Christina Kim (fashion designer)

Christina Kim (born 1956) is a South Korean-born fashion designer based in Los Angeles, California and founder of design house Dosa.^[1][2]

Early life and career

Kim was born in South Korea, and came to the United States with her family in 1971, at the age of 15.^[3] She would go on to work in the import/export industry beginning in the mid-1980s. Dosa employed 30 people as of 2007, with a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m²) workspace in Los Angeles, as well as a 400-square-foot (37 m²) store in New York City.^[4] Her joint work with jeweller Pippa Small was featured in London's Anthony d'Offay Gallery in 2002; she continued working with d'Offay after the closure of his gallery.^[5][6] She was one of three finalists for the Smithsonian Institution's National Design Award in the area of Fashion Design in 2003.^[7] She does not hold or participate in fashion shows in order to promote her products, and refers to herself as an "artist" rather than a stylist; further, she designs a new collection only once a year, in contrast to the typical fashion-design practice of designing new collections for every season.^[8][9] She works with traditional craftspeople in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, and Peru, and has been noted for her extensive use of traditional materials.^[7][9] She has stated that she is particularly fond of khadi, a hand-woven Indian cloth; In 2002, she employed roughly 500 women in India's Assam region to spin eri silk for her.^[9][10] Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans.^[10]

References

1. ^ Reinach, Simona Segre (2006). Manuale di comunicazione, sociologia e cultura della moda. Meltemi Editore. pp. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-88-8353-521-5. 
2. ^ Carrington, Dora (2005-04-09). "Atelier su misura". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://www.dweb.repubblica.it/dcasa/2005/04/09/dattualita/dattualita/108ate445108.html. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
3. ^ Johnson, Reed (2009-04-19), "Dosa's Christina Kim: Every piece is precious", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-greendosa19-2009apr19,0,1086645.story, retrieved 2011-09-29 
4. ^ Preston, Holly Hubbard (2007-04-20). "Your Money: Do you have what it takes to run an import/export business?". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/20/yourmoney/mexport.php?page=2. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
5. ^ Becker, Vivienne (2002-12-13). "Mined, all mined". Financial Times. http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=%22Christina+Kim%22&id=021213004601. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
6. ^ Friedman, Vanessa (2003-06-13). "Fashion dressed up as art". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=%22Christina+Kim%22&id=030613006755. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announces winners and finalists for fourth annual National Design Awards to be held October 22, 2003" (PDF) (Press release). National Design Museum. 2003-08-01. http://ndm.si.edu/nda/PDF/NDA2003Honorees.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-04.  Archived 28 December 2010 at WebCite
8. ^ Gaidatzi, Dimi (2006-09-09). "Once a year is enough". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?queryText=%22Christina+Kim%22&id=060909000921. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
9. ^ ^{a b c} Padovani, Maddalena; Nadia Lionello (March 2003). "The Encounter: Christina Kim". Interni (529). Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://www.internimagazine.it/s013001000059/s013001000061/d013001000256/a013001003772.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 
10. ^ ^{a b} Song, Sora (2003-02-17). "Innovators: Christina Kim". TIME Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200401/kim.html. Retrieved 2007-06-04. 

External links

• DOSA home page

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