Selected Works 2021-2024
MFA Pratt Institute‘27 InteriorDesign
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experience and passion I have gained from exploring various design fields—along with conducting field research at 250 locations across Korea—have inspired and motivated me to make a meaningful
TEL.+1 646 996 9350 EMAIL. mkim215@pratt.edu
Education
Master of Interior Design (GPA: 3.6/4.0)
Relevant Coursework: Interior Design, Retail Design, Pavilion
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Bachelor of Fine Arts / Department of Design (GPA: 3.93/4.5)
Professional Experience
Position: Freelancer Designer
Proposed the mood and design for a clothing store targeting middle-aged women, conducted the interior modeling and plan.
Position: Freelancer Designer
Visualized interior modeling and rendering for a co-living space and designed the exterior landscaping.
• Dodam-dong Residential Project, Sejong
Position: Intern Designer
Contributed to the interior design and exterior facade for a residence tailored to a middle-aged couple, handling drawing work, modeling, and landscaping design.
• 1984 Sam Dental Clinic Interior and Rebranding Project
Position: Intern Designer
Visualized renderings and models for the clinic interior, designed furniture and entry doors for displaying historic items from the clinic’s legacy since 1984.
Position: Intern Designer
Designed and drew plans for interior and furniture and created residential space renderings and presentation material creation, and provided support in client communications.
Position: Freelancer Designer
Designed the logo for DALLA, an interior design company, establishing a corporate identity.
Awards / Publications
Position: Team Leader & Spatial Designer
I Planned and led a spatial exhibition and Created concept sketches for installations and flow plan within the space.
Exhibitions
Paradox of Change(Installations) / The project gallery at 3F room
Little Joe (Stage Design) Nomad Flatform (Interior Design) / Gaon Gallery
Three demesion ocean(Painting) /Archi M Lounge B1
Scholarships & Researchs
Architectural Research Analysis (750 USD)
As the team leader, proposed a research topic on the industrial district of Seongsu and conducted research on the elements that trigger interaction between places, people, and the environment.
Spatial Design Project
As a team leader, I designed a residential space informed by field research of one o one artchiect’s Hyundaicard Cooking Library applying the spatial concept of “Transparency”and “connectivity”.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Dear Sisters Feminism Book Club (Design team leader)
Served as Design Team Leader, creating card news, flyers, and posters for promotional activities. Led a Tumblbug publishing project for the book club.
Tea Culture Club
- Intermidiate Sungshin Women’s University, Korea , Seoul
Contributed to the 3D rendering and modeling of interior design, architectural layout, and landscape for the project focusing on creating a plaza that promotes reconciliation between the military border regions of North and South Korea.
Position: Design Team Leader
As Design Team Leader, responsible for the book cover design, illustrations, and the Tumblbug sales page design.
As a result, Successfully led the project to a 120% funding achievement.
Actively participated as a member of a club dedicated to the study of Korean tea culture and tea ceremonies.
Debunk Feminism Organization
As a team member, I contributed to raising awareness of the Nth Room Case, a 2020 crime involving sexual exploitation. I created card news to inform the public about the severity of the crime and encourage their attention.
Drawing On You Drawing Club
Planned exhibitions and provided guidance on artwork for exhibitions.
Teaching and Working experience
Interior Demolition Assistant (Full-time/1day)
Engaged in interior demolition tasks, including the removal and disposal of carpets, partition walls, and ceiling structures.
Coupang Logistics Warehouse (Full-time,5days)
Participated in 10-hour daily logistics operations, handling product processing tasks efficiently.
Sky&dream Kid’s Art Academy (Half-time,4 months)
Worked as an instructor fostering creativity in children through
TECHNICAL & LANGUAGE SKILLS
art programs.
