Kwangho Lee
Born in South Korea, 1981
Lives and works in Seoul


Education
2007
BA, Fine arts department of metal art & design, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea


Solo Exhibitions
2016
10 years, victor hunt, Brussels, Belgium

2014
Indefinite Objects, One and J. gallery, Seoul, Korea

2013
Kwangho Lee, design museum - de sign de, Osaka, Japan

2012
Medium, Clear edition & Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 

2011
Kwangho Lee, karena schuessler gallery, Berlin, Germany 

2010
Lifelike design, Victor hunt, Brussels, Belgium 
Extension, Gallery seomi, Seoul, Korea

2008
Like a forest of wire, commissaires, Montreal, Canada 


Group Exhibitions
2018
The Well, Whistle, Seoul, Korea
Design Miami/ Basel 2018 – Salon94, Basel, Switzerland
Ujoints, Milan design week, Milan, Italy

2017
Design Miami/ Basel 2017 – Victor hunt, Basel, Switzerland
Group show – Salon 94, New York, USA
Art basel/ Hongkong 2017 – One and J. Gallery, Hongkong
Ghost dog – salon 94, New York, USA

2016
Making is thinking is making, XXI Triennale International Exhibition, Milan, Italy
Alamak! - Design in Asia, XXI Triennale international exhibition, Milan, Italy
Korea now – Bayerisches National Museum, Munich, Germany

2015
Korea now – Museum of decorative arts, Paris, France
The team –Johnson trading gallery, New York, USA
Design Miami/ Basel 2015 – Victor hunt, Basel, Switzerland
Art basel/ Hongkong 2015 – One and j. Gallery, Hongkong, Hongkong

2014
Young craftsman of the year, Yeol Hanok, Seoul, Korea 
Design Miami/ 2014 - Johnson trading gallery, Miami, USA

2013
Funiture 2013, Johnson trading gallery, New York, USA
New wave, Kumho Museum, Seoul, Korea
DNA, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea 

2012
Design Miami/ 2012 - Johnson trading Gallery, Miami, USA 
The threads that bind us, Plus Design Gallery, Milan, Italy 
Design days Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2011
Design Miami/ 2011 - Johnson trading Gallery, Miami, USA
Gwangju Design Biennale 2011, Gwangju, Korea
Superba, Jf chen, Los Angeles, USA 
A New Hook, Museum Belle Rive, Zurich, Switzerland
Milan does beirut, Carwan gallery, Milan, Italy
Fendi - Fatto a mano for the future, Galleria dpt., Seoul, Korea 
Object Rotterdam 2011- Victor hunt, Rotterdam, Netherland
Maison & Object 2011, Paris, France

2010
Design Miami/ 2010 - Johnson trading Gallery, Miami, USA
Mise en scene, Karena Schuessler Gallery, Berlin, Germany 
Saint-Etienne Design Biennale, Saint-Etienne, France
Contemporary on chrystie, Johnson trading gallery, New York, USA
Design tide 2010, Midtown, Tokyo, Japan
Korean Gene, kcdf, Seoul, Korea
Current, Bakery Gallery, San Diego, USA
Incheon international digital art festival 2010, Incheon, Korea
Design Miami/ Basel 2010 - Johnson Trading Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Post fossil, 21-21 Design Sight, Tokyo, Japan 
Commissioned, Marelleria, Milan, Italy 
The hand of designer - moleskin, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan, Italy 
The state of things, Design Museum Holon, Israel 

2009
Design Miami/ 2009 - Johnson Trading Gallery, Miami, USA
Light, Karena Schuessler Gallery, Berlin, Germany 
Box - Kwangho Lee, Lynfabrikken, Aarhus, Denmark 
Woven, Johnson Trading Gallery, New York, USA
Craft Punk, Spazio Fendi, Milan, Italy 
Prophets & Penitents - Confessions of chair, Milan, Italy 
Tisse - Metisse, Commissaires, Milan, Italy
[D3] Contest, Imm cologne, Koln, Germany

2008
Design Miami/ 2008 - Johnson Trading Gallery, Miami, USA 
Saint-Etienne Design Biennale 2008, Saint-Etienne, France 
Experimenta Design Amsterdam 2008 - Droog 'urban play', Amsterdam, Netherland
Design Tent, London, England
Dmy Berlin 2008, Berlin, Germany


Awards
2017
Designer of the year – MADE, Brasil

2014
Young Talent Award(shortlist), BE OPEN Foundation, Italy

2013
Young craftsman of the year, YÉOL - Society for Korean Cultural Heritage, Korea

2011
Artist of the year, Korean Ministry of Culture, Korea

2009
Designer of the Future (Nomination), Design Miami/ Basel, Switzerland

2008
[D3] Contest (Nomination), Imm cologne, German Design Council, Germany
10 Designers (Jury's selection), DMY Berlin, Germany


Collections
M + museum, Hongkong, Hongkong 
Daegu Art Museum, Daegu, Korea
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA 
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada 
Leeum, Seoul, Korea
MAAS Museum, Sydney, Australia
Swarovski Crystal Museum, Wattens, Austria