{
  "id": 14377869,
  "title": "Seoul printing festival brings tradition, technology and hands-on creativity to Cheonggye Plaza",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/seoul-printing-festival-brings-tradition-technology-and-hands-on-14377869",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261014/seoul-printing-festival-brings-tradition-technology-and-hands-on-creativity-to-cheonggye-plaza"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul is set to host the 17th Seoul Printing Awards and Printing Culture Festival on Thursday, bringing printing techniques from the past into the public realm. The festival opens at Cheonggye Plaza at 10:30 a.m., showcasing the evolution of an industry often taken for granted. The theme of the festival is \"Printing connects the world.\" This year's printing competition received a record-breaking 277 entries, with the grand prize awarded to FORTUNE ART SERIES by Taeyoung Plus. The winning piece creatively blends traditional Korean folk paintings with modern materials, utilizing shredded banknotes, printed textures, acrylic, laser cutting, and a focus on resource recycling. Among the four gold prize winners, Eco de Soul's Hypnotic Paradise diary set features handmade calendar and notebook elements using rice-straw paper. Another gold-winning entry, \"Horse\" by Art Printing Co., draws inspiration from Korean folk symbolism.",
  "summary": "Seoul is bringing printing out of the workshop and into the public square Thursday, inviting visitors to explore centuries-old techniques, experiment with modern printing technology and discover how an industry often taken for granted continues to evolve. The 17th Seoul Printing Awards and Printing Culture Festival will open at 10:30 a.m. at Cheonggye Plaza under the theme “Printing connects the…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul printing festival brings tradition, technology and hands-on creativity to Cheonggye Plaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/seoul-printing-festival-brings-tradition-technology-and-hands-on",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}