Soomi Park
Designer & Researcher
Investigating the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires using fiction, design and science.
Soomi Park is a London-based designer and artist from Seoul, South Korea. She is currently a lecturer in the Design department at the Goldsmiths University of London.
Her approach to design is playful but socially critical and discusses issues that need more attention in today's society.
Her work explores the complex relationship between emerging technologies and human desires. Her works encompass a wide range of mediums, including interactive installations, speculative objects, film, photography, performance, and wearables.
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2022 Lecturer in the Design department at Goldsmiths University of London
2017 Designers in Residence, Design Museum in London
2014 Star Designers, Global Design Leader programme from the South Korean design council, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)
Artwork featured in online and offline media outlets such as:
Frame Magazine, ICON, The New York Times, Blueprint Magazine, Vogue Paris, The Guardian/The Observer and Wired UK
And exhibited internationally in venues such as:
V&A Museum, the Design Museum, Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne, Science Gallery Dublin, and Ars Electronica Linz, and others
Instagram: @soomippp
Twitter: @imoosplus
“My speculative design work explores the potential of social emotion, and embarrassment and how it would benefit everyday interactions between robots and humans.
Soomi Park