YÉOL's footsteps

2021

December 15~28 Koh Hee seung Solo Exhibition <Order and Will> at YÉOL Bukchonga

October 28~December 8 Exhibition of works by 2021 YÉOL Artisan of the Year-Huh Sung Ja (Sedge Weaving) and Young Craftsman of the Year-Im Jung Joo (Wood craft) at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

October 7~15 Lim Jong Seok Solo Exhibition <So-nyeon: Breath of the Ashes, The Lost Season> at YÉOL Bukchonga

September 28 Selection of 2022 Artisan of the Year-Park Su Young (Gold Leaf Imprinting) and Young Craftsman of the Year- Lyu Nam Gwon (Lacquer)

September 1~October 4 Kang Seok Geun, Kim Hyun Sung, Park Seon Min, Baek Kyeong Won, Sim Hyeon Seok, Yoon Ra Hee, Lee Bo Mi, Jo Sung Ho Special YÉOL Exhibition < Damda > at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

April 14~May 29 <Exhibition of Hanbok from the Tongyeong Song Byeong Mun Family Collection> at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

March 23~29 Lee Ye Jee Solo Exhibition <Press the Past> at YÉOL Bukchonga

March 13~19 Shin ISeo Solo Exhibition <Sensibility of water 3rd> at YÉOL Bukchonga

March 3~9 Kim Jun Su Solo Exhibition < Time Fo/r/est > at YÉOL Bukchonga

2020

December 1~January 29,2021 Exhibition of works by 2020 YÉOL Artisan of the Year-Jung Choon Mo (Traditional Hat Making) and Young Craftsman of the Year- Kim Deok Ho (Ceramics) at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

October 21 Selection of 2021 Artisan of the Year-Huh Sung Ja (Sedge Weaving) and Young Craftsman of the Year- Im Jung Joo (Wood craft)

September 4~ Initiate project interviews and publish ‹Livingsense X YÉOL X Teo Yang> ‘Crafts of Tomorrow’

September 1~October 16 Kim Kye Ok, Kim Yong Joo, Park Ye Nim, Seo Eun Young, Shin Hea Lim, Sim Hyun Seok, Jeon Jae Eun, Chung Ho Yeon, Cho Young Mi, Jo Ha Na, Choi Jae Wook, Huh Yu Jung Special YÉOL Exhibition < Ornament > at YÉOL Bukchonga

March 30 Special reform of SEMU-YÉOL LECTURE Online Education

January 16Historical Walking Tour of Seoul ‹Dialogue in the Dark> at D.SPACE in Bukchon

2019

November 27~December 3 Jung Ryung Jae Solo Exhibition < Chained: Digital Jewelry > at YÉOL Bukchonga

November 26 Exhibition of works by Kim Sang Hoon, Kim Hyun Ju, An Hae Pyo, Yang Yoo Wan, Jo Ha Na, Kim Ah Ram and Kim Jun Su at the 2019 Korea-ASEAN Special Summit Special Craft Exhibition, Busan

November 18 Selection of 2020 Artisan of the Year-Jung Choon Mo (Traditional Hat Making) and Young Craftsman of the Year- Kim Deok Ho (Ceramics)

September 19~October 19 Exhibition of works by 2019 YÉOL Artisan of the Year-Lim Keum Hee (Dahoe•Mangsu Making) and Young Craftsman of the Year-Kim Sang Hoon (Metal Craft) at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

June 15~26 Participate as the main host of the K-auction Charity Auction

April 9~May 4 Kim Dong Jun (Ceramics), Kim Sung Chul (Ceramics), Kim Jun Su (Leather), Kim Ah Ram (Lacquer), Kim Hyun Sung (Metal Crafts), Yang Byung Yong (Tray-table) Special YÉOL Exhibition < April Craft > at YÉOL Bukchonga

March 29~June 9 Special Exhibition of Korea National University of Cultural Heritage < Korean Traditional Dress and Textile > at the Silk Museum in Suzhou

February 14~March 23 Special YÉOL Exhibition by Designer Yang Teo < Sarangbang, The things that stay in it> at YÉOL Hanok

