Myounghan Kim
06.23 2016 INTERVIEW DATE
aA design museum, Founder & owner
Eomso-ri, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Founder and owner of aA design museum, Myounghan Kim stands out as one of nation’s most influential collector and design specialist of contemporary furniture. In the young streets of Hongdae, where today’s hip becomes tacky tomorrow, he’s been running aA design museum, a local fixture for over a decade, which serves as a gallery & cafe. We came across the news of his new place in Gapyeong—a second home and studio named ‘aA donkey atelier.’ In the woods where his father had spent his later years, Kim talks about living the life distant from today’s loud trend.