and at different times of...