All Blog Posts Tagged 'Korean' (7)

Here's a really cool house that mixes old school Korean tradition with modern Italian style.



Instead of renovating the original house on the site, which was in bad shape, architect Simone Carena tore it down and built a new one, reusing the old roof tiles and foundation stones. Trying to make the… Continue

29-year old actress Jessica Alba looks absolutely stunning in the June edition of Korean Elle. The proud mom makes us believe that motherhood should be no excuse for frumpy frocks as she dons fashion fierce outfits by Valentino, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and Balmain among others. Photography was done by Lee Do Kyu and styling by Choi Soon Young.…

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Designed by Korean architecture firm Kyungam Architects Associates, "Cloud 360" was a competition entry to build the Daewon Park Observatory in Seongnam, South Korea.



The ground level is made up of open space, while stilts support the raised building and the two elevators inside. At the top, a restaurant, café, and media center all look out into…

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Sometimes the simplest designs send the strongest messages. South Korean designer Lukas Koh took an ordinary tissue box and transformed it into an environmentally aware object, called T-issue. The tree shaped cut-out on the side allows you to see how much tissue you have remaining, as well as making you conscious about your consumption habits.…

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I'm a big fan of foreign films and South Korea has produced some gems in the last decade.



Director Park Chan-wook may have invented a new genre with "Thirst," his film about a priest turned bloodsucker who doesn't like to kill. The movie combines horror, suspense, social satire and humor in the story of a man of faith transformed into a vampire by a medical… Continue

Architects Mass Studies have unveiled their design for the Korean pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. The Korean Pavilion is situated in Zone A, directly neighboring the Japan Pavilion and the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, and in close proximity to the China Pavilion. The site is around 64,600 ft² (6000m²), and it is one of the largest lots within the expo compound. The… Continue

Attention all Cho-fans! Margaret Cho -- faghag, former tweaker, alcoholic, eater of her own feelings, ex Quentin Tarantino dater, failed sitcom lead, Korean American, raunchy stand-up genius, and all around funnywoman, will be entertaining once more on her new VH1 reality series, The Cho Show.



If you haven't seen her stuff before, here she is telling a heartwarming story about her dad.



I loved her earlier stuff… Continue