Academic Leadership

 

• 2024-Present: Programme Leader BA Sustainable Fashion- Faculty of AHC, University of Leeds, UK.

• 2021-2024-Research Group Leader for Fashion Marketing and Management at University of Leeds, UK.

• 2019-2023-External Examiner for the BA Fashion Management at De Montfort University.

• 2019-External Examiner for PhD progression panel, University of Huddersfield​

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External Appointments

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• Fellow of Higher Education Academy (2016-Present)

• Member of Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (2016-current)

• Member of the Academy of Marketing (2017-Present)

• Member of the Korean Society of Crafts (2006-Present)

• Member of the Korean Textile Design Association (2006-Present)

• Committee Member of the Korean Society of Knit Design (2015-Present)

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I am also a reviewer for academic journals such as Sustainability (2018-present), Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (2024-present), Qualitative Research Journal (2023- present), Fashion and Textiles (2024-present),  Journal of Brand Management (2018-present), Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (2021-present), International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education (2021-present), Designs — Open Access Journal (2020-present), Critical Studies in Men's Fashion (2021-present), the Journal of Sustainable Practice (2020) and Utopian Studies (2017).

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Research Project Grants & Awards

 

• 2021–2022: Rebirth Fashion: Community-based collaborative consumption (Principal Investigator), ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Responsive Mode

• 2021–2022: Leveraging social innovation for sustainable fashion consumption: The roles of social media for sustainable local communities (Principal Investigator), Interdisciplinary Research and Impact Fund for Culture

• 2019: Rebirth Fashion (Principal Investigator), Ignite 9 funded project from the Cultural Institute

• 2014: Development of Communication Skills for Multidisciplinary Research-Transferable Skills Activity (Co-Investigator)

• 2011: The JB Speakman Travel Bursary: School of Design University of Leeds

• 2009–2012: 3-year PhD scholarship: School of Design, University of Leeds2010: Future Form, Sponsored by Jotta Magazine, The Trafalgar Hotel Window display, The Trafalgar Hilton Hotel, London.

• 2009: Selected for CASAMICA’ Talent Scouting: Milan Design Week, September

• 2009: Selected for the CSM Contemporary Collection 2009: Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, London Art and Design University

• 2005: Konkuk University, Graduate School Dean's Award for Distinction (South Korea)

• 2000: Sunmi Design Contest, Special Selection Award (South Korea)

 

 

Enterprise & Knowledge Transfer

• Public engagement: Rebirth Fashion Facebook campaign: Second-hand clothes stories are shared in the Rebirth Fashion Facebook group and Instagram hashtag. www.facebook.com/rebirthstories

• Public engagement workshop organisation: Rebirth Fashion with Repair Café Leeds- Clothing reform and upcycling workshop (June 2019).

• Workshop organisation: Co-Design: Sustainable Design Innovation, British Council Korea Seoul (April 2016).

• Workshop facilitator: Design in Now Jam, University of Leeds, School of Design (May 2016)

• Collaborations: Leeds Creative Labs partnered with The Hepworth: Participated in the Hepworth Edition cohort ( April 2015)

• Consultancy: UK fashion and market research,  “Korea Color & Fashion Trend Center” (2009-2012)

• Conference organisation: Supported the management of a conference and acted as a conference organiser-The Emperor’s New Clothes - a sustainable future for fashion and textiles (September 2016).

• Consultancy: ‘Tovoroni’: Supporting creative direction and branding (2012).

• Consultancy: ‘Keith’: Stylist for 2013 Autumn and Winter collection advertising (2013).

• Consultancy: Textile and laser cutting design: University of Leeds, sponsored by The Wool Mark Company (2012).

• Consultancy: Nonwoven Fashion scarves design, University of Leeds, sponsored by ‘Lenzing’ (2011)

• Design commission: ‘The Trafalgar Hilton Hotel’ window display: Commission work, Sponsored by Jotta magazine, London (2010).

• Consultancy: Arnold Daniel Palmer- Necktie Design: Design and creative direction in South Korea (2006)

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Exhibitions

• Coding the Body: Apexart, New York, USA, Exhibited ‘Dress with wall hanging-Variable dimensions’, (2014/03/19 ~ 2014/05/10).

• Asian Cultural Heritage toward Future, Gyeonghuigung of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Exhibited printing Artwork’,(2013/11/15 ~ 2013/11/21).

• Asian Cultural Heritage toward Future,Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China, Exhibited printing Artwork’,(2013/10/14 ~ 2013/10/21).

• Asian Cultural Heritage toward Future,National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, (2013/09/27 ~ 2013/10/03).

• Asian Cultural Heritage toward Future, Joshibi Art Museum, Sagamihara, japan, (2013/08/08 ~ 2013/08/10).

• Today’s Textile Art & Design, Bupyeong History Museum, Incheon, South Korea, (20/03/2013~27/03/2013).

• Architectural Colour Clash, Geneva Palexpo Switzerland, The World’s Leading Nonwovens Exhibition, INDEX 11, Exhibited three scarves design organised by University of Leeds, School of Design, (2011/04/12 ~ 2011/04/15).

• The Bridges Coimbra: Exhibited three scarves design, Mathematical Connections between Art, Music and Science Conference in Coimbra, Portugal, (2011/07/27 ~ 2011/07/31).

• Blood, Sweat, and Fears (BS&F), 65/67 Broadwick Street, Exhibited interactive installation with fashion design products, (2010/03/16 ~2010/03/21).

• Future Form, Sponsored by Jotta Magazine, The Trafalgar Hotel Window display, The Trafalgar Hilton Hotel, London, (19.02.2010~23.05. 2010).

• ‘Warp Factor 09’, Tokyo Design Centre, Exhibited fashion & textiles works, Japan, (2009/10/13~2009/10/19).

• ‘Warp Factor 09’, Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China, (2009/10/29 ~ 2009/11/01).

• ‘Warp Factor 09’, Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, London, (2009/11/06 ~ 2009/12/18).

•  ‘Thirst – a strong and eager desire for something’, Beldam Gallery, Brunel University London, (2009/11/18 ~ 2010/01/26).

• ‘Gwangju Design Biennale’, Exhibited textile design installation, South Korea, (2009/09/18 ~ 2009/11/04).

• ‘Tent London’- Is this textiles? The Truman Brewery, London Design Festival, (2009/09/21 ~ 2009/09/25).

• ‘UP All Night’ Exhibition, Central Saint Martins, Innovation gallery, London, (2009/09/21 ~ 2009/09/26).

• Textile futures Graduates Exhibition, Is this Textile? Central Saint Martins, Southampton Row, London, UK, (2009/06/18 ~ 2009/06/30).

• United Design, Salone satellite, ‘Salone Del Mobile, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan Design Week, Italy, (2009/04/22 ~ 2009/04/27).

• Samsonite Future Travel project exhibition, Central Saint Martins,Southampton Row, London, UK, 2008.