January 24~29 Exhibition by Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Office for the Development of Traditional Cultural Products < ongoing : When tradition becomes everyday > at YÉOL Bukchonga

2018

December 22~March 31.2019 < Black Pot Collection > hosted at Lotte Department Jamsil Store, MVG Lounge

November 12 Selection of 2019 Artisan of the Year-Lim Keum Hee (Dahoe•Mangsu Making) and Young Craftsman of the Year- Kim Sang Hoon (Metal Craft)

October 30~November 13 Lim Hyun Sook Exhibition < Gojeon Sangsang (Classic Imagination) > at YÉOL Hanok

October 15 Hold YÉOL ⅹ Jullai Day

October 8 Begin long-term loan of Cha Il San sunshade to Onyang Folk Museum

October 4~6 Design House Special Week < 2018 Haengbokjakdang > at YÉOL Bukchonga

September 18~October 18 Exhibition of works by 2018 YÉOL Artisan of the Year-Kim Jong Hun (Metal Craft) and Young Craftsman of the Year-Yang Yoo Wan (Glass Craft) at YÉOL Bukchonga & YÉOL Hanok

July 26~September 14 Heo Dae Chun∙Ahn Yi Hwan (Metal Craft) Special Exhibition < The Journey of Time > at the Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney

June 19 Participate in the K-auction Charity Auction

May 1~7 Participate in < 2018 Craft Week > at YÉOL Bukchonga

April 19~May17 Kim Deok Ho ∙Lee In Hwa (Ceramics), Min Duck Yeong∙Park Mi Kyung (Metal ∙ Lacquer) Special YÉOL Exhibition < Tools for Drinking > at YÉOL Bukchonga

April 6~June 24 Exhibition of works by Heo Dae Chun∙Ahn Yi Hwan (Metal Craft) at KCDF < VIAJE DEL TIEMPO-The Time of Nature, The time of Human, The Time of Objects > Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid

March 22~April 12 Opening of YÉOL Bukchonga building and the YÉOL Retrospective Exhibition < Korean Crafts: Answering the Question of Tradition >

2017

November 22 Selection of 2018 Artisan of the Year-Kim Jong Hun (Metal Craft) and Young Craftsman of the Year-Yang Yoo Wan (Glass Craft)

November 3~18 Exhibition of works by 2017 YÉOL Artisan of the Year Heo Dae Chun∙Ahn Yi Hwan (Metal Craft) and Young Craftsman Award winner Kwon Won Deok (Wood Craft) at the Choi Sunu House

August 5 Woodcraft workshop for Young YÉOL & Junior with Craftsman Kwon Won Deok

March 12~April 12 Kwon Won Deok, Kim Soo Young, Lee Hyun Bae Special Exhibition at Isfahan Museum of Contemporary Art, Teheran

February 15 New Year Special Lecture by Fenomeno CEO Cho Ki Sang ‘Traditional Craft in Modern Society and the Role of YÉOL’, Seoul Museum of History

February 7 MOU with the Seoul Museum of History, YÉOL LECTURE renamed as the SEMU-YÉOL LECTURE

2016

December 26~29 National Intangible Heritage Center, Special Exhibition:Wrapping at YÉOL Hanok

November 15~30 Kang Woong Gi∙Kim Min Sun (Metal Craft), Song Min Ho (Ceramics) Special YÉOL Exhibition < Made to Hold by Pounding and Kneading > at YÉOL Hanok

November 11~13 Exhibition of works by Kim Soo Young, An Hae Pyo, Yoon Gyu Sang, Lee Hyun Bae and Jo Suk Jin at the 2016 Grand Exhibition of Korean Intangible Cultural Heritages at KINTEX

October 5 Selection of 2017 Artisan of the Year- Heo Dae Chun and Ahn Yi Hwan (Metal Craft) and Young Craftsman Award- Kwon Won Deok (Wood Craft)

September 22~October 2 Exhibition of works by Kim Soo Young, Auroi Heritage, and Lee Hyun Bae at the 2016 Seoul Craft Fair, COEX

