South Korea
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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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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Letter from Seoul: the projects bringing a new slant to the Korean capital
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Designer Andre Fu’s latest project is Japanese restaurant, Kioku in Seoul
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Loaf affair: South Korean bakery reinvents white bread
Whitelier is a South Korean bakery that transforms humble white bread and jam into an Epicurean delight
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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Mirrored Burberry sculpture rises on Jeju Island in South Korea
The Imagined Landscapes Jeju is a reflective, naturalistic Burberry sculpture that overlooks Sanbangsan mountain and the south shore of Jeju Island in South Korea
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Hana Bank private lounge merges minimalism and the digital world
Hana Bank reveals a new private lounge in Yeouido, Seoul, courtesy of South Korean design studio Intg
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Pilot scheme: Seoul's Flying House suits its airborne client down to the ground
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A new London exhibition uncovers South Korea’s rising architectural stars
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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K-style: understanding the rise of Korea’s creative golden age
Spanning music, fashion, design and food, a new book, Make Break Remix explores the global rise and rise of Korean culture
By SuhYoung Yun Last updated
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Take a grand tour of Seoul’s accelerating architecture scene
By Scott Bay Last updated
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A Seoul architecture practice designs a weekend retreat for a nature-loving couple
By Malaika Byng Last updated
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Gathering space: a new cultural centre opens in the South Korean city of Gwangju
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Plastic fantastic: Wallpaper* visits Seoul’s latest music hub, Vinyl & Plastic
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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Shinslab recycles a ship for MoMA’s Young Architects Program in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Seoul architecture and urbanism biennale calls out for collective city-making
Set across five locations in Seoul, Collective City is a platform for discussion about how architecture, city and governance can work together to create more humane cities. Projects by the likes of Atelier Bow-wow, amid.cero9 and Forensic Architecture take a pro-active and research-led approach to new urban solutions.
By SuhYoung Yun Last updated
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Unsangdong designs otherworldly base for fashion designer Lie Sangbong in Seoul
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Raw concrete surfaces and pink resin floors combine at Seoul's newest hotel RYSE
By Seoul Last updated
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A new hotel on the isle of Gangneung in South Korea is by Richard Meier
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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The System Lab designs South Korea’s newest swooping hotel
By Daven Wu Last updated
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The Market Kitchen & Larder — Seoul, South Korea
By Jonathan Hopfner Last updated


