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Kia Hires Former BMW Designer John Buckingham

SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it has hired a former BMW exterior designer in the latest move to strengthen its design capabilities. John Buckingham began serving as head of Kia Next Design Exterior Group on June 1 after spending 18 years as exterior designer [...]

South Korean Designers to Open Pop-up Store in Paris

SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Ten South Korean designers will open a pop-up store at a renowned concept store in Paris next month, a local design foundation said Tuesday. The Seoul Design Foundation said the store, named “Seoul’s 10Soul,” will open at L’eclaireur in Paris on June 22 and run for three weeks. The [...]