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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-11-09

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by Philip Gowman on 9 November, 2009

in Design, Humour, Jeju-do, TVXQ, Travel ideas, Twitter Tweets, VoDs

Best wishes to @youneelondon for her album launch gig tonight at Pizza Express Dean St. http://bit.ly/3TddQd #
@indiefulrok Welcome home after your travels! in reply to indiefulrok #
David Kilburn, friend to Korean traditional arts – and KAA UK – in ill health. Get well soon David. http://bit.ly/2NpuxL #
Bong Jong-ho Mother screening and Q&A now moved to [...]

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Koreans sparkle at the Goldsmiths Fair

15 October 2009 Crafts
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The Goldsmith’s Fair is an annual show of some of the best designers and craftspeople in the jewellery and metalwork business, in the livery hall of the City of London’s oldest established guild. Every year, with around 80 stalls to choose from, there is a stunning range of items to view, many of which are [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-10-05

5 October 2009 Bloggers and newspeople
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Blogging brings many pleasures and privileges. Meeting fellow bloggers is one of them. Nice dinner with @maangchi in NY K-town. #
Aigoo. My favourite CD shop, AM Records in 32nd St, is now a tattoo parlour. And Koryo Books now has even fewer books. New York K-town is going downhill. #
@youneelondon Good luck with the BBC [...]

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KoreaDesign at Earl’s Court

28 September 2009 Design
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It was not so long ago that Korea was known as a country which was highly competent at manufacturing goods which ticked all the boxes in terms of functionality and cost, but lacked the wow factor in terms of design. In recent years, Korea has been catching up with the design innovators, with consumer electronics [...]

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Sharing by Design: My Perfect Neighbours at the KCC

23 September 2009 Design
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News of the latest exhibition at the KCC, coinciding with London Fashion Week and 100% Design.

Exhibition at Korean Cultural Centre UK
22 Sept – 8 October 2009
Korea Design Foundation and Korean Cultural Centre UK (Affiliate body of the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism) host the opening ceremony of the exhibition designMADE2009 “Sharing by Design” on [...]

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LKL Weekly Tweets, 2009-08-31

31 August 2009 Business
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Korean designer Choi Min-kyu fixes UK clunky plugs. Cool. http://bit.ly/4kvvIb #
N Koreans labouring in Russia's timber camps: the UK connection, on Newsnight tonight: http://bit.ly/3wAaFJ #
Many hearts broken: Lee Young-ae married http://bit.ly/1HzXO6 #
North Korean loggers in Russia: the full video here http://bit.ly/s6YvM #
Ha Ji-won's Busan accent takes Haeundae over the 10 million mark http://bit.ly/yNbyp [...]

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Crossfields – Korean Artists and Designers at the KCC

25 July 2009 Crossfields
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A notice of the next exhibition at the KCC, commencing 30 July:

The Korean Cultural Centre UK is proud to launch that the forthcoming exhibition ‘Crossfields’, an exhibition of 23 artists based in London. The exhibition will take place between 30 July and 12 September 2009.
Crossfields brings together a broad range of artists from across the [...]

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Hangul=Spirit: Inspired by Korean Characters

28 March 2009 Design
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An Exhibition of Hangul featuring four very different Korean Artists ranging from Fashion to Typography: AHN Sang-Soo, CHUN Kyung-Woo, KIM Jong-Won and LIE Sang-Bong

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Han style comes to London

24 October 2007 Art & Style in November

It seems that Hanbok events are like buses. You wait for ages, and then three come along at once. The first week in November brings the opportunity to (1) admire, (2) try on and (3) buy your own (genuine antique) hanbok, at (1) the Royal College of Art, (2) the V&A and (3) Linda Wrigglesworth. [...]

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The Han Style campaign

23 October 2007 Art & Style in November
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Realising that the Hallyu may not last for ever, and recognising that the best marketers do not stake the financial health of the company on just one product, the Culture and Tourism ministry earlier this year decided to diversify their product portfolio. Recognising that some of the key differentiating features of Korean culture are designated [...]

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Jackie Choi London showcases new designs

18 September 2007 Business
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Jackie Choi London, the Korean designers whose “Eye” chair was featured on Graham Norton’s show, are showing new designs at 100% Design 2007 (Earls Court, 20-24 September).
The sideboard above was inspired by Lucio Fontana and his “Slash” series of works, (example right).
The Choi sisters will also be launching a pewter candelabra (left) in collaboration [...]

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British designer boosted by degree faker

8 September 2007 Business

Alexander McQueen’s tops have been flying off the shelves of a trendy Apgujeong department store (at $200 a time) ever since Shin Jeong-ah was papped in JFK wearing this:

McQ can be bought at HANDSOME-SPACE MUE, 93-6 Chungdam-dong, Kangnam, if you’re quick.
Source: Chosun
Links: Alexander McQueen website

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Graham Norton sits on the best of Korean design

27 December 2006 Business
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Congratulations to Korean-born Jackie and Lloyd Choi of Jackie Choi London for winning one of the Mayor of Hackney’s annual Business Awards 2006. The awards are designed to “celebrate entrepreneurs with business acumen and innovative ideas that generate jobs throughout the borough”. The awards were presented on 14 November, and the Choi sisters won in [...]

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