Young-shin Kim - Bookbinder

Young-shin KimYOUNG S. KIM

London, UK
+44 (0)7865 046 266
youngskim71@gmail.com

Education

1991 – 94 BA(Hons) in Industrial Information from Chung-Ang University, Korea

Jobs

  • Bookbinder

    Fine Binding, Repair & Restoration, Limited Editions, Artist/Designer Books, Box Making, Etc.

  • Lecturer

    Bookbinding, Morley College, London, UK

  • Interior Design Consultant

    Oriental Craftsmanship Consulting for European Designs,
    European Market Development for Oriental Craftworks


Experience

2007 ~ Lecturer in Bookbinding, Morley College, London, UK
2006 ~ Proprietor, Craft Interior Company, ‘Home & Book’, UK & Korea
2001 ~ Bookbinder, UK
1996 ~ 01 Marketer, Korea (Product Placement & Permitted Date-Based Marketing)
1995 IBM Korea

Awards

  • Bookbinding

    Dec. 2003 won 1st prize & Mansfield Medal for the best book of the year in ‘Designer Bookbinders Competition’, the British Library

  • Interior Design (Creative Directing)

    Sep. 2007 wallpaper design ‘Beodeulmok(Willow Trees)’ short-listed for the best product design of the year, ‘DECOREX International’, UK

Exhibitions / Shows

  • Bookbinding
    Dec. 2003 ~ Jan. 2004 The British Library, London, UK
    Dec. 2004 ~ Jan. 2005 The British Library, London, UK
    Dec. 2005 ~ Jan. 2006 The British Library, London, UK
    Oct. ~ Nov. 2005 University of Bath, UK
    May 2006 ‘Covered’, ‘flow’ Gallery, London, UK
    Permanent Museum ‘Nature In Art’, Gloucester, UK
  • Interior Design

    Sep. 2006 ‘DECOREX’, London, UK
    Jan. 2007 ‘MAISON & OBJET’, Paris, France
    Sep. 2007 ‘DECOREX’, London, UK

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