Namkyu Chun

Namkyu Chun

University Lecturer
Full researcher profile
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Honors and awards

2024 Ziman Award: CreaTures (Creative Practices for Transformational Futures) project

The Award is given to the core team of the CreaTures (Creative Practice for Transformational Futures) project:<br/><br/>from Aalto University, Tuuli Mattelmäki (Principal Investigator/coordinator), Andrea Botero, Markéta Dolejšová (lead on our laboratory), Julia Lohmann, Kirsi Hakio, Gaurika Singhal, Savannah Vize, Namkyu Chun, Jarkko Mutanen (project manager);<br/>from University of Sussex, Ann Light (lead on research gathering and analysis), Lara Houston, Kit Braybrooke;<br/>from RMIT University, Jaz Hee-jeong Choi (lead on engagement), Cristina Ampatzidou, Ralph Horne;<br/>from Utrecht University, Joost Vervoort (lead on evaluation), Lucas Rutting;<br/>from Superflux (creative partner), Anab Jain, Jon Arden, Nicola Ferrao;<br/>from Kersnikova (creative partner), Jana Putrle Srdić, Simon Gmajner, Sandra Sajovic, Jurij Krpan, Klemen Kristan;<br/>from Hellon (creative partner), Kirsikka Vaajakallio;<br/>from Zemos98 (creative partner), Felipe Gonzáles Gil, Rosalía Gutiérrez;<br/>from Furtherfield (creative partner), Ruth Catlow, Charlotte Frost;<br/>from OKFI (NGO partner), Tarmo Tokkanen, Teemu Ropponen, Susanna Ånäs;<br/>from Sniffer (NGO partner), Ruth Wolstenholme, Iryna Zamuruieva.
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Muotoilun laitos Jul 2024

Research Scholarship

Awarded a scholarship for a visiting research from the Finnish Danish Cultural Foundation
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus urasta Muotoilun laitos Jun 2017

The City of Helsinki Urban Facts Research Grant

Awarded a scholarship for my doctoral research: From 'Design City' to 'Fashion City': Rethinking the Roles of Fashion Designers.
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus urasta Muotoilun laitos Jun 2017

Subtle Visibility for Dipoli Project

Double awarded: Infrastructural Updates (2nd prize) and Development Budgets
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Muotoilun laitos Mar 2015

Research groups

  • Fashion/Textile Futures
  • Encore

Publications

Reflection: Design Impact Joint Final Event & Exhibition (Design Impact III)

Namkyu Chun, Tarja Nieminen, Hanna-Kaarina Heikkilä, Kamilla Grämer, Tuomas Laakkonen, Hanna Kiss, Mattéo Serre, Daniel Giacomelli, Asala Ahmadli, Vera Rantamaa, Jonna Eloranta, Zina Marpegan, Carlotta Pezzica, Nina Balashova, Elīna Ludborža, Lisitsa Diana, Volha Furs, Alex Artemenko, Lu Chen, Emma Prost, Jihae Kim, Kathleen Lindgren, Kristin Gschwender, Radovan Lamac, Fiona Keil, Solveiga Bucyte, Vilis Zuromskis, Julia Vila Comas, Maria Klata, Tomi Monahan 2023

Centring Relationships More than Humans and Things: Translating Design through the Culture of the Far East

Namkyu Chun 2022 Artistic Cartography and Design Explorations Towards the Pluriverse

Designing Experiential Futures for 1.5 Degree Lifestyles

Namkyu Chun, Idil Gaziulusoy, Tuomas Laakkonen, Asala Ahmadli, Alex Artemenko, Nina Balashova, Solveiga Bucyte, Lu Chen, Jonna Eloranta, Daniel Giacomelli, Kamilla Grämer, Kristin Gschwender, Noora Heiskanen, Fiona Keil, Jihae Kim, Hanna Kiss, Maria Klata, Radovan Lamac, Kathleen Lindgren, Elīna Ludborža, Zina Marpegan, Carlotta Pezzica, Emma Prost, Vera Rantamaa, Mattéo Serre, Zoe Irina Valeeva, Julia Vila Comas, Vilis Zuromskis 2022

Dressmaking Rediscovered

Namkyu Chun 2022 Fashion, Style and Popular Culture

Has Fashion Ever Saved My Life?

Namkyu Chun 2022 Fashions

Creativity and Participation

Tuuli Mattelmäki, Andrea Botero, Namkyu Chun, Marketa Dolejsova, Kirsi Hakio, Julia Lohmann 2022 Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations

Places in the Making

Namkyu Chun 2021 Proceedings of Nordes 2021

Seamlessness

Namkyu Chun, Julia Valle Noronha 2021 FASHION THEORY: THE JOURNAL OF DRESS BODY AND CULTURE

Woven through Trust and Affect

Namkyu Chun, Julia Valle Noronha 2021 Sustainable Fashion in Latin America

Fashion Design Rediscovered

Namkyu Chun 2020 The Design Journal

Baltic Sea Lab

Julia Lohmann, Namkyu Chun 2020

Failed Expectations, Successful Disruptions

Julia Valle Noronha, Namkyu Chun, Julia Assis 2020 International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education

Fashion Dreams or Fashion Business. Helsinki as an Emerging Fashion Scene.

Namkyu Chun, Olga Gurova, Kirsi Niinimäki 2019 FASHION THEORY: THE JOURNAL OF DRESS BODY AND CULTURE

Who Cares? Proceedings of the 8th Biannual Nordic Design Research Society

Tuuli Mattelmäki, Ramia Maze, Satu Miettinen, Namkyu Chun 2019

Place-Making the Local to Reach the Global

Namkyu Chun, Olga Gurova 2018 Fashion Practice

Practice-based research in fashion

Julia Valle Noronha, Namkyu Chun 2018 Anais do Colóquio de Moda

Rethinking the Roles of Fashion Designers

Namkyu Chun, Olga Gurowa, Kirsi Niinimäki 2017 Design for Next

Sobre a prática além do design de moda

Namkyu Chun, Julia Valle Noronha 2017 Educação de Moda para o Futuro

Towards practice beyond fashion design

Namkyu Chun, Julia Valle Noronha 2017 Fashion education for the future

Critical Thinking and Making on Fashion:

Namkyu Chun, Julia Valle Noronha 2016 The Fashion Studies Journal

Towards Practice Beyond Fashion Design

Julia Valle Noronha, Namkyu Chun 2016