youmin
(kim, youmin)
b. 1982, korea
lives and works in korea
youmin is a designer and artist who explores the relationships between space, objects, and people. working across furniture, lighting, objects, and spatial design, he focuses on the moments where function and form meet human movement and traces of use. through color and form, reflection and structure, his work invites a renewed view of the relationships embedded within familiar surroundings.
youmin은 공간과 그 안의 사물, 사람의 관계를 탐구하는 디자이너이자 작가이다. 가구, 조명, 오브제, 공간을 넘나들며 기능과 조형, 사람의 움직임과 사용의 흔적이 만나는 장면을 탐구한다. 그의 작업은 색과 형태, 반사와 구조를 통해 익숙한 풍경 안에 놓인 관계를 다시 바라보게 한다.
studio@youmin.kr
instagram.com/youmin_wip
information
education:
2011–2014
b. s., environmental design
art center college of design, pasadena, ca
2004–2007 4 year certificate, painting
the pennsylvania academy of the fine arts, philadelphia, usa
1998–2001
painting
seoul arts high school, seoul, korea
professional experience:
2015–present founder, creative director, yoso, seoul, korea
2019 creative director, lvi, directed the launch of a furniture brand, seoul, korea
awards:
2014 winner, core77 design awards, furniture & lighting
2014 winner, international woodworking fair design emphasis competition, atlanta, usa
2007 winner, ward prize at pafa, philadelphia, usa
1998 1st prize, sunhwa student painting competition, seoul, korea
exhibition:
2026 side view, solo exhibition, artroom, mezzanine boontheshop, shinsegae, seoul, korea
2025 work in progress, solo exhibition, working with friend, seoul, korea