SOYOUNG PARK
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Soyoung Park is a furniture designer based in Seoul, specializing in sofas. She currently works in-house at Alloso, iloom, and Fursys, creating user-centered furniture across premium and lifestyle product lines. She studied Woodworking and Furniture Design, with a minor in Industrial Design, at Hongik University. She also pursued Art and Design at the University of Southern California before transferring. She was selected as a finalist for the IDEA Awards, one of the world’s top three international design competitions.
가구 디자이너 박소영은 서울을 기반으로 활동하고 있습니다. 현재는 알로소, 일룸, 퍼시스에서 인하우스 디자이너로 근무하며, 소파 위주의 가구를 디자인하고 있습니다. 홍익대학교에서 목조형가구학과 전공하고, 산업디자인을 부전공하였으며, 이전에는 University of Southern California(USC)에서 Art and Design을 수학한 바 있습니다. 세계 3대 디자인 어워드 중 하나인 IDEA 어워드에서 파이널리스트로 선정된 경력이 있습니다.
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EDUCATION
Hongik University
Woodworking and Furniture Design major
Industrial Product Design minor
University of Southern California
Art and Design major
Northern Valley Regional High School of Old Tappan
March 2018 - February 2022
September 2016 – January 2017
September 2012 – June 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
FURSYS GROUP January 2022 – present
Upholstery designer
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Designed and developed sofa products for iloom and Alloso, overseeing the entire process from concept to launch.
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Researched domestic and global markets to track trends and build a database for product strategy.
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Collaborated with overseas studios and consulting firms, attending Milan Design Week to analyze trends and drive innovation.
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Led CMF strategy, identifying and integrating new materials through continuous engagement with global suppliers.
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Executed design thinking processes, including user research, data analysis, ideation, prototyping, and testing, to create user-centric products.
Hed Urban Studio March 2021 – May 2021
Marketing Intern
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Create catalogue, brochure, and packages with Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
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Manage Instagram posts
Kmong December 2016 – Present
Kor-Eng / Eng-Kor Translator
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Translate websites, thesis paper, article, video subtitles, company powerpoint, personal email, and etc.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Design Club March 2018 – Present
President
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Designed weekly brochures for an organization
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Designed pamphlets, X banners, and banners for events
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Designed stickers and packages for event souvenirs
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Designed t-shirts for an annual event
Ad Fontes Musical September 2017
Creative team assistant
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Proposed ideas for the set design
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Produced products needed for the musical
AWARDS
IDEA
finalist
For Those Who Make The World
2nd place
International Busan Design Award(IBDA) Award
Idea award
The 55th Korea International Design Award
winner
16th Gagu Design Competition
Honorable mention
June 2024
June 2021
June 2021
December 2020
November 2020
EXHIBITION
Woodworking & Furniture Design Project Exhibition
Annual exhibition
20th page, 12th line Exhibition
Somang Young Artist Exhibition
December 2018 – December 2020
February 2019
October 2018
SKILLS
Photoshop_Advanced
Illustrator_Advanced
Autocad_Advanced
3D Rhino_Advanced
Keyshot _Advanced
3D Printing
3ds Max_ Intermediate
Graphic Technology Qualification March 2020
November 2020
LANGUAGE
Korean_Native
English_Advanced
Resided in the U.S. for 9 years
TOEIC 990