Mona Kim Explained

Mona Kim
Alma Mater:Carnegie Mellon University
Known For:multidisciplinary design consulting and a visual art

Mona Kim is a Korean-American designer born in South Korea and educated in the United States. Kim is a multidisciplinary design consultant and a visual artist for cultural and commercial projects (Mona Kim Projects).

Life and career

Kim is a Carnegie Mellon University graduate with BFA degree with Honors in Design. She had been selected by IBM Strategic Design branch during her last year in the university to collaborate with leaders in the design field such as Edward Tufte and Sam Lucente.[1] In 1990, Kim moved to Italy which had significantly influenced her work and life philosophy to date. In Milan, she had worked with the late Ettore Sottsass and had been introduced to the instinctual approach to design.

In 1993, Kim moved to New York City where she had begun to expand her work into the fashion & beauty sector, working on advertising campaigns for fashion, beauty, and technology for clients and agencies such as Bloomingdales, Samsung Electronics, Coty, Kenneth Cole, and Arnell Group, as well as working overseas for fashion houses in Italy such as Mandarina Duck and Trussardi on the collection side.

During this time, Kim also started to design environments and "experiential spaces" for thematic museums and exhibitions. Using her influence from fashion and advertising background, and merging it with an intellectual approach to communicating socio-political information,[2] her award-winning projects[3] [4] are described to be highly impactful, with innovative & seamless synthesis of images, space, and message, that boldly engage the public. She had been involved in international projects which include The European Parliament Visitor Center, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, "Voices" Exhibition for Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona 2004, Samsung Seocho Brand Showcase, and "Water for Life" Exhibition, one of Expo Zaragoza 2008's main exhibitions with the much acclaimed sculpture of water Splash[5] which she designed with her partners at Program Collective.[6] She has also worked on branded art installations for Uniqlo[7] [8] and scenography for Premiere Vision.[9] [10]

In addition, she has lectured at international conferences for digital culture and creativity such as Artfutura[11] and Broadcat.[12] Kim has also been an adjunct faculty and thesis advisor at Parsons Paris School of Art and Design,[13] adjunct faculty at IDEP,[14] Istituto Europeo di Design, and guest lecturer at Elisava Masters Program.[15]

Kim has worked internationally in New York, Milan and Barcelona. She is presently based in Paris.

Awards

Press & publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hindo . Brian . 'The Front Lines' of Innovation . https://web.archive.org/web/20051104024548/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2005/id20051101_609886.htm . dead . November 4, 2005 . Bloomberg Businessweek . November 2, 2005 . January 18, 2012.
  2. Web site: El País Article . Org.elpais.com . January 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902185204/http://www-org.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/Vicenc/Villatoro/defiende/exposicion/Voces/tiene/ideas/politicas/explicitas/elpepiespcat/20040505elpcat_21/Tes?print=1 . September 2, 2011 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: 2005 Honor Awards, Society for Environmental Graphic Design, "Voices" . Segd.org . January 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716153611/http://www.segd.org/design-awards/2005-design-awards/voices.html . July 16, 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2004 Good Design Award, Chicago Athenaeum, for "Voices" Exhibition . Chi-athenaeum.org . January 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721195728/http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/gdesign/winners04.htm#choose/ . July 21, 2011 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Ferren . Andrew . New York Times article for Expo Zaragoza and Splash sculpture . Spain . Travel.nytimes.com . June 15, 2008 . January 18, 2012.
  6. Web site: Program Collective . Program Collective . January 18, 2012.
  7. Web site: 2009 Digital installation for Uniqlo Paris store . fr . Journaldesvitrines.com . January 18, 2012.
  8. Web site: Uniqlo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916065236/http://traxontechnologies.com/asia/en/showcase-detail.php?id=9981 . 2011-09-16 . Traxon Technologies.
  9. http://www.premierevision.fr/pdf/presse/201009/PV_pressKit-fashion-en.pdf Premiere Vision pressKit 2010
  10. Web site: Premiere Vision autumn-winter-2011-12 . Kulturkompasset.com . January 18, 2012.
  11. Web site: Art Futura Conference 2008 . Artfutura.org . January 18, 2012.
  12. Web site: Broadcat Conference . Broad.cat . January 18, 2012.
  13. Web site: Parsons Paris . January 18, 2012.
  14. Web site: IDEP . es . Idep.es . January 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111230202235/http://www.idep.es/estudios/masters/diseno_grafico/diseno_multimedia_y_motion_graphics/equipo_docente . December 30, 2011 . dead .
  15. http://www.elisava.net/elisava_web/modulos/publicaciones/pdf/ELISAVA_Memoria%2008-09.pdf Elisava Masters Program
  16. Web site: 2001 Honor Awards, Society for Environmental Graphic Design, 50 years of TV and more . Segd.org . January 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114250/http://www.segd.org/design-awards/2001-design-awards/50-years-of-tv-and-more.html . July 8, 2011 . dead .
  17. Web site: D&AD Silver Nomination, "Voices" . Dandad.org . January 18, 2012.
  18. Web site: Jury for D&AD Digital Media category . Dandad.org . January 18, 2012.
  19. Web site: design as reform – second round winners announced! DUBAI . Vitruvius.com.br . January 18, 2012.
  20. Web site: UNIQUELY UNIQLO: A Global Campaign | Mona Kim Projects | UNIQLO USA, UNIQLO Europe, UNIQLO Japan | D&AD Awards 2014 Pencil Winner | Brand Experience & Environments | D&AD.
  21. Web site: AIGA Design Archives.
  22. Web site: Uniqlo Recruits Mona Kim Projects to Create Holiday Windows in New York. November 15, 2016.
  23. Future Experience of Retail . BrandD Magazine . 2015-10-16.
  24. Web site: Mona Kim Debuts Moowon Site to Draw Attention to Dying Craftsmanship. May 14, 2015.
  25. Web site: Program collective suspends a metallic splash sculpture in spain. November 25, 2014.
  26. Web site: Mona Kim Unveils Uniqlo's Holiday Windows. November 21, 2013.
  27. Web site: Brand Spaces.
  28. Web site: All Books.
  29. Book: Building with Water. 9783034610940. Building with Water: Concepts Typology Design . November 5, 2012. Birkhäuser.
  30. Web site: Mona Kim - Trains: Language.

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