7. South Korean sportswear group EXR has snapped up
French fashion house Jean-Charles de Castelbajac,
known for its cartoonish and pop art-inspired dresses,
underscoring Asian groups' growing appetite for
acquiring Western luxury brands
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
14. kang - the stone bed!
While it looks rock-hard, the stone bed is actually one
sophisticated furniture with tons of benefits. The
mattress is made of quartz, topaz and jade and may be
easily heated via the coils under the stone mattress. A
heated mattress, as you should be aware, provides
therapeutic benefits.
They covered it in thick blankets too. Again, no one
sleeps directly on the stone unless they are a real
glutton for punishment.
15. An ondol, also called gudeul, in Korean
traditional architecture, is underfloor
heating which uses direct heat transfer from
wood smoke to the underside of a thick
masonry floor.
16. A Jimjilbang is a kind of huge dry sauna facility,
but it is different from typical saunas in that
people absorb directly-radiated heat from
rocks such as elvan, germanium, jade or yellow
mud there, which is supposed to be good for
their health.
17. See more at
http://www.designboom.com/sde_history.html
21. Stylists from S. Korea
Art & Tradition
New dresses based on HanBok costume
1. Choi Hyun-sook (General Idea brand)
2. Kim Hye-kyung
3. Lee Ki-hyang
4. Geum Key-sook
5. Kim Hye-soon
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