Hayoung Lim · product design · Tokyo & Seoul
Korean designer based in Tokyo. Graduating from Musashino Art University in March 2026, with a background in industrial, interior, and craft design. My work explores material processes and ecological thinking — making by hand, questioning what objects are made of, and why.
Profile
Education
- Musashino Art University
- College of Art and Design
- Industrial, Interior and Craft Design
- Bachelor of Arts
- Expected graduation March 2026
Research interests
- Sustainability & ecology
- Interspecies design
- Material processes
- Contemporary prototyping
- Industrial processes
Making
I trained in traditional Japanese woodworking and, studying in Japan as a Korean student, worked to understand its cultural and material basis — technically and conceptually — with discipline and care for precision. From there I extend into furniture and product design, weighing usability, context, and production.
Experience / exhibition
- Mar 2025
- PROJECT HINOKI II / Karimoku Furniture Inc. / Tokyo, Japan
- Jun 2025
- MUJI com × MAU Woodwork Pop-up Store / Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 2026
- 2026 Musashino Art University Degree Show / Tokyo, Japan