September 15~October 27 Exhibition of works by Kwon Won Duk, Kim Soo Young, Kim Chun Sik, and Lee Hyun Bae < MA:T - AS IT IS > at the Korean Cultural Center, New York

August 6 Initiation of the YÉOL Junior Programs

June 21~July 17 Kim Soo Young, An Hae Pyo, Yoon Gyu Sang, Lee Hyun Bae, Jo Suk Jin Exhibition < The New Classic: Tradition becomes Contemporary > at the Gwangju Asia Culture Center

June 1~30 2016 Exhibition of works by YÉOL Artisan of the Year Yoon Gyu Sang (paper umbrella making) and Young Craftsman Award winner Kim Hyun Ju (Metal Craft) at the Cultural Heritage Training Center for Important Intangible Cultural Properties

April 28~May 1 Exhibition of works by An Hae Pyo and Jo Ha Na at the 2017 G-Seoul International Art Fair at DDP

March 23 Initiation of the YÉOL Mom Program

February 17~23 Kim Young Shik, Sim Yoon Bo, Jeong Gyeong Jin and Hong Kyung Hee Folk Art Exhibition < Folding Screens of Chaekkeori Filled to the Brim > at YÉOL Hanok

2015

November 25~December 18 Kim Jung Hoo Special YÉOL Exhibition< CIRCLE > at YÉOL Hanok

October 3 2015 Sajikjeryeak (music of the national rites to the gods of grains and land) Outdoor Concert < Melody of Sajik, Waking up the Gods >

September 16~October 25 Works by An Hae Pyo exhibited at the 2015 Cheongju International Craft Biennale

September 7 Selection of 2016 Artisan of the Year-Yoon Gyu Sang (Paper Umbrella Making) and Young Craftsman Award- Kim Hyun Ju (Metal Craft)

August 1~October 3 Exhibition of works by Kim Soo Young and Kim Chun Sik at the 10th Anniversary Exhibition of the Korea Foundation Global Center < MA:T – Korean Culture Beyond the Recipe >, Seoul

June 16 MOU with the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation

April 29~May 27 Exhibition of works by 2015 YÉOL Artisan of the Year An Hae Pyo and Young Craftsman Award winner Jo Ha Na < Wearing Tradition, Filling Tradition > at YÉOL Hanok

April23~26 Exhibition of works by Kim Soo Young and Lee Kwang Ho at the 2015 G-Seoul International Art Fair at DDP

April 13~19 Exhibition of works by Kim Soo Young at Milan Design Week < Constancy and Change in Korea Craftwork 2015 >, Milan

March 27 ‘Korean Shoes, Hwahye’ symposium, at Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

March 27 MOU with Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

March 18~April 3 Exhibition of photography by Kim Young M’Young, Kim Eun Kyoung, Kim Eun Hye, Park Sun Woon < Contemplation > at YÉOL Hanok

2014

October 14 Selection of 2015 YÉOL Artisan of the Year– An Hae Pyo (Shoe Making) and Young Craftsman Award-Jo Ha Na (Textile)

October 6 Brassware by Kim Soo Young exhibited at the Myeongdong Lotte Department Store Gallery

October 2 Support the 9th Joseon Dynasty Chinjamrye Reenactment Festival

October Sponsor musical instruments for the Sajikdaejae Rite

September 27 Host the Eve Concert of Sajikdaejae Rite

September Exhibition of brassware by Kim Soo Young at 2014 Maison & Objet Paris

August Exhibition of brassware by Kim Soo Young at Insa-dong Gallery 3

June 25~July 13 Exhibition of brassware by Kim Soo Young at the Korea Craft & Design Foundation Craftwork Platform at Seoul 284

May 22 MOU with the Seoul Design Foundation

March 14~May 23 Exhibition of works by 2014 YÉOL Artisan of the Year Kim Soo Young and Young Craftsman Award winner Lee Kwang Ho at YÉOL Hanok

March MOU with the Asia Society Korea Center

2013

December 6 The 4th Noblesse Honors Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seoul with Chef Judy Joo

