JinSik Kim

Multiple Design Studio JinSik Kim opened in 2013 in Seoul is based on design, photography and art direction. JinSik Kim himself is a designer interested in the boundary between life and objects with people, and focuses more on the essence of materials, forms and creative thinking. Ultimately, his goal with design is to wake up people’s pureness in the bottom of brain and heart, called as 'functional sculpture'. He worked for Herme to design window display in 2013 and 2014 in Korea. Clivage for Christofle, French silver specialist from 1830, was launched to the international market in 2014, which have been exhibited at Victoria and Albert museum as part of ‘What is luxury?’ in 2015. He exhibited family lamp design ‘Spot’ for Baccarat at Baccarat Highlight 2013 in Milan. Lastly, B30/35 Lamps are selected by Domus magazine as Best of Concrete works. 'HalfHalf collections ' has been collected by Gallery Seomi, and the works was showed at Design Miami in 2015 with the gallery. From 2016, he is an exclusive designer at Gallery Seomi. The latest work is to design sculptural mini golf for Wallpaper* handmade 2016 and showed at Wallpaper* Arcade during Milan Design Week. Now he teaches a student at Kaywon University of Art and Design in Korea as a visiting professor.

He graduated from a Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship at ECAL/ University of art and design in Lausanne in 2013, Switzerland, and studied in MA Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven before going to Switzerland. He has successfully proceeded collaboration projects with internationally recognized brands, such as Christofle, Baccarat, Hermes, Nestle, Aesop, Bolon and Wallpaper. Moreover, he exhibited his works in different fairs like Salone del Mobile, Maison & Objet, Design Miami, SOFA expo, New York Design week and Victoria and Albert museum. His works have released on magazines in 25 countries, such as Wallpaper*, Wall Street Journal, intramuros, Domus, Frame and AD Choice.