Seoul Design Foundation Welcomes Chairperson
of the Board Kim Hyun-sun & CEO Cha Gang-Heui
A ceremony was held on October 2, 2024 at the office of Seoul mayor to present the certificates of appointment to new members of the Seoul Design Foundation’s leadership. The newly appointed members are Chairperson of the board Kim Hyun-sun and CEO Cha Gang-Heui. Kim Joo-yeon, professor of the Department of Industrial Design at Hongik University, was also appointed chief coordinating public designer of Seoul.
Chairperson Kim is currently the chairperson of the Korean Federation of Design Associations and a professor of the International Design School for Advanced Studies (IDAS) at Hongik University. Having served as chief director of Gwangju Biennale 2021 and chief of a subcommittee of the Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy, Kim—a design expert—is expected to contribute to advancing Seoul’s design industry further.
Cha Gang-Heui is a professional designer with a 30-year career. Cha led countless product design development projects while serving as head of the LG Electronics Design Research Center, having been named the first super designer of LG Electronics. She has been actively involved in advancing Korea’s design community—having served as vice chairperson of the Korea Federation of Design Associations—and she is currently teaching industrial design at the Graduate School of Industrial Arts of Hongik University.
During the ceremony, the mayor personally presented the certificate of appointment along with a flower bouquet to each of the appointees, followed by a photo session.

Se-hoon Oh, mayor of Seoul – Kim Hyun-sun, Chairperson of the Seoul Design Foundation

Se-hoon Oh, mayor of Seoul – Cha Gang-Heui, Representative Director of the Seoul Design Foundation

Se-hoon Oh, mayor of Seoul – Kim Joo-yeon, 1st Chief Coordinating Public Designer of Seoul

(From left to right) Cha Gang-Heui, Representative Director of the Seoul Design Foundation, Oh Se-hoon, mayor of Seoul,
Kim Hyun-sun, Chairperson of the Seoul Design Foundation, Kim Joo-yeon, 1st Chief Coordinating Public Designer of Seoul
Members of the board of the Seoul Design Foundation gathered together at the inauguration ceremony for the 6th representative director of the Seoul Design Foundation on October 7, 2024. “Let’s work together on projects that can relate more closely to citizens, going forward,” the new representative director said in her inauguration speech during the ceremony. After the speech, employee representatives of the foundation presented a flower bouquet to her, bringing the ceremony to a close.

Inauguration ceremony for the 6th representative director of the Seoul Design Foundation

Inauguration ceremony for the 6th representative director of the Seoul Design Foundation

Inauguration ceremony for the 6th representative director of the Seoul Design Foundation