November 29~30 Sponsored the National Museum of Korea and the Asia Museum Institute International Academic Symposium “Research on the Enhancement of Goreyo Dynasty Willow and Water-Bird Pattern Mother-of-Pearl”

November 26 Host YÉOL Sajikdan Forum Ⅱ, “Is it Okay the Way it is?–Proposal for Sajikdan Restoration and Usage”

November Support The National Trust of Korea for Cultural Heritage for restoration of Kwon Jin Gyu Atelier

September 6~October 5 < The YÉOL Hanok Opening Exhibition > works by Park Sung Gyu (lacquerware), Seo Shin Jung (bamboo case weaving), Yoo Se Rim (ceramics), Lee Hyun Bae (earthenware), Lee In Se (tray-table making), Jo Suk Jin (wooden furniture making) and Cho Dae Yong (Bamboo Blind Making) at YÉOL Hanok

June 22 Begin Young Designers Market

June 15 Host Sajikdan Altar Walkathon to gather signatures to petition for the restoration of Sajikdan

June 11 Selection of the 2014 YÉOL Artisan of the Year– Kim Soo Young (Brassware) and Young Craftsman Award– Lee Kwang Ho (Metal Craft)

May 28 Special Lecture “Sajikdan and the Great Sajik Religious Ceremony” by Professor Kim Moon Sik of Dankuk University

April 21~May 19 Sponsored the Uljoo Bangudae Petroglyphs Exhibition < Sinking in Water > at National Palace Museum

March 9 Initiation of the Young YÉOL Program

February 5 Special Lecture “50 Years Tradition of Cultural Support Cases for Asia Cultural Center by the Rockefeller Family” by Wendy O'Neil, President of the Asia Cultural Center, and Melissa A. Berman, Representative of the Rockefeller Charity Advisory Team

January 29~February 15 Exhibition < Buyeo, The Sprouting of the Regional Arts and Culture > at YÉOL Hanok

January 30 Special Lecture “Creation of Tradition” by Designer Kosei Shirotani

January Kim Young M’Young take office as the 2nd Chairperson of YÉOL Board

2012

December 21~24 Works by Jo Suk Jin (wooden furniture making) outcome of the the ‘Modernization of Traditional Wooden Furniture’ Project sponsored by Noblesse and the ‘Buyeo Project: The Sprouting of Regional Arts and Culture’ exhibited at the 2012 Craft Trend Fair at COEX

November 8 The 3rd Noblesse Honors Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seoul with Chef Rachel Yang

November Support The National Trust of Korea for Cultural Heritage for landscape design of the garden of Go Hee Dong Historical House

November Sponsored the renovation of Cheongdo Unmunsa Temple

July Exhibition of works by YÉOL artisans at Living Gallery Omni

June 1~24 < 2012 Ceramic Trend: Functional Ware > Exhibition at the Yido Gallery

May~October Workshop ‘Buyeo Project, The Sprouting of the Regional Arts and Culture’ (May,August,October)

January 12 Special Lecture ‘Sustainable Development of Traditional Craft’ by Professor Choi Gong Ho of Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

2011

December 15~18 Exhibition of works by Lee Hyun Bae at the 2011 Craft Trend Fair, COEX

December 9 The 2nd Noblesse Honors Dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seoul with Chef Edward Lee

November First YÉOL Flea Market to provide scholarship to students at the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage

August 25~September 9 YÉOL & Tod’s Master Program Exhibition of works by 2011 YÉOL Artisan of the Year Lee Hyun Bae at YÉOL Hanok

May 4 Celebratory ceremony for the completion of the Yeosu Cultural Heritage Information Sign Project

February Kim Young Ja take office as the 1st Chairperson of YÉOL Board, Diana Kang as the 3rd President of YÉOL

January~June Implement Yeosu cultural heritage information signs

2010

December 15~19 Works by YÉOL artisans exhibited at the 2010 Craft Trend Fair at COEX

December 7 The First Noblesse Honors Dinner at Gramercy Park with Chef Akira Back

