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KIO is a creative team based in Seoul, South Korea. We specialize in branding and graphic design, working in the fields of arts and culture. We are collaborating with artists, companies, magazines, creative groups as well as museums, galleries, publishers and cultural foundations.
We are Studio KIO, Creative team living and working in Seoul, Korea.
We have worked mainly in cultural area, collaborating with museums, galleries,
publishers and cultural foundations as well as individual artists,
on the design of graphic identities and publications.
SELECTED PROJECT
2023
- ‘COMPASS’ Brand Identity, Application design, HDC Labs, Seoul
- ‘ITTF Busan 2024’ Event Identity, ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, Seoul.Busan
- ‘A Taste of Goryeo’ Book Design, ONJIUM+GENESIS, Seoul
- ‘SEOUL_IZE‘ Brand Identity, DDP milan design week 2023, Seoul-Milan
- ‘V&MJ’ Brand Identity, V&MJ, Seoul
- ‘Life in GYEONGJU, Life Wear UNIQLO‘ Magazine Art Director, UNIQLO, Seoul
- ‘Onjium’s Cookbook: Roots and Wings‘ Book Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘Beaudaptive’ Brand Identity, MJ, Seoul
- ‘The Coolest Hotel‘ Brand Identity, The Coolest Hotel, Busan
- ‘Anthologia‘ Brand Identity, Anthologia, Seoul
2022
- ‘The Forum by Jaime Hayon’ Exhibition Design, VMD design, THE HYUNDAI daegu, Daegu
- ‘Lari Pittman‘ Book design, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Seoul
- ‘NOONEE’ Brand Identity, Packaging design, NOONEE, Seoul
- ‘Magazine VACAY’ Magazine Art Director, Nomad Project, Seoul
- ‘ORNÉ’ Brand Identity, Packaging design, ORNÉ, Seoul
- ‘W &’ Brand Identity, Web design, W &, Seoul
- ‘SUECOMMA BONNIE‘ Digital lookbook Design, SUECOMMA BONNIE, Seoul
- ‘LUCKY CHOUETTE‘ Digital lookbook Design, LUCKY CHOUETTE, Seoul
- ‘ÉLÉMENTS‘ Brand Identity, Packaging design, ÉLÉMENTS, Seoul
- ‘Cafe Cha’ Brand Identity, Web design, Cafe Cha, Seoul
- ‘Super Beauty Week‘ Promotion Brand Identity design, AMORE PACIFIC, Seoul
- ‘AVOUAVOU‘ Brand Identity, Packaging design, AVOUAVOU, Seoul
- ‘HANAVO‘ Brand Identity, Packaging design, HANAVO, Seoul
- ‘Beyond Fashion‘ Exhibition Design, Marie Claire, Seoul
- ‘One Summer Night‘ Exhibition Design, Marie Claire, Seoul
- ‘We Don't Want Any Crap in Our Wine‘ Book design, N Press, Seoul
- ‘teamLab’ Exhibition Design, PACE Gallery, Seoul
2021
- ‘mimint’ Brand Identity, Packaging design, V&co, Seoul
- ‘V cosmetic’ Brand Identity, V&co, Seoul
- ‘PIC’ Exhibition Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘Nomad Project’ Brand Identity, Nomad project, Seoul
- ‘Magazine MSV’ Magazine Art Director, Mission It, Seoul
- ‘SIXFT’ Brand Identity, SIXFT, Seoul
- ‘ONJIUM Clothing Studio’ Packaging design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘Asean Pavilion’ Exhibition Design, ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE, Seoul
- ‘RISE’ Brand Identity, RISE, Seoul
- ‘V Book’ Book Design, V&co, Seoul
- ‘LUCKY CHOUETTE’ Web Lookbook Design, LUCKY CHOUETTE, Seoul
- ‘CHO Kyoungjae <There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.>’ Exhibition Graphic design, This is not a church, Seoul
- ‘Hus Hu’ Brand Identity, Hus Hu, Seoul
- ‘Shin Minjoo <vigor> Exhibition’ Book Design, PKM Gallery, Seoul
- ‘Solplay’ Brand Identity, Hyundai Department Store, Seoul
- ‘Sun & Moon’ Exhibition Design, Choi Man Lin Museum, Seoul
- ‘Organic Forever’ Packaging design, Organic Forever, Seoul
- ‘ShakeShack Burger ’ Promotion Graphic Design, SPC, Seoul
- ‘Peacemakers’ Brand Identity, Korea Street Culture Federation, Gangwon-do, South Korea
2020
- ‘IRONGREY’ Brand Identity, IRONGREY, Seoul
- ‘Talitha Koum’ Brand Identity, Talitha Koum, Seoul
- ‘ONJIUM x GENESIS’ Book Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘CGV F&B Market character‘ Character Design, CGV, Seoul
- ‘Nuru Museum’ Museum Identity, NuRu Museum, Miryang, South Korea
- ‘kkyeanumm’ Brand Identity, kkyeanumm, Seoul
- ‘Temperature of six angles' Graphic Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘Breath of Earth Exhibition' Exhibition Design, Choi Man Lin Museum, Seoul
- ‘The parasite’ Goods Design, CGV, Seoul
- ‘A warm meal’ Book Design, kkyeanumm, Seoul
- ‘Hataeim’ Book Design, Gana OK, Seoul
