South Korea Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in South Korea - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to South Korea.
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Francis Gallery Los Angeles is a haven of harmony, natural materials and Korean art
We speak to gallerist Rosa Park, founder of the new Francis Gallery Los Angeles, which has opened with a show of six emerging and established Korean artists
By Tilly Macalister-Smith • Last updated
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Layered Terrace House responds to Pangyo-dong's dense urbanity
By Helen Berg • Last updated
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Family ties: Unsangdong Architects improve familial bonds through architecture
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Seoul and NYC based stpmj selected for Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2019
WALLPAPER* ARCHITECTS’ DIRECTORY 2019: Based in New York and Seoul, this practice is headed up by Harvard postgraduates Seung Teak Lee and Mi Jung Lim, who have combined experience at SOM and Herzog & de Meuron. The pair describe their approach as ‘provocative realism’, as demonstrated in their vertically stacked Five-Story House (pictured) on a small site in the highly dense city of Seoul.
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Sun Hwang
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Joho Architecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The System Lab
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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High notes: Low Classic reaches new heights at Seoul Fashion Week
By Dal Chodha • Last updated
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Body and Seoul: flourishing fashion is on top form in South Korea
By Dal Chodha • Last updated
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For S/S 2019, Seoul Fashion Week puts menswear on the map
By Dal Chodha • Last updated
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Touch down
In search of Korea’s new wave of design talent at Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2016
By Katrina Israel • Last updated
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Traditional South Korean architecture meets innovation in a renovated hanok house
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Best Cultural Draw: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
The K1 multi-use arts complex, by Teo Yang and Ourstudio, for Kukje Gallery, Seoul wins ‘Best cultural draw’ in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
By TF Chan • Last updated
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Architects explore urbanism, heritage and power at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul
‘Architecture and Heritage: Unearthing Future’ organised by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul unites imaginative installations by five international architects at the historic Deoksugung Palace
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Haegue Yang embarks on a surreal multi-sensory space odyssey in Seoul
Kukje Gallery is virtually unrecognisable after undergoing a bold transformation by the Korean artist
By SuhYoung Yun • Last updated
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Art and Seoul: global galleries are flocking to Korea’s capital
In recent years, Seoul has become a creative magnet for global galleries and art fairs, but why? SuhYoung Yun speaks to those at the heart of the art boom in South Korea’s capital
By SuhYoung Yun • Last updated
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CHOHELO’s Rounded House is a minimalist home with a futuristic twist
South Korea-based architecture practice CHOHELO A+U and its curvaceous, unconventional designs join the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2021
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The South Korean artist painting a Yorkshire chapel with prismatic light
We’ve taken a shine to Kimsooja’s ethereal installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Inside Na Kim's vibrant playground for all ages
South Korean graphic designer Na Kim's ‘Bottomless Bag’, installed at Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, is a vivid, geometrical exploration of memory and everyday objects. We offer a virtual tour and find out how the concept came to be
By Andy St Louis • Last updated
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Martial arts: Gentle Monster opens a kung fu-fighting London boutique
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Seoul’s newest café is inspired by Alvar Aalto
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Haegue Yang’s fantastic beasts descend on Tate St Ives
The South Korean artist dazzles Tate St Ives visitors with otherworldly robotic creatures and tributes to 20th century art greats in a show of perfect chaos
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Gangnam apartment transformed with Memphis and neo-deco inspired interior design
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Designer Andre Fu has designed the modern Chinese restaurant in Seoul's Four Seasons Hotel
By Catherine Shaw • Last updated
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Seoul’s boutique hotel scene gets a boost with the launch of Owall Hotel
By Zosia Swidlicka • Last updated
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Seoul's new restaurant turns out faithful renditions of classic Italian dishes
By Jonathan Hopfner • Last updated
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Money makers: tour the new Hyundai Card Factory in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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