SuhYoung Yun
"I create, curate and connect."
About
SuhYoung Yun is a writer, journalist, and creative director active in the cultural field, especially focused on travel, design, art, architecture and food.
She is the author of Switzerland: A Cultural Travel Guide (스위스 예술 여행), published July 18, 2025 by Ahn Graphics, a renowned design publisher in South Korea. Yun was formerly the Cultural and Public Affairs Officer at the Embassy of Switzerland in Seoul, a position which inspired her to write the cultural travel guide.
SuhYoung Yun has extensive media experience - her career spans over a decade as a culture, travel and lifestyle journalist, contributing to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. She previously worked as a staff reporter for The Korea Times where she reported mainly on lifestyle and culture, and currently writes for the London-based design magazine Wallpaper* based in Seoul. Her previous media involvements include writing for South China Morning Post (SCMP), appearing as regular guest on TBS eFM radio in Seoul, and serving as local producer of a documentary on North and South Korean food for Al Jazeera network.
She currently runs the The Seoul Collective through which she organizes cultural immersion programs to enhance cultural understanding between Korea and the world. Previously, she ran a media consulting agency, Sync, through which she helped businesses and individuals get their stories told.
Yun holds a BA in International Studies from Ewha Womans University and an MA in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons School of Design - The New School (inaugural class of the Global Executive Master of Science (GEMS) in Strategic Design and Management). She was previously the Seoul representative of The New School's Alumni Council.
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디자인의 도시 취리히, 예술과 건축이 숨 쉬는 바젤, 그리고 로컬이 아니면 찾을 수 없는 비밀스러운 공간들까지. 자연과 휴양 중심으로 소개되어온 스위스를 예술과 문화의 시선으로 소개하는 여행 가이드북이다. 마리오 보타, 페터 춤토르, 클라우디아 콤트 등 스위스 현지 창작자와 문화예술계 인물 38명이 직접 안내하는 문화예술 지도로, 아름다운 풍경 속 또 다른 스위스를 만나게 한다. 로컬 카페, 예술 공간, 디자인 호텔, 자연 명소 등 현지 창작자들이 직접 추천하는 293곳의 장소와 그들의 이야기를 따라가다 보면 예술을 중심으로 한 새로운 스위스 지도를 그리게 된다.
From Zurich, the city of design, to Basel, where art and architecture come alive — and on to hidden gems known only to locals — this guidebook reintroduces Switzerland not through its familiar lens of nature and leisure, but through the vibrant worlds of art and culture. Featuring insights from 38 Swiss creators and cultural figures — including Mario Botta, Peter Zumthor, and Claudia Comte — it presents a cultural map that reveals a different side of the country. With 293 carefully selected locations, from local cafés and art spaces to design hotels and scenic natural spots, all personally recommended by those shaping Switzerland’s creative landscape, this book invites readers to experience the country through the eyes of its artists.
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