- ‘Yun Hyong-Keun 1989-1999 Exhibition’ Book Design, PKM Gallery, Seoul
- ‘한미 콜라보 브루잉 프로젝트’ Book Design, U.S. Embassy, Seoul
- ‘Fred Wilson Exhibition ’ Graphic Design, PACE Gallery, Seoul
- ‘SJYP F/W’ Lookbook Design, SJYP, Seoul
- ‘LG Manual renewal’ Editorial Design, LG Electronics, Seoul
- ‘The 15th JAYBAEK couture Collection ’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘ELLE, ESQUIRE’ Magaizine Design, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘ShakeShack Burger ’ Promotion Graphic Design, SPC, Seoul
- ‘SJYP Pre Fall’ Lookbook Design, SJYP, Seoul
- ‘Potato Club’ Book Design, Korea Street Culture Federation, Gangwon-do, South Korea
- ‘Dwelling Archive VOL.3’ Book Design, SAMSUNG Electronics, Seoul
- ‘Open Your Show’ Brand Identity, Korea Street Culture Federation, Gangwon-do, South Korea
2019
- ‘Barbara Kruger: Forever’ - Korean Typo Design, Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul
- ‘Gana OK ’ Brand Identity, Gana OK, Seoul
- ‘Chan’(Kor, Eng) Book Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘ESteemModel’ Web Design, ESteemModel, Seoul
- ‘Adam Pendleton Exhibition’ Graphic Design, PACE Gallery, Seoul
- ‘Korean Food Promotion Institute’ Brochure Design, Korean Food Promotion Institute, Seoul
- ‘Korean Cuisine Culture Center’ Leaflet Design, Korean Cuisine Culture Center, Seoul
- ‘1st Seoul International Public Service AD Festival’ Graphic Design, Exhibition Design, Seoul International Public Service AD Festival, Seoul
- ‘Louise Nevelson & Yin Xiuzhen Duo Exhibition’ Graphic Design. PACE Gallery, Hong Kong
- ‘12th KT&G SKOPF Selected Nominees’ Book Design, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ‘Shinhyunjoon’ Book Design, woozoobooks, Seoul
- ‘Permanent Exhibition’ Exhibition Design, Suwon GwangGyo Museum, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘Robert Rauschenberg Exhibition’ Graphic Design, PACE Gallery, Seoul
- ‘Bam Islet_Seunggu Kim’ Book Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘Dwelling Archive VOL.2’ Book Design, SAMSUNG Electronics, Seoul
- ‘Potato Club’ Brand Identity, Korea Street Culture Federation, Gangwon-do, South Korea
- ‘Kohei Nawa_Recent Works’ Graphic Design. PACE Gallery, Hong Kong
- ‘ShakeShack Burger ’ Promotion Graphic Design, SPC, Seoul
- ‘Lee Gun-yong Exhibition ’ Graphic Design, PACE Gallery, Seoul
- ‘The Hyeollyungwon’ Exhibition Design, Suwon Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea
- ‘수상한 친절, 의도된 침략' Exhibition Design, Suwon GwangGyo Museum, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘Channel YES ‘ Magazine Art Director, Yes24, Seoul
- ‘SLAP’ Graphic Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘rhythm’ Lookbook Design, Jem&Pebbles, Seoul
- ‘Women’s Hospital Formiz ’ Brand Identity, Women’s Hospital Formiz, Seoul
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‘수원 여성의 독립운동 ’ Exhibition Design, Suwon Museum, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘SKOPF Photo London 2019 ’ Exhibition Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
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‘지봉유설, 신화를 넘어 세계를 기록하다 ’ Exhibition Design, Silhak Museum, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘다시,필름 ’ Exhibition Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘The 13th JAYBAEK couture Collection ’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘SAC ’ Graphic Design, KT&G Sangsangmadang, Seoul
- ‘Kushi to Cook ’ Brand Identity, Kushi to Cook, Seoul
2018
- ‘DMZ CAMP GREAVES’ Exhibition Design, DMZ | Gyeonggi Tourism organization, Paju, South Korea
- ‘Salt of the Jungle’ Graphic Design, Vietnamese Woman’s Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
- ‘Samsonite x Gana ok Project in KIAF’ Exhibition Design, Gana ok, Seoul
- ‘ONJIUM’ Package Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘Dwelling Archive vol.1’ Book Design, SAMSUNG Electronics, Seoul
- ‘SKOPF’ Brand Identity, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ‘11th KT&G SKOPF Selected Nominees’ Book Design, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ‘GyeonGi Heritage’ Brand Identity, GGCF, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘FORUM A #1’ Book Design, FORUM A, Seoul
