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易而求深 樂而求眕 (이이구심 락이구진 )

쉽지만 깊이를 구하고 즐겁지만 진중함을 구한다.

Simple yet profound, Joyful yet noble

Established in 2015, WGNB is a space design studio based in Seoul.

Under the slogan “See the same thing but think differently”, WGNB pursues creating a new perspective through connecting the various inspirations of our daily lives with spatial design. With the new perspective and flexible thoughts, WGNB redefines the boundaries between design that ranges from architecture, furniture to product design. Based on this creative goal, we seek to create a new sense of experience by collaborating with various genres of art.

Today, WGNB now attempts to form fundamental interactions within the space through the studies of context, form, functionality, structure, detail, and materials.

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JONGHWAN BAEK

EDUCATION

  • KOOKMIN University the Department of Interior Design (B.A.)
  • KOOKMIN University the Department of Interior Design (M.A.)

EXPERIENCE

  • 2015. 01.01 ~ WGNB CEO
  • 2004. 12.01 ~ 2014.12 WALLGA ASSOCIATES

TEACHING

  • 2023 ~          Adjuct Professor in College of Design at Kookmin Univ.
  • 2017 ~ 2018 Adjuct Professor in Techno Design at Kookmin Univ.
  • 2015 ~ 2017 Adjuct Professor in Architecture at Hanyang Univ.

List of Research and Publication / Research and Publication

  • Space design begins from the story. / Publisher: Mimesis Books
  • Jonghwan Baek and others : INTERIORS / CASA LIVING / MAISON, featured projects
  • Jonghwan Baek and others : 100 Young designers / Publisher: A&C Books
  • Dream of the Seoul Designer / Publisher: Hong Design

EXHIBITION AND AWARDS

• 2023. 102nd Annual ADC Awards Judge

• 2022. Dezeen award 2022 Judge

• 2021. FRAME award 2021 Judge

• 2021. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2021 名家名人賞  &  家人名匠

• 2021. Gallery Woong Exhibition “墨香”

• 2021. Dezeen Awards “Emerging interior design studio of the year 2021”, Winner

• 2021. Korea Golden Scale Best Design Award 2021, Grand Prize

• 2020. FRAME AWARDS 2020 DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

• 2019. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2019 名家名人賞

• 2019. ICONIC award 2019 Judge

• 2019. FRAME Award “2019 BEST USE OF COLOUR”

• 2018. World Interiors news win awards 2018 finalist

• 2018. ICONIC Design “2018 INTERIOR DESIGNERS OF THE YEAR”

• 2018. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2018 名家名人賞

• 2018. IF Design award 2018 GOLD

• 2017. Living design pair Designer choice 2017

• 2017. Good Design Award 2017 Winner

• 2015. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2015 名家名人賞

• 2014. Red Dot Award 2014 Winner

• 2014. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2014 名家名人賞

• 2012. Design Korea 2012 Exhibition

• 2011. Seoul284 ‘換喩’Exhibition

• 2010. Korea Golden Scale Award ‘Lake House’

• 2010. Kimiart Gallery Exhibition

• 2010. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2010 名家名人賞

• 2009. Korea Interior Design Best Award 2009 名家名人賞

• 2009. JAPAN JCD Design Award 恩賞

• 2009. Design Fair Sol Sol / Invitation Exhibition

• 2009. Seoul Design Olympiad Exhibition

• 2009. Korea Space Design Award 2009

• 2009. Korea design week Exhibition

• 2009. Lighting fair – BMH Gallery

• 2008. Design cluster ‘Design Touch’ Exhibition “Air chair & Sponge chair”

• 2008. Seoul Design Olympiad ‘Sponge chair’ Exhibition

• 2005. A/C ‘Young designer’ selection

• 2005. Living design festival 2005 – Wellbeing 展

• 2004. KOSID (Korea interior design competition _ ‘the first prize’