Explore and Create with Taekyeom Lee
Schedule
Thu Feb 12 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007 | Kalamazoo, MI
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Enjoy a night of art and design! Attendees are welcome to participate in one or all of the experiences.Enjoy a night of art and design! Attendees are welcome to participate in one or all of the experiences.
5:30-7:30pm – Explore and Create
Wander through Taekyeom Lee: Designed, Printed & Fired and see how the artist uses surprising materials and digital tools to create letters, graphics, and objects that encourage visitors to explore design through touch, sight, and play. Then make your own artwork inspired by what you discovered. This activity is appropriate for all ages and led by KIA staff.
6:00-6:40pm – Artful Evening: Expanding the Senses of Design: Using Tactility and 3D Printing
Through tactile experiments with 3D printing and various conventional and unconventional materials, including ceramics, Taekyeom reimagines design as both visual, tactile, and spatial. His work combined design practice with digital fabrication to create tangible typography, graphics, and even designed objects. This presentation highlights the inventive journey into DIY toolmaking, material exploration, and the playful possibilities of experimental design.
6:45-7:30pm – 3D Printing Demo
Taekyeom offers a live demonstration of his 3D printing process and answers questions from the audience.
Taekyeom Lee is a distinguished interdisciplinary graphic designer and visionary design educator known for his innovative integration of emerging technologies into visual communication design. He is currently an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Indiana University Bloomington. His research explores unconventional materials and alternative solutions to create tangible typography, graphics, and even designed objects using digital fabrication. He infused 3D printing into his research and has been experimenting with various methods and materials for tactile experiences.
Registration is requested to attend the Artful Evening portion of the night.
Photo by Colleen Woolpert.
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