- ’The National Trust of Korea Culture Heritage Foundation’ Brand Identity, National Trust, Seoul
- ‘JUNG JI HYUN_CONSTRUCT’ Graphic Design, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ‘KWANG YOUNG CHUN WORKS 1975-2018 Exhibition’ Book Design, PKM Gallery, Seoul
- ‘Write or Move on/around the Perimeter of a Rectangle’ Graphic Design, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul
- ‘HEREN’ Magazine Art Director, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘Channel YES’ Magazine Art Director, Yes24, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK Couture 2018 Winter Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘We are Young’ Exhibition Design, Incheon International Airport Terminal 2, Incheon, South Korea
- ‘The Palace of Suwon’ Exhibition Design, Suwon Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea
- ‘SMT Renewal Project’ Graphic Design, SM Entertainment, Seoul
- ‘Shin Minjoo <Instinct of Abstraction> Exhibition’ Book Design, PKM Gallery, Seoul
2017
- ‘Salt of the Jungle’ Graphic Design, Korea Foundation Gallery, Seoul
- ‘ONJIUM’s Cookbook_selected recipes for each season’ Book Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘Learning Lab, Leeum(use)ology 2016’ Book Design, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
- ‘Amore Pacific Brand Book’ Book Design, Amore Pacific, Seoul
- ‘마법갈비 요술꼬치’ Brand Identity, 식신컴퍼니, Seoul
- ‘HEREN’ Magazine Art Director, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘Channel YES’ Magazine Art Director, Yes24, Seoul
- ‘J LOOK’ Magazine Art Director, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK 8th Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘Rice Lab Exhibition’ Graphic work, Rice Lab, Seoul
- ‘Salt of the Jungle’ Graphic Design, ASEAN Culture Hous, Busan
- ‘Coffee House Preseason’ Brand Identity, Preseason Cafe, Seoul
- ‘Hwe-shin’ Graphic Design, HwehwaJungshin, Seoul
2016
- ‘ONJIUM’s Cookbook’ Book Design, ONJIUM, Seoul
- ‘WELCOME TO STUDIO_Union Art Fair’ Graphic Design, Union Art Fair, Seoul
- ‘Learning Lab, Leeum(use)ology 2015’ Book Design, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
- ‘IHEE Renewal Project’ Web Design, IHEE, Seoul
- ‘HEREN’ Magazine Art Director, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK Couture 2016 7th Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘J LOOK’ Magazine Art Director, JTBC plus, Seoul
- ‘ANANTI Issue No.1’ Magazine Art Director, ANANTI, Seoul
2015
- ’System Planning’ Graphic work, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ’TV is TV’ Exhibition | Graphic Design, Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘JAYBAEK F/W Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ‘Rivington Social’ Brand Identity, Rivington Social, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK S/S Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
2014
- ‘IT!TAEWON: The Geography of Sense Project’ Book Design, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul
- ‘MAA-‘ Graphic work, KT&G Sangsang Madang, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK F/W Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
- ’The 22nd Assitej Korea International Summer Festival’ Graphic Design, Assitej Korea, Seoul
- ‘JAYBAEK 2014 S/S Collection’ Lookbook Art Director, JAYBAEK couture, Seoul
2013
- ‘Nam June Paik on Stage’ Exhibition | Graphic Design, Nam June Paik Art Center, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ‘Wonwoo Lee’ Graphic Design, PKM Gallery, Seoul
SELECTED CLIENTS
Amore Pacific APMA ANANTI CGV ChoiManLinMuseum ESteemModel FORUM A Gana ok GGCF Gyeonggi Tourism organization HDC Labs Hyundai Department Store ITTF JAYBAEK couture Jongkim Studio JTBC plus kkyeanumm Korean Cuisine Culture Center Korea Foundation Gallery Korean Food Promotion Institute KT&G Sangsang Madang Yes24 Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art LG Electronics LUCKY CHOUETTE Nam June Paik Art Center National Trust ONJIUM Organic Forever PACE Gallery (Seoul, Hong Kong) PKM Gallery SAMSUNG Electronics Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture SJYP SM Entertainment SPC Suwon Hwaseong Museum Suwon Museum Silhak Museum Talitha Koum THE HYUNDAI UNIQLO Union Art Fair V&co