#tradition-vs-modernity

#tradition-vs-modernity

On view at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. through February 1, the exhibition features over 200 works spanning 1,500 years of Korean history. Every piece was hand-picked from late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee's private collection, a massive archive of more than 23,000 works originally created for places like royal palaces, Buddhist temples, and Confucian academies.

Heirlooms in Concrete, a residence designed by Greyscale Design Studio, represents a thoughtful response to the evolving residential landscape of Bangalore, balancing tradition and modernity.

"They'd come from there," said Qing Lao, pointing a leathery finger at the snow-cloaked mountains from where the caravans would appear.