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Creative Director Sangyoon Kim
Weaving the Past and Future
Founded in 2013 by Sangyoon Kim, Listen Communication is a multidisciplinary studio engaged in architecture, interior design, furniture, lighting, curation, and art. Rooted in Korean heritage and guided by a contemporary sensibility, our work reinterprets tradition to create spaces and objects that resonate across time. Through deep cultural exploration and collaborative craftsmanship, we envision a future where the past is not preserved as nostalgia but transformed into new narratives of Korean identity.
과거와 미래를 잇다
2013년 디렉터 김상윤이 설립한 리슨커뮤니케이션은 건축, 인테리어, 가구, 조명, 공예, 전시등 다양한 분야를 아우르는 크리에이티브 스튜디오입니다. 한국의 고유한 유산에 뿌리를 두고 현대적 감각을 더한 우리의 작업은, 전통을 재해석하여 시대를 초월하는 공간과 사물,새로운 이야기를 창조합니다. 깊이 있는 문화적 탐구와 국가유산 장인들과의 협업을 통해, 우리는 과거가 단순한 향수로 머물지 않고 한국적 정체성의 새로운 서사로 피어나는 미래를 그려나갑니다.
Awards
2025 Archello Awards, Hotel Interior of the Year - Winner / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2025 Archello Awards, Low-Carbon Interior of the Year - Winner / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2025 Architizer A+ Awards Best Interior Design Firm / Finalist / New York, USA
2025 HD AWARDS 2025 (Hospitality Design Awards) / Luxury Hotels - Finalist / New York, USA
2025 Wood Space Design Awards -Special Prize / Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (Kofpi) , KOREA
2021 A+ Firm Awards Finalist / New York, USA
2020 Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award-Winner / 문화체육관광부 장관상, KOREA
2019 "it" Award, Grand Prize in the Spatial Environment Design / 공간환경디자인 대상, KOREA
2018 Korea Interior Design Best Award -Winner "명가명인상", KOREA
2017 Art & Craft Design Awards (Jury's Prize)
2017 Golden Scale Best Design Award Winner , KOSID / Korea Institute of Interior Architects Award, 한국실내건축가 협회상, KOREA
2016 Global Design Awards (Products: Silver Award), HKDA, HONG KONG
2016 Global Design Awards (Judge's Choice), HKDA, HONG KONG
2016 International Design Awards, IDA, USA
2015 Selection of Good Design Korea, KIDP, KOREA
2015 A' Design Awards (Silver Award / Furniture and Homeware Design) ITALY
2015 A' Design Awards (Bronze Award / Lighting Products and Projects Design) ITALY
2015 A' Design Awards (Winner / Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design) ITALY
2014 Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards (Silver Award) APIDA, HONG KONG
2014 The Spark 8th Annual International Awards (SPARK ! Grand Prize / Space Part) New York, USA
2014 Golden Scale Best Design Award Winner , KOSID / Korea Institute of Interior Architects Award, 한국실내건축가 협회상, KOREA
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Craft Trend Fair 2021 K-Maestro , Wha Yeon / K-마에스트로관 "화연",국립국악원 / Coex Seoul, KOREA
2020 Into The Forest / 아티스트 22인 전시 / 노들섬 / 22 artists exhibition , Seoul, KOREA
2019 Korean Life Aesthetics / 생활미학 / 한, 필 수교 70주년 기념 한국공예전 Manila, PHILIPPINES
2019 Craft Trend Fair 2019 생활 속 전승공예전, 국립무형유산원, National Intangible Heritage Center, Seoul, KOREA
2018 Craft Trend Fair 2018 Marriage/ 혼인 Seoul, KOREA
2017 Craft Trend Fair 2017 SMART X CRAFT/ 주제관 / Theme Pavilion Participating Artists, Seoul, KOREA
2017 Venice Design 2017 Venice Art Biennale, Plazzo Michiel, Venice, ITALY
2016 Maison & Objet, Paris, FRANCE
2016 Venice Design 2016: Venice Architecture Biennale, Plazzo Michiel, Venice, ITALY
2016 Triennale di Milano: Making is Thinking is Making - New Korean, Milano, ITALY
2016 Beijing Design Week 2016 Guest City Seoul, Beijing, CHINA
2016 Busan Design Festival 2016 Designer’s Choice, Busan, KOREA
2016 Seoul Design Festival 2016, COEX, Seoul, KOREA
2016 Wood joinery, the talent of Korea, Seoul, KOREA
2015 Time after Time: Traditional crafts are Designed tot, Gana Insa Art Center, Seoul, KOREA
2015 Mood: Museum of Design, Como, ITALY
2015 The craft makes our daily life, Cheongwadae Sarangchae, Seoul, KOREA
2014 Tied-Craft Trend fair 2014, COEX, Seoul, KOREA
2014 China International Industrial Design Fair, Shenzhen, CHINA
2026 The Archello Awards Jury / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2026 국립자연유산원 건립추진 자문 위원 /전시부문
2024 전통한복, 일생의례 Traditional Hanbok, Daily Ceremonies 전시감독 / Korea Craft and Design Foundation
2023 전통한복, 일생의례 Traditional Hanbok, Daily Ceremonies 전시감독 / Korea Craft and Design Foundation
2022 2022 Craft Trend Fair 한국문화재재단 공간 디렉터 /Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation Exhibition Director, Seoul, KOREA
2019 2019 Craft Trend Fair 쇼케이스관 디렉터 /Artistic Director of Showcase Hall, Seoul, KOREA
2018 서울, 세종시 국무총리실 아트디렉터 / Prime Minister's Office Art Director, KOREA
2017 "Who's Who in Visual Art - 아티스트 & 디자이너 100인 선정, GERMANY
2016 신세계 명인명장, '한수' 기획전 공간디렉터, Seoul, KOREA
2016 한국 콘텐츠관 공간디랙터, Korean Contents Center Space Director Seoul, KOREA
2014 공예트랜드페어 "결" 전시 공간 디렉터, Seoul, KOREA
Adjunct Professor, College of Design, Hansung University
Korea Institute of Interior Design (KIID)
Korean Society of Interior Architect & Designers 이사 (KOSID)
International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)
Asia Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA)
Gimpo Cultural Foundation Advisory Committee Member
Kookmin University Graduate School of Design, Interior Design Major