Founder Seuk Hoon Kim mulled over a sense of cultural identity, moving between Korea and the United States early as a child. Having lived in different regions from California to Texas to New York region in the US, he naturally developed the ability to absorb different cultures with an open mind. The word ‘eccentric’ was a word that professors often used to discribe his work during his critique at Columbia University. He named his studio after it, which sums up his attitude towards uncommon interpretations of elements that might feel familiar to everyone else.
설립자 김석훈은 어린 시절 한국과 미국을 오가면서 문화적인 정체성에 대한 고민을 하며 자랐다. 미국 내에서도 캘리포니아, 텍사스, 뉴욕 지역에 이르기까지 지역적 차이가 큰 곳에서 자라면서 열린 태도로 다양한 것을 습득하는 능력을 자연스럽게 키웠다. 컬럼비아대학교에서 작품 평가를 받던 때부터 많이 들었던 단어가 ‘eccentric’이었다. 남들도 흔하게 인지할 수 있는 요소도 뻔하지 않게 독특한 재해석을 하는 본인의 태도를 잘 보여주는 이 단어를 스튜디오의 이름으로 지었다.
설립자 김석훈은 어린 시절 한국과 미국을 오가면서 문화적인 정체성에 대한 고민을 하며 자랐다. 미국 내에서도 캘리포니아, 텍사스, 뉴욕 지역에 이르기까지 지역적 차이가 큰 곳에서 자라면서 열린 태도로 다양한 것을 습득하는 능력을 자연스럽게 키웠다. 컬럼비아대학교에서 작품 평가를 받던 때부터 많이 들었던 단어가 ‘eccentric’이었다. 남들도 흔하게 인지할 수 있는 요소도 뻔하지 않게 독특한 재해석을 하는 본인의 태도를 잘 보여주는 이 단어를 스튜디오의 이름으로 지었다.
Seuk Hoon Kim, 김석훈 / LEED AP
Assistant Professor, Department of Interior Architecture Design, Hanyang University
Founder of Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd.
Education
2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Major in Interior Architecture Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2015 Master of Architecture, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, USA
2012 Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2018 - 2022 Adjunct Professor, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2015 - 2017 Senior Design Manager, Studio GAIA, New York, USA
2009 - 2010 Project Manager / Interior Designer, Ridge P&C, Seoul, Korea
2007 - 2009 Interior Designer, Heehoon D&G, Seoul, Korea
2025 Exellence Award, Asia Pacific Design Awards for Elite, China (Voco Seoul Gangnam)
2024 Winner, Korea Golden Scale Best Design Award, Korea (Willow 997-1)
2024 Jury, KIID Space Design Award Contest 2024, Korea2024 Winner, Korea Interior Design Best Awards 2023, Korea (Willow 997-1)
2023 Winner, Korea Golden Scale Best Design Award, Korea (ANArKH)
2023 Jury, 35th Korea Interior Architecture Competition, Korea
2023 Winner, Red Dot Design Award, Berlin, Germany (ANArKH)
2023 Iron Award Winner, A’ Design Award, Milan, Italy (Whitelier Hanam)
2023 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (Voco Seoul Gangnam)
2022 Jury, 15th Space Design Award 2022, Korea
2022 Jury, Korea Interior Design Best Awards 2022, Korea
2021 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (Bed Radio Dongmun)
2019 Korea Build Special Pavilion Invited Space Director
2019 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (W Panama / Studio GAIA Project as Creative Director)
2019 Interior Design Korea(IDK), Trend Pavilion Invited Space Director
2018 Best Presentation Award, Autumn Conference, Korean Institute of Interior Design (KIID), Seoul, Korea
2017 Finalist, IDEA Awards, IDSA, USA (Pyeong-Pyeong)
2017 Iron Award Winner, A’ Design Award, Milan, Italy (G House)
2016 Magazine Interiors, 30th Anniversary ‘Korea Interior Design - Styles’ Selected Designer, Seoul, Korea
2016 Platinum Winner, The Architecture MasterPrize 2016, Los Angeles, USA
2016 Bronze Prize, Seoul Public Design Competition 2016, Seoul, Korea
2015 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, Columbia University, New York, USA
2014 Mention Prize(Finalist), ArchTriumph Pavilion 2015, London, United Kingdom
Proxy of Board Member, Asia Pacific Space Designers Association (APSDA)
Executive Director, Korean Society of Interior Architects Designers (KOSID)
Executive Board, The Korean Housing Association
2015 LEED AP ID+C (Certified by USGBC)
2007 Registered Industrial Engineer Interior Architecture (Certified by Korean Ministry of Labor)
2023 Designer’s Pro, Practical Architecture Interior, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2022 (ISBN: 979-11-407-0159-9 03000)
2018 Introduction, ‘The Value of Commercial Space’, Magazine Architecture and Culture Vol. 444, Seoul, Korea: A&C, 2018
2016 Column, ‘Miracle of Space’, Daekyo Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Daekyo, 2016
