Seoul, Korea

After years of anticipation, the curvacious Dongdaemun Design Park (DDP) by renowned architect Zaha Hadid opened yesterday. Situated at the East Gate (Dongdaemun) neighbourhood in central Seoul’s Jongno-gu district, DDP is destined to become one of the bustling city’s key cultural hubs, while also literally putting South Korea’s design, art, media, and new technologies on the world map. Read more about DDP’s inauguration here.

I was honoured to be one of a dozen designers from around the world asked to contribute a commemorative poster for the occasion of DDP’s opening. I don’t often quote myself, but this time it seemed appropriate…

The DDP photos are by Virgile Simon Bertrand.

—African proverb

—Mark Twain

—Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard’s Egg

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

—Wille Nelson, President, Farm Aid

—Leonardo da Vinci

Thanks to Maggie Macnab for the quotable.

—Chief Dan George (1899-1981)

Thanks for the quote to my sistah/elder friend Alma Kakikepinace… she knew the good man in person.

—Buddha (distilled and adapted)

—Edgar Degas (1834-1917)