DDP Art Hall 1

LIE LIE (라이) is a Seoul-based womenswear label whose name stands for “Life Is Expression,” founded by creative director and CEO Lee Chung-chung, son of veteran designer Lie…

CAHIERS CAHIERS is a womenswear house led by creative director Kim A-young (also credited as Ah Yeong Kim), whose name — French for “memo pad” or “idea book”…

UMBA UMBA is a Seoul-based contemporary label built around a philosophy the brand sums up as “until minimalism becomes audacity” — a description that captures its approach of…

BIG PARK BIG PARK is a lifestyle label founded in 2012 by designer Park Youn-soo together with his daughters, Sooy Park and Jay Park, making it a genuinely…

ULKIN ULKIN is one of the most established names in Seoul’s sustainability-focused design scene, led by creative director Lee Seong Dong. Since founding the label, Lee has built…

KIMOUI KIMOUI is a unisex contemporary label founded in 2021 by designer Kim Dae-sung upon his return to South Korea after studying fashion design at Istituto Marangoni in…

DAILY MIRROR DAILY MIRROR is a Seoul label founded in 2014 by designer Juhan Kim, built around a design philosophy the brand describes as a balance between “mannish…

BAROQUE BAROQUE brings a maximalist, ornamentation-driven sensibility to Saturday’s DDP Art Hall 1 programme, its name a direct nod to the exuberant, richly decorated visual tradition it draws…

RE RHEE RE RHEE (리이) is the Seoul-based designer label led by designers Lee Jun-bok and Joo Hyun-jung, a husband-and-wife partnership whose working relationship dates to their student…

BMUET(TE) BMUET(TE) is a ready-to-wear label founded by design duo Byungmun Seo and Jina Um, who met while working together in Seoul before relocating to London, where Seo…