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July 2023

Portraits of prominent Asian furniture designers

July 2023

Portraits of prominent Asian furniture designers

Sangyoon Kim is a Korean architect and designer with diverse expertise in the field of interior design and production. He founded an interior architecture design office in Seoul in 2013 under the name Listen Communication. Sangyoon Kim's creative limits are not only diverse in the field of design but also rich in construction categories such as housing, commerce, furniture and lighting.

Spaces with Korean cultural values, traditional beauty in design are the typical elements of Sangyoon Kim's creative spirit as well as Listen Communication. His design works show understanding and the ability to transform flexibly. The transformation in many environments is shown through Sangyoon Kim's creative achievements, which can be a neutral space with wood and cement, a modern construction with neat lines or bold, unconventional with color. Each journey of experience in the creative world gives Sangyoon Kim the opportunity to challenge different aesthetic aspects.