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Beyond Gat : Daenggi, the Braid of Heritage

Sunho Jung

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Contemporary South Korean Jeweller Based in London

Contemporary South Korean Jeweller Based in London

College Central Saint Martins

Course BA (Hons) Jewellery Design

Graduation year 2025

Sunho’s collection draws on her Korean heritage. She takes inspiration from the gat – a traditional men’s hat symbolising status – and intricate women’s hair braiding styles from the Joseon dynasty, Korea’s longest-standing royal era. She reimagines these historical forms using sinamay, a translucent, flexible material, to create gender-fluid pieces with a contemporary edge. The lightness of sinamay evokes the elegance of tradition, while Sunho’s designs show how cultural legacies can be reshaped for today, binding the past and present through innovative craftsmanship.

Interpretative text by Patrick Campbell, BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation

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Sunho’s collection draws on her Korean heritage. She takes inspiration from the gat – a traditional men’s hat symbolising status – and intricate women’s hair braiding styles from the Joseon dynasty, Korea’s longest-standing royal era. She reimagines these hi...

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