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그레이프랩
그레이프랩은 환경과 사회문제를 디자이너의 관점에서 바라보고 다양한 실험을 통해 그 해결책을 제시하는 디자인 스튜디오입니다.
버려지는 자원과 우리 사회의 소외된 계층과 관련한 문제를 해결하기 위해 최소한의 자원과 적정 기술을 활용해 지속가능한 디자인 제품을 개발하고 있습니다.
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March | grape lab founded
March | Selected Startup for the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency Training
August | Participation at Seoul City Government’s ‘Resewoon Project’
December | Named as a ‘Social Enterprise Startup’, by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor
February | Exhibitor at the NY National Stationery Show, New York – USA
April | Awarded ‘Excellence Award for Business Administration’, Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
April | Grant Winner of 2019 ‘H-On Dream Social Enterprise Start-up Audition’, Hyundai Motor Group & Chung Mong-Koo Foundation
May | Grant Winner of ‘Hana Power on Impact Support’, Hana Financial Group
May | Support for ‘Establishment of Standard Workplaces for People with Disabilities’, Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities
May | grape lab’s solo exhibition ‘slow paper’, Doosung’s in the PAPER Gallery, Seoul
May | Exhibitor at SK ‘Social Value Connect 2019’, Seoul
May | Workshop ‘Connected Roads’ at Seoul City Government’s Sewoon Plaza Project Cycling Exhibition
June | Exhibitor at the Seoul International Book Fair
July | Exhibitor at KOTRA’s ‘Eco-Friendly Life’ Event
August | Support for ‘Technology Commercialization’, Seoul Business Agency
August | Support for ‘Product Competitiveness’, SK HappyNarae
August | Selected as ‘Star Social Enterprise’, SK Innovation
September | grape lab Inc. founded in California – USA
September | Exhibition ‘great grape’, at Gwangju Design Biennale
September | Selected among ‘7 Best’ at Gwangju Design Biennale by Korea Crafts & Design Foundation
October | Received Angel Investment, Jae-Beom Lee, Former Kakao Corp. CEO, Management Advisor – USA
October | Exhibitor at Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt – Germany
November | Awarded ‘Environmental Contribution Award’ by Korea Environmental Contribution Movement Headquarter
November | Launched Kickstarter Crowdfunding – Backed by more than 44 countries
December | Started Exportation to Seattle and San Jose – USA
December | Participant at ‘Whale, Tree, and Earth’, United Nations Environment Programme & Usisan joint exhibition
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March | grape lab founded
March | Selected Startup for the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency Training
August | Participation at Seoul City Government’s ‘Resewoon Project’
December | Named as a ‘Social Enterprise Startup’, by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor
February | Exhibitor at the NY National Stationery Show, New York – USA
April | Awarded ‘Excellence Award for Business Administration’, Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
April | Grant Winner of 2019 ‘H-On Dream Social Enterprise Start-up Audition’, Hyundai Motor Group & Chung Mong-Koo Foundation
May | Grant Winner of ‘Hana Power on Impact Support’, Hana Financial Group
May | Support for ‘Establishment of Standard Workplaces for People with Disabilities’, Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities
May | grape lab’s solo exhibition ‘slow paper’, Doosung’s in the PAPER Gallery, Seoul
May | Exhibitor at SK ‘Social Value Connect 2019’, Seoul
May | Workshop ‘Connected Roads’ at Seoul City Government’s Sewoon Plaza Project Cycling Exhibition
June | Exhibitor at the Seoul International Book Fair
July | Exhibitor at KOTRA’s ‘Eco-Friendly Life’ Event
August | Support for ‘Technology Commercialization’, Seoul Business Agency
August | Support for ‘Product Competitiveness’, SK HappyNarae
August | Selected as ‘Star Social Enterprise’, SK Innovation
September | grape lab Inc. founded in California – USA
September | Exhibition ‘great grape’, at Gwangju Design Biennale
September | Selected among ‘7 Best’ at Gwangju Design Biennale by Korea Crafts & Design Foundation
October | Received Angel Investment, Jae-Beom Lee, Former Kakao Corp. CEO, Management Advisor – USA
October | Exhibitor at Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt – Germany
November | Awarded ‘Environmental Contribution Award’ by Korea Environmental Contribution Movement Headquarter
November | Launched Kickstarter Crowdfunding – Backed by more than 44 countries
December | Started Exportation to Seattle and San Jose – USA
December | Participant at ‘Whale, Tree, and Earth’, United Nations Environment Programme & Usisan joint exhibition
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김민양
대표 & 아트 디렉터
그레이프랩의 김민양 대표는 10년 이상의 경력을 가진 디자이너로 카카오의 초창기 멤버로 활동하며 이모티콘 서비스를 시작하였습니다. 해당 작업에 참여하는 웹툰 작가들과 기업 모두의 수익이 함께 증가할 수 있는 구조를 만들며 이모티콘 서비스의 급속한 성장을 이끌어 낸 김민양 대표는 영국에서 지속가능한 디자인에 대해 공부한 후 디자이너의 시각으로 사회 문제를 해결하고자 하였습니다. 지속가능한 디자인 스튜디오인 그레이프랩을 창업하여 환경 문제 뿐 아니라 장애인과 같은 소외된 계층의 사회 문제에 집중하며 지속가능한 성장 구조를 만들어 가고 있습니다.
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