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86659-84-7 03600)
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86978-42-9)
2015 Column, ‘Space, Window and Human’, Hyundai Elevator Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Hyundai Elevator, 2015
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-735-5 03000)
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-781-2)
2011 HYID Graduation Works 2011, Korea (ISBN: 978-89-9466-491-0)
2015 Master of Architecture, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, USA
2012 Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experience
2022 - Present Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea2022 - Present Director, Eccentric Design Lab (EDL), Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2018 - Present Founder, Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea2018 - 2022 Adjunct Professor, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2019 - 2020 Tutor, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2017 - 2018 Creative Director, Studio GAIA Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2015 - 2017 Senior Design Manager, Studio GAIA, New York, USA
2009 - 2010 Project Manager / Interior Designer, Ridge P&C, Seoul, Korea
2007 - 2009 Interior Designer, Heehoon D&G, Seoul, Korea
Awards & Prizes / Scholarships / Recognitions
2024 Winner, Korea Golden Scale Best Design Award, Korea (Willow 997-1)
2024 Jury, KIID Space Design Award Contest 2024, Korea
2024 Magazine Interiors, ‘Korean Young Interior Designer’ Selected Designer, Seoul, Korea
2024 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (Willow 997-1, ANArKH, Songwoohun)
2024 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (Willow 997-1, ANArKH, Songwoohun)
2023 Jury, 35th Korea Interior Architecture Competition, Korea
2023 Winner, Red Dot Design Award, Berlin, Germany (ANArKH)
2022 Jury, Korea Interior Design Best Awards 2022, Korea
2021 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (Bed Radio Dongmun)
2019 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany (W Panama / Studio GAIA Project as Creative Director)
2018 Best Presentation Award, Autumn Conference, Korean Institute of Interior Design (KIID), Seoul, Korea
2017 Finalist, IDEA Awards, IDSA, USA (Pyeong-Pyeong)
2017 Iron Award Winner, A’ Design Award, Milan, Italy (G House)
2016 Magazine Interiors, 30th Anniversary ‘Korea Interior Design - Styles’ Selected Designer, Seoul, Korea
2016 Platinum Winner, The Architecture MasterPrize 2016, Los Angeles, USA
2016 Bronze Prize, Seoul Public Design Competition 2016, Seoul, Korea
2015 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, Columbia University, New York, USA
2014 Mention Prize(Finalist), ArchTriumph Pavilion 2015, London, United Kingdom
Affiliations
Executive Director, Korean Society of Interior Architects Designers (KOSID)
Executive Board, The Korean Housing Association
Member, Korean Institute of Interior Design (KIID)
License
2007 Registered Industrial Engineer Interior Architecture (Certified by Korean Ministry of Labor)
Books, Columns and Writings
2022 101 Things I learned of Space Design, Seoul, Korea: Dongnyok, 2022 (ISBN: 978-89-7297-055-2 00600)
2021 Writing, ‘Story 6 - Hotel (Millennium Hilton Seoul and Architect Kimm Jong Soung)’, GQ Korea, Seoul, Korea: GQ Korea, 2021
2018 Column, ‘Space that Looks Better - The Experience of Space’, Cheil Worldwide Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Cheil Worldwide, 2018
2021 Writing, ‘Story 6 - Hotel (Millennium Hilton Seoul and Architect Kimm Jong Soung)’, GQ Korea, Seoul, Korea: GQ Korea, 2021
2018 Introduction, ‘The Value of Commercial Space’, Magazine Architecture and Culture Vol. 444, Seoul, Korea: A&C, 2018
2016 Column, ‘Miracle of Space’, Daekyo Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Daekyo, 2016
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86659-84-7 03600)
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86978-42-9)
2015 Column, ‘Space, Window and Human’, Hyundai Elevator Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Hyundai Elevator, 2015
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-735-5 03000)
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-781-2)
2011 HYID Graduation Works 2011, Korea (ISBN: 978-89-9466-491-0)