May ~September 2013 Sponsored the Yeosu Aeyangwon Archive Preservation Project

May Selection of the 2011 YÉOL Artisan of the Year– Lee Hyun Bae (Earthenware)

2009

December 29 Citizens Lecture ‘An Old is A New – Creating Hope Through Traditional Culture’ by Park Won Soon

December YÉOL office move to Gahoe-dong

November 25 Co-host the Public Seminar with The National Trust of Korea for Cultural Heritage

October 30 Exhibition of works by wooden furniture Master Jo Suk Jin, Lacquerware Master Park Sung Gyu, Earthenware Master Lee Hyun Bae at the Shilla Hotel sponsored by TOD’S

October < YÉOL Artisan Support > Exhibition at YÉOL Hanok

October 16~31 Cha Myung Hye Solo Exhibition at YÉOL Hanok

August 17 Designs for the Yeosu Cultural Heritage Information Sign Project finalized; samples displayed at Jinnam Hall

August 8 Youth Cultural Heritage Preservation Program in cooperation with the National Trust for Cultural Heritage

2008

November 26 Completion of English Translation Standards Project for the name and terminology of cultural heritage

September 2 MOU established with Yeosu City for the Yeosu Cultural Heritage Information Sign Project

August~July Initiation of the English Translation Standards Project for the name and terminology of cultural heritage

June~2009 June Initiation of the YÉOL Artists in Residence Program

April 25 YÉOL designated the Keeper for Seoul Sajikdan as part of the ‘One Keeper One Cultural Heritage’ Program at the Cultural Heritage Administration

February Chung Hyung Min take office as the 2nd President of YÉOL

2007

September Corporate Member of National Trust for Cultural Heritage

July Support the ‘Protection of Korea’s Historic Pine Trees Project’ at the Unmunsa Temple (Natural Heritage No. 180) by installation of lightening rod

April 12 Initiation of the Seoul Historical Walk Programs

January Selection of Master Artisans Park Sung Gyu (Lacquerware Making), Seo Shin Jung (Bamboo Case Weaving)

2006

December 31 Designation as a donation organization

September 21 YÉOL Foundation established under Cultural Heritage Administration

May Initiation of project for sponsorship of master artisans

May Purchase of the YÉOL Hanok in Gahoe-dong as part of the Bukchon Hanok Village Preservation Project

April~November Provide support for volunteer training and activities at the Mokpo National Maritime Museum

2005

September~September 2006 Jogyesa Temple Information Sign Project

May 23 Begin YÉOL Fundraising Dinner

January 11 Begin New Year Special Lecture Program

2004

October~December Support research on the Kwonnong-dong Park Development Plan with landscape designer Kang Eui Sook

2003

August 27 Host press conference on the Uljoo Bangudae Petroglyphs Preservation

June 13 YÉOL Sajikdan ForumⅠ‘Proposal to Recover the Historic Significance of Seoul Sajikdan’

March 7 Begin English language lecture series YÉOL LECTURE Program

2002

November~March 2003 Proposal for Restoration and Environmental Improvement of Seoul Sajikdan, research and design by Ko Joo Suk, Oikos

October 21 YÉOL Special Lecture ‘Meaning and Role of Sajikdan in the Joseon Dynasty’ by Lee Seong Mu, President of the National Institute of Korean History

October 5 Official requests to the LA County Museum of Art for a status report on illegally-leaked Korean cultural heritages

October 3 English Docent Tour of Changdeokgung Palace for international specialists participating in a summit hosted by the UNESCO Korea Committee

July Park Son Hee take office as the 1st President of YÉOL

June 17 Approved as a Non-Profit Organization by Seoul Metropolitan Government

May Cultural Excursion to the Uljoo Bangudae Petroglyphs site; Supported research of the Uljoo Bangudae Petroglyphs Replica Modeling Project

April Initiation of the Cultural Excursion Program

January YÉOL Inaugural Assembly, Kim Young Ja appointed as the Representative of YÉOL

2001

December 19 Founding Committee of YÉOL