I received an email from family in S. Korea announcing that we lost our good friend Emil Goh. He died of a heart attack in Seoul where he was living.
The news of Emil passing suddenly has hit me pretty hard as we became good friends in my month in Seoul last summer. Beyond being a good friend, he spent many days introducing me to the amazing art scene in Seoul as well as people like the Chillzine girls, 360 Sounds and Daily Projects amongst others. He brought me to art openings and introduced me to fantastic dinner spots throughout the city. He was easily one of the most selfless AND talented people I’ve been fortunate to meet and I feel blessed to have called him a friend.
Here’s Emil, a few of his designs and some of the people we encountered together.
Emil Goh, June 2008, Seoul, S. Korea
Emil photographed and interviewed with the Daily Projects & 360 Sounds Crew.
Emil’s “Recycle Bag” @ The Second Hotel.
An example of Emil’s lighting design. You can hang things from this light.
Emil shooting one of his zillion friends at The Zino Gallery in Seoul. Ladies Love Emil.
I first met Suitman with Emil, another fantastic artist and great personality.
Maia Ruth Lee, 1 of 3 Chillzine girls and one of my favorite people! Check her on my blog here.
Some of The Daily Projects team at The Second Hotel. Check out their blog and shop at their new online site.
Hong Sukwoo, a freelance fashion journalist. Hong runs a photo-documentary project about Seoul, Your Boyhood.
Left: Sulki Choi and Min Choi are graphic designers currently based in Seoul, Korea. They met in 2001 at Yale University where they were both students of the MFA graphic design program. Since then, they have been working together on various commissioned as well as self-initiated projects. Their website is a must see, check it here
Right: Sasa! On Artnet here.
Emil & I walking the streets of Seoul, photo by Rich Lim.
