{
  "id": 18076068,
  "title": "Seoul forum to examine how personal taste turns into big business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/seoul-forum-to-examine-how-personal-taste-turns-into-big-business",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261104/seoul-forum-to-examine-how-personal-taste-turns-into-big-business"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Seoul Design Foundation will host a forum next week to explore the transformation of personal taste and evolving consumer preferences into successful brands and enterprises. Experts from diverse fields, including space design, fashion, publishing, and food, will participate in the discussion. Scheduled to take place from 2 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, the event will be held in the Design Hall of the iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul. DDP, a landmark complex, was designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid.\n\nThe Seoul Design Learn Forum 2026 aims to provide training for individuals interested in establishing design businesses. The program offers practical classes, mentorship, and networking opportunities, building upon the principles of Seoul Learn, Seoul’s primary education platform, tailored specifically for the design industry.\n\nDuring the forum, the first session titled \"Life at Reset\" will examine how consumers driven by values are reshaping markets, spaces, and daily life. Yoo Jung-su, CEO of Glow Seoul, a company renowned for revitalizing areas like Ikseon-dong in central Seoul, will share insights on how shifting shopping habits impact the market.\n\nThe second session, \"Taste at Work,\" will feature founders and marketers discussing how personal taste influences business strategies and brand development.",
  "summary": "The Seoul Design Foundation will hold a forum next week on how personal taste and shifting consumer values can be turned into brands and businesses. Entrepreneurs and creators from space design, fashion, publishing and food will speak. The Seoul Design Learn Forum 2026 runs from 2 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday in the Design Hall of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the foundation said Wednesday. DDP…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul Design Foundation hosts forum on 2-6:10 p.m. Tuesday",
    "Experts from space design, fashion, publishing, food discuss",
    "Seoul Design Learn Forum 2026 trains design business founders"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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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."
}