Sooji Lee
Born in Seoul, South Korea.
Lives in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Education
2014 - 2016
Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
MA Information Design
2005 - 2011
Hongik Univ, KR
BA Industrial Design
Artist Residency
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 Jan van Eyck
Maastricht, NL
Award
2020 The Best Dutch Book Designs 2019
2017 Typographic Excellence 63rd Type Directors Club Awards, NY
2016 Gijs Bakker Award Nominee, Eindhoven, NL
Speech
Golden Hands; Thursday night live, Het Nieuwe Institute, Rotterdam, NL
Publications
Mar 2019 in process of _ making Bodoni Typeface, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, NL
Mar 2019 Vicky, Karo, Sooji, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, NL
Solo Exhibition
Mar 2017 When Attitudes Become Typeface
4bid Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Collective Exhibition
2020
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2019 | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2019_
Open Craft | TAC, NL
Open Studio van Eyck | Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, NL
2018_
The Way We Face Leather | Art Director, TAC, NL
Design day #13 | Maastricht, NL
The Materialists Present Paper | Ventura Future, Milan, IT
The Materialists Present Paper | YKSI Expo, Eindhoven, NL
The Materialists Present Paper | Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2017
The Anti Efficients_Veem, NL
When Attitudes Become Typeface | In Collaboration w. Nemonan & visualsfrom, NL
The 63rd Annual Type Directors Club | TDC 63 Traveling Exhibitions
2016
In Need of | Graduation Show, Design Academy Eindhoven, NL
2015
Machining Vally Embassy | Exhibition Currating, Sectie C, NL
2009
HI 60th Anniversary Art Show_Hongik Univ. Seoul. KR
Grin the Green_Graduation Show, Hongik Univ. Seoul. KR