Research

Concept of my design project has focused on social problems, especially the relationship between people's behavior and surroundings such as products, systems, or processes that can promote people’s creativity. The main challenge of my current research is related to the nature of educational environment and students’ individual performance. This is focused on how higher education, particularly design education, motivates students to develop a creative mindset so that this can

This project was created in collaboration with Veneta Cucine, Italy . Personal Kitchen focuses on individual cultural backgrounds and personal preferences, translating them into an open and adaptable kitchen system. Designed especially for single-person households and small families, the concept is inspired by market display systems and proposes a practical kitchen structure with adjustable configurations. Through flexible organization and customizable layouts, the system al

With a strong interest in how design can help people solve various social problems, including complex issues in education and urbanization, as well as human creativity, the objective of my recent design project is to examine and design a system (and products) allowing urban children and their families to connect with nature environment in their daily lives. I am especially interested in environmentally related problems, and I would like to motivate people to interact with the

Olle: way home The meaning of “Olle” is “the small alley leading to home from the street” as the dialect of Jeju island in Korea. This concept book shows the concept about planning the nature market for children. The market provides a nature-friendly environment in order to create a new culture for children based on the concepts of wear, eat, play, and rest. The nature-friendly market sells products related to four sections of children’s lifestyles and creates new experiences

Qualitative research: Teaching a creative mindset in design education Creative mindset concept map Abstract Mindsets create powerful intrinsic motivations within people as antecedents to their behavior. The idea of a mindset is that the most basic qualities can be developed through people’s effort. Creativity is one of the most basic qualities in human beings, and according to the mindset concept, even though some people may exhibit lower levels of creativity, or may not use

Creativity is an important problem-solving tool in the design context. People who are in design education treat creativity as an important component of their self-identity. Thus, it is imperative to develop and be mindful of creativity in design education. Most traditional design fields focus on creative outcomes that impact revenue, trends, and popularity. However, this current research shows that it is even more important to focus on people’s state of mind (mindsets) and at