Christina Kim (fashion designer)
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Christina Kim is a Korean-born fashion designer based in Los Angeles, California and founder of design house Dosa.[1][2] She has worked in the import/export industry for over two decades. Dosa employed 30 people as of 2007, with a 13,000-square foot workspace in Los Angeles, as well as a 400-square foot store in New York City.[3] 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.[4][5] She was one of three finalists for the Smithsonian Institution's National Design Award in the area of Fashion Design in 2003.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[6][8] 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.[8][9] Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman count themselves among her fans.[9]
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- ^ Carrington, Dora. "Atelier su misura", La Repubblica, 2005-04-09. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ Preston, Holly Hubbard. "Your Money: Do you have what it takes to run an import/export business?", International Herald Tribune, 2007-04-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ Becker, Vivienne. "Mined, all mined", Financial Times, 2002-12-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ Friedman, Vanessa. "Fashion dressed up as art", Financial Times, 2003-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ a b National Design Museum (2003-08-01). "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. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ Gaidatzi, Dimi. "Once a year is enough", Financial Times, 2006-09-09. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ a b c Padovani, Maddalena; Nadia Lionello (March 2003). "The Encounter: Christina Kim". Interni (529).
- ^ a b Song, Sora (2003-02-17). "Innovators: Christina Kim". TIME Magazine.
