When it comes to recycling, Germany is still the world\u2019s front runner, leading the OECD\u2019s country ranking with a recycling rate of 65 per cent. Not far behind is South Korea at 59 per cent. However, in the field of upcycling \u2013 the process of transforming waste materials into products of better quality \u2013 Germans still have a lot to learn from the Asian tiger state.\u00a0<\/em>For example, in its capital city of Seoul, the world\u2019s largest cultural complex for upcycling has been welcoming roughly 200,000 visitors a year since September 2017. The 16,500-square-metre complex is home to start-ups, design studios and exhibitions focused on the subject of upcycling.<\/p>\n The highly sophisticated and multifaceted Korean design culture has earned an excellent reputation worldwide. The reason for the ever-increasing popularity and success of Korean design is its unique combination of tradition and highly modern technology. Materials like e-waste or plastic toys are used for design products. In Korea upcycling design is eclectic, surprising and very inspiring.<\/em><\/p>\n A total of 11 designers and 17 students from Hongik University in Seoul took part in the Special Exhibition on South Korea. The South Korean exhibition was organised by the Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig in cooperation with the Gwangmyeong Upcycle Art Center, the first of its kind in South Korea.<\/em><\/p>\n Joining the South Korean designers as exhibitors were 15 design studios from Germany, Italy, Columbia and Hungary. They presented their unique solutions for combining sustainability and design in the form of unique, high-quality products from the fields of product design, fashion, jewellery, textile design and art. All of the works were hand-made from reclaimed and repurposed materials. The spectrum ranged from works made from bottlecaps, furniture made from honeycomb cardboard and pendant lamps made from used clothing to silver jewellery made from disused computer circuit boards.<\/p>\n Superm\u00fcll (DE) Song Joon Lee Prof. Chul-Yong Choi<\/em> Yoon Hyung Bae europafoto KLINGER Leipzig \u2013 Dami\u00e1n Canteros<\/em> Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig<\/em> Gwangmyeong Upcycle Art Center<\/em> europafoto KlingerLeipzig<\/em> Auf in deutschlands designhauptstadt! Leipzig: Upcycling-Messe Why Leipzig is Europe\u2019s coolest city for design Original Old : 27exciting ways to transform trash into lovely things Upcycling Messe-im KKW: Selvita & other upcycling highlights Leipzig wird zur Hauptstadt des Designs: grassimesse, Designers Open und Kunstkraftwerk bieten Plattformen f\u00fcr neue Gestaltungstrends So sch\u00f6n kann upcycling sein Upcycling_Designer f\u00f6rdern Nachhaltigkeit mediatoday.asia<\/p>\n \uad11\uba85\uc5c5\uc0ac\uc774\ud074\uc544\ud2b8\uc13c\ud130,<\/a><\/p>\n \ub3c5\uc77c \ub77c\uc774\ud504\uce58\ud788 \uc2dc \ucd08\uccad \ubc1b\uc544 \uad6d\uc81c \uc5c5\uc0ac\uc774\ud074 \uc804\uc2dc Echt Alt_Original Old \ucc38\uac00<\/a><\/p>\n \ud64d\uc775\ub274\uc2a4 :\u00a0http:\/\/www.hongik.ac.kr\/gopage\/gonews.jsp?bbsConfigFK=1&pkid=135143<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n \ud398\uc774\uc2a4\ubd81 :\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hongik1946<\/a><\/p>\n \uc778\uc2a4\ud0c0\uadf8\ub7a8 :\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hongik_university\/<\/a><\/p>\nSpecial Exhibition South Korea<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Participants<\/h2>\n
Designer<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nGian Luca Soldi (IT)
\nRaphael Biller (DE)
\nRetextil (HUN)
\nFrank Gibbemeyer (DE)
\nBj\u00f6rn Bernt (DE)
\nAndr\u00e8 Stache (DE)
\nAri Fuchs (DE)
\nSelvita (COL)
\nClemens Schebiella (DE)
\nSophia Kahl (DE)
\nGabriele Wiese (DE)
\nWia Nui (IT)
\nCircuit Accessoires (DE)
\nPatrizia Della Peruta (IT)
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Special Guest S\u00fcdkorea<\/em><\/h2>\n
Designers\/Artists<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nHee Suk Park
\nFori Sim
\nHyung Jin Park
\nHarlie Kim
\nYong Chul Kim
\nKyung Ran Kim
\nOWNU
\nYoung Wan Yang
\nRECODE
\n<\/em><\/p>\nHongik University, Seoul\/Sejong<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Faculty of Design and Art<\/h4>\n
\n Prof. Jin Joo Ma<\/em><\/p>\nStudents<\/h4>\n
\nJiayi Qui
\nYe Ji Hyeon
\nYi Heon Lee
\nDa Eun Ok
\nChen Yu Tian
\nXin Yin Cao
\nSang Sun Park
\nSu Yeon Rho
\nNi Mei Wu
\nJi Hye Lee
\nGa Ram Kim
\nDa In Kim
\nDong Mei Zhang
\nWen Yi Huang
\nJi Min Ahn
\nJung Won Kim<\/em><\/p>\nPhotos<\/h3>\n
\n Fori Sim<\/em>
\n Studenten von der Hongik University<\/em>
\n Lilly M. Bozzo-Costa<\/em>
\n Angelina Perke, Kunstkraftwerk<\/em><\/p>\nCooperations partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n Gwangmyeong City<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Designer\u2019s Open<\/em>
\n Stadt Leipzig<\/em>
\n Istituto italiano di cultura Berlino<\/em>
\n Volkshoschule Leipzig<\/em>
\n Rotaract Club Leipzig<\/em>
\n Hongik University Seoul<\/em><\/p>\nSponsors<\/h3>\n
\n Gangart<\/em><\/p>\nPress<\/h3>\n
\nLeipzig_N\u00e4her dran<\/em>
\n Dritt Aufgabe, 2018_ Seite 9<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDas Leipziger Kunstkraftwerk ist Austragungsort der Upcycling-Messe Echt Alt\/Original Old … 18.10.18<\/em>
\n www.kunstforum.de\/nachrichten\/leipzig-upcycling-messe<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVerfasserin: Cathy Adams<\/em>
\n The Indipendent www.indipendent.co.uk\/travel\/europw\/leipzig-germany-best-europeancity-designers-open-weekend-exhibition-a8610046.html<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVerfasserin Sarah Dawood<\/em>
\n Design Week www.designweek.co.uk\/issues\/29-october-4november-2018\/original-old<\/em><\/p>\n
\nwww.leipzig -im.de<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVerfasserin: Ana Beatriz Ribeiro<\/em>
\n the leipzig glocal_https\/\/leipglo.com 28.10.2018<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVerfasser: Andreas Schmidt<\/em>
\n Leipzig Region Verfasser<\/em>
\n Burgen\/Seen\/Heide\/City<\/em><\/p>\n
\nVerfasser: Felix Ammenn<\/em>
\n www.sachsen-fernsehen.de\/so-schoen-kann-upcycling-sein-538113<\/em><\/p>\n
\ntop magazin Leipzig<\/em>
\n Winter Ausgabe 2018\/19<\/em><\/p>\n