Chelsea Jihong Park

Statement

I am an archivist. Of thoughts, treasures, heirlooms and idiosyncrasies. It is very difficult for me to dissociate my design process from that of collecting. My sketchbooks overflow with doodles and found treasures alike. Coming to terms with this realization has led me into two distinct directions. Part of my work revolves around creating objects that will help frame memories and give them a life of their own. The other half, more recent, has led me to design fiction, the process by which one will collect artifacts and thoughts from their everyday to then ponder upon the possibilities of our future and perhaps design new fictional props to best speculate about it.

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    Experience

    VHM Design Futures
    Industrial Designer
    January 2014 - April 2014
    Stockholm, Sweden

    Studio E.O.
    Industrial Designer
    October 2013 - January 2014
    Stockholm, Sweden

    Kyuhyung Cho
    Industrial Designer
    October 2013 - January 2014
    Stockholm, Sweden

    TAF Design Architecture Studio
    Industrial Designer
    August 2013 - September 2013
    Stockholm, Sweden

    NONOBJECT
    Design Intern
    January 2012 - April 2012
    Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.

    G.L. Associates
    Design Intern
    October 2010 - December 2010
    Seoul, Korea

  • Gallery/Exhibit

    Årets Kock 2014 Exhibition
    Half & Half : Sustainable Food Experience
    Stockholm, Sweden
    February 2014

    Hello Exhibition
    Helsinki Sketch Journal
    Stockholm, Sweden
    November 12 - 16, 2013

    Student Gallery
    Memory Foraging
    Plink : MUJI Fishing Toy
    Dinko : Toy Car Design
    Blind Spot : laundry kit for the visually impaired

    Awards

    IDSA Award Finalist
    IDSA -Industrial Designers Society of America
    In recognition of Blind Spot : Laundry Kit for the Visually Impaired
    2012

    KFK Award Gold Winner
    Korea for Kids & Design for Kids
    In recognition of Dinko : Toy Car Design
    September 2013

    Publications

    Future Craft
    Eye Touch : Future Craft
    AXIS Magazine
    April 2013

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