From the 5th to the 30th, Exhibitions and Discussions Sharing Excellent Public Design Cases at 80 Locations Nationwide Including Culture Station Seoul 284 and Seongsu-dong
Public Design Festival 2022 Themed Exhibition held at Culture Station Seoul 284 in Seoul. Photo by Korea Craft and Design Foundation
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] In Byeollae-dong, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, yellow foldable chairs are installed on traffic light poles in various places. When pulled down with one hand, a small chair measuring 20cm in width and 70cm in height is created. This installation, called the 'Longevity Chair,' is an invention devised by the local police chief to prevent jaywalking accidents involving elderly pedestrians who find it difficult to wait for the signal while standing. With a focus on accident prevention, jaywalking accidents among elderly pedestrians in the area have significantly decreased thanks to this idea chair.
A festival showcasing public design that proposes solutions to social problems and helps ensure safe living is being held.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 4th that it will hold the 'Public Design Festival 2022' in collaboration with the Korea Craft & Design Foundation.
The event, opening on the 5th, will be held simultaneously at over 80 locations nationwide, including Culture Station Seoul 284 and cultural spaces in Seongsu-dong. The Public Design Festival, held for the first time this year, will run until the 30th under the theme 'Infinite Imagination, ?? Design (Public Design),' featuring exhibitions, forums, and sharing of outstanding public design cases.
The main stage of the festival, Culture Station Seoul 284, will host the themed exhibition 'Gil-Mom-Salm-Teo - Widely Beneficial Design Enjoyed in Daily Life' from the 5th to the 30th. The public areas around us such as playgrounds, markets, bus stops, neighborhoods, and cities are categorized into 'Gil (Road), Mom (Body), Salm (Life), Teo (Place)' to showcase various design cases applied in public spaces. Forty-two artists, along with private companies such as Farmer’s Market Marche and Duseong Paper, participate to add interest to public design.
Public Design Festival 2022 Themed Exhibition held at Culture Station Seoul 284 in Seoul. Photo by Korea Craft and Design Foundation
A forum on 'Public Design for a Sustainable Future' will also be held on the 20th. Presenters and discussants include Mini Moll, representative of the UK Design Council; Victoria Brocks, director of the London Design Biennale; Jonathan Chapman, professor at Carnegie Mellon University; Professor Choi Jaecheon of Ewha Womans University; and Choi Jaeho, Secretary General of the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation. Academic conferences, educational and children’s programs, and award ceremonies for contests will also take place.
In the Seongsu-dong Public Design Special Zone, a pop-up exhibition and market aimed at easily conveying public design will operate until the 16th. Under the theme '1% Better: A Very Small Change That Changes the World,' about 50 brands that create Seongsu-dong culture gather to introduce the 1% value that can be done now for a sustainable tomorrow through messages such as ‘Adding One More, Taking One Away, Combining Diversely, Sharing Value.’
At over 80 public design hubs nationwide, award-winning works from the 'Korea Public Design Awards' and cases where the government and local governments have proposed design solutions to pressing problems will be shared. Opportunities will also be provided to preview the future direction of public design through institutions and private companies leading the virtuous cycle of ecology and society, such as the National Institute of Ecology, the National Arboretum, and Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation’s 'On Dream Society.'
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