Biennial Bojagi Forum

Chunghie Lee’s wearable Blue Durumagi

Designers from around the world are convening from this Sunday, August 24 through Thursday, August 28 for the 2014 Korea Bojagi Forum on Jeju Island, off the southern coast of Korea. The forum will include an exhibition of work by more than 100 artists inspired by bojagi, the traditional Korean patchwork cloths dating back as far as the 15^th century.

RISD Textiles Critic Chunghie Lee, who has been a strong proponent of bojagi here in the US, is directing the forum and will show her own work along with 10 Seam Variations, a collaborative piece created by RISD students. Among the lecturers at the gathering are Assistant Professor Mary Anne Friel, graduate program director in Textiles, and Continuing Ed instructor Jiyoung Chung 02 PT.