David (Hyeok Soon) Choi
Senior Designer
Copenhagen SV
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Designer
Pandora
09.2022 - Current
- Collaborate closely with the Design Director in all aspects related to collections
- Ensure the timely development and launch of projects
- Generate original and forward-thinking ideas
- Mentoring junior designers for exponential growth with optimal resources
Senior Designer
Golden Dew
07.2016 - 06.2022
- Core design – bestsellers & seasonal collections
- Identified trends, maintained and developed new items for merchandising
- Research & design for new technology & materials
- Buying MD – in charge of the international outsourcing
Jewelry Designer/Merchandiser
Mute Object
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Identified trends, maintained and developed seasonal collection for merchandising
- Designed jewelry collections from hand sketches to CAD and technical renderings for manufacturing
- Sourced materials and techniques appropriate for each design fulfilling cost, quality and time prerequisites
- Collaborated with marketing and design team to assure products are presented favorably at tradeshows
- Developed appropriate packaging materials for jewelry
- Built website by actively communicating with art director and managed online store
Continuing Education Jewelry Instructor
William Rainey Harper College
09.2013 - 12.2013
- Instructed basic jewelry making course and teach specific techniques appropriate to the subject matter
- Evaluated students’ work and organized an exhibition open to the public at the end of course
- Contributed to development of program policies and procedures
Artist in Residence in Metal/Jewelry
Worcester Center for Crafts
06.2011 - 08.2013
- Prepared and taught jewelry classes and workshops for various levels by effectively customizing class structures and curriculums
- Performed technical management and maintenance of the metal/jewelry studio facility
- Developed new bodies of work, processes and concepts
- Facilitated critics with other artists to discuss the current state of practice in their field
Bench Jeweler
Alexis Bittar
02.2012 - 05.2012
- Worked closely with CAD designer and assisted in developing new designs
- Acted as bench jeweler by performing following skills: fabricating, repair, polishing, etc
Open Studio Artist
Museum of Art and Design
01.2012 - 04.2012
- Featured special demonstrations by exhibiting artwork in the museum gallery
- Discussed processes, materials, and concepts of artwork with museum visitors to extend their understanding and appreciation
- Enhanced artistic projects by incorporating innovative design techniques
Education
Masters of Fine Arts - Metal/Jewelry
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ
New Paltz, NY 01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Metal/Jewelry
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Urbana-Champaign, IL 01.2003 - 01.2009
Skills
Rhino
Adobe CS
KeyShot
Scholarships & Awards
- 2012, Finalist, 2011 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2011, 1st Place in Jewelry, 15th annual Lines into Shapes Art Competition, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO
- 2011, 2011 Grant Winner, Bay Area Metal Arts Guild Grant, Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco, CA
- 2010, SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship Winner
- 2010, NICHE Student Awards Finalist- Mixed & Miscellaneous Media
- 2010, Juried Student Award- Jewelry, 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, ASU Metals, Tempe, AZ
Gallery Representation
- Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
- Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Publications
- 2013, Permanent Contemporary Jewellery Gallery Online Edition, Noovo Editions, Spain
- 2012, Jewel Book, International Annual of Contemporary Jewel Art, Stichting Kunstboek, Oostkamp, Belgium
- 2012, PUSH Jewelry, Lark Crafts, Lark Book, New York, NY
- 2012, Nykyinen, Nykyinen Online Magazine, Milan, Italy
- 2012, Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2011, The Quest for Artisanal Excellence, Worcester Mag, Worcester MA
- 2011, International Graduation Show 2011, Marzee Magazine, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- 2010, 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, ASU Metals, Blurb
Selected Exhibitions
2015
ㆍOuter Limits, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014ㆍ The ㆍ Loot 2014: MAD About Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
ㆍ F-1, Brooklyn Metal Works, New York NY
ㆍDigital Hand curated by Kathleen Browne, Kent State School of Art Galleries, Kent, OH
ㆍ STARING: SUNY New Paltz, The Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
ㆍ 2014 Refined: Maker’s Choice, SFA Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
ㆍ Permanent 2014, ALLIAGES, Lille, France
2013ㆍ American Fine Craft Show NYC, American Art Marketing, New York, NY
ㆍ The 29th Annual American Craft Exposition – Emerging Artist, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL
ㆍ Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
ㆍ Ferrous, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ㆍ Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2012ㆍ InterGalactic, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
ㆍ SOFA New York 2012, Represent by Sienna Gallery, New York, NY
ㆍ AiR Show 2012, Artists in Residence Show, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester, MA
ㆍ The Student and Faculty Exhibition 2012, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester, MA
ㆍ Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2011ㆍ A Journey and Harmony Within, International Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition, Baum Gallery, Heyri Art Valley, South Korea
ㆍ The International Graduation Show 2011, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
ㆍ The Opulent Project COSTUME COSTUME, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
ㆍ Jewelers of the Hudson River Valley, Forbes Gallery, Forbes, NY
ㆍ MANUFRACTURED, SUNY New Paltz Graduate Thesis Show, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Allice and Horace Gallery, NY
ㆍ The Hunter Show, College Art Association Regional Exhibition, Time Square Gallery, NY
2010ㆍ Redefined VI: Back to Basics, SFA Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
ㆍ No Boundaries, SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, Houston, TX
ㆍ Define Metal and Fiber, Crafthaus Online Exhibition
ㆍ Metal Inclinations2, An international Juried Online Jewelry Exhibition
ㆍ 20/20, University of Illinois Metal Alumni Exhibition, Champaign, IL
ㆍ 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Timeline
Senior Designer
Pandora
09.2022 - Current
Senior Designer
Golden Dew
07.2016 - 06.2022
Continuing Education Jewelry Instructor
William Rainey Harper College
09.2013 - 12.2013
Jewelry Designer/Merchandiser
Mute Object
01.2013 - 01.2016
Bench Jeweler
Alexis Bittar
02.2012 - 05.2012
Open Studio Artist
Museum of Art and Design
01.2012 - 04.2012
Artist in Residence in Metal/Jewelry
Worcester Center for Crafts
06.2011 - 08.2013
Masters of Fine Arts - Metal/Jewelry
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Metal/Jewelry
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
01.2003 - 01.2009