Spatialanalysisofspacesin Seoul
2024
Personal Work
Critic: Aran Jeong
Type: Installation work, Object artwork
Model Size: 1800*600*450(mm)
Material: Clothes hanger, Brick, record, pot,monkeywrench,shower hose,duct, Colander,lightbulb
Thehomunculusis a visualizationof how the humanbrain perceivessensoryinputs,illustratingthedisparitybetween aperson's physical appearance and the proportional representationof neural activityindifferent areas.
Vision Hearing scent Taste Touch
Duringmyone-year gap period, visitedover 250 locations, andbased on mymemories of thesespaces, created amap akinto thehomunculus. This object representshow perceive andexperiencespaces,reflectingmyuniquespatial awareness and cognitive processing.
2023
Team project
Critic: Soyoung lee
Team: Kim mijin, Kim jeongwon, Park sumin (3 people)
Role: 3D modeling, 70 pages of Ground plan & Scene Drawing
Display Design, Adaption of storylines,
Type: stage design
Size: 1132*800(mm)
Material: MDF, 3D printing,gravel,Sponge,Aduino,Fabric,Optical fiber,Wood lumber
Can happiness truly be designed, regulated, or controlled by human intention?
Stage Design Project “Little Joe” is an immersive theatre work reinterpreted from the film Little Joe, questioning the nature of true happiness. The project explores ethical questions surrounding the human desire for control, portraying individuals who oscillate between a state of artificially induced, “perfect” happiness and an imperfect happiness that exists beyond control, accompanied by uncertainty and vulnerability. Through this tension, the work raises fundamental questions about the origins of human anxiety toward losing control and ultimately asks:
In post-theatrical stage design, the audience is no longer a passive observer but becomes part of the performance itself. Drawing from this approach, the project applies theatrical immersion to display design, creating an immersive experience in which viewers enter and engage with the space—though not at a 1:1 scale—as active participants within the narrative.
2022
Practical Work (3ab)
Role: Intern Designer,3D rendering,Furniture design,Entrance design
Critic: Seungseok Hong
Type: Interior Design, Rebranding
Built-up area: 279m2
photo credit: @rohspace
Sam Dental Clinic, a family-runpractice operating for three generationssince 1983, needed an archival space to showcase its history. In thispracticalproject, I took a part of thefurniture design. measured the dimensions of each item to arrange the display piecessystematically anddesignedfurniture with lighting integrated inside, encouraging visitors to open and explore them out of curiosity. Additionally, designed entry doors that guide people's movements, creating an efficientflow within the space
2021 Personal Work
Critic: Sangjun Hwang
Type: Typography Design
Size: 257*182mm (BS)
Material: PVC film,Snow paper
The typeface "Reeded" isinspired by the architectural material, Reeded glass. Reflecting the tactile qualities of Reeded glass, it is developed through a process of three overlapping layers. The fusion of the architectural form with theReeded typeface resulted in a visual identity that aligns with the spatial aesthetics.
Collaborate work
Critic: Aran Jung
Type: Installations, exhibits
Size: 6630*6290*2300 (mm)
Role: Team leader, Concept drawing, Flow Design
Team: Kim MiJin,Kim DongHee,Lee Won Young
Prologue
The Paradox of Change, begins with the insight that the opposing concepts of perfection and imperfection are deeply intertwined with human growth. Change is essential to development, yet it is rarely linear or predictable. While change often opens new possibilities and sheds what is outdated, it also brings with it uncertainty and unexpected outcomes.
At the heart of this work is an amorphous cocoon, symbolizing limitless possibilities for transformation. Ultrasonic sensors trigger random shifts as visitors approach, making the cocoon unpredictably morph.
Net
The mesh space nonlinearly reveals the accumulated traces of change.
As the audience approaches the sensor, its response varies randomly depending on the distance.
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Ultrasonic sensors
When a visitor approaches, the ultrasonic sensor detects the person.
bTransforming Coccon
In response to human movement, the cocoon changes shape in an amorphous way, questioning the viewer's expectations of change.
