| Abstract |
Geographically Korea is located near the Southeast Asia and her volume of trade with countries in this region is just next those with America and Japan. It is also true, however, that we do not have enough data for the region even though there have been increasing investments and travels from Korea to countries in the region ?in recent years. Especially, the same is true of the design -it may be safely said that we have been indifferent. The purpose of this study is to suggest new design translation ways to find new markets in the Southeast Asian counties, probably away to break off with the so- called IMF era competing with those countries ranging from the Design Powers of European countries, America, and Japan to those countries that have long held markets in the region -Hongkong, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Singapore. Seemingly, markets in the Asian countries would be good?means for us to complete our policy of the internationalization or globalization. As the region has more various races, cultures, customs, and historical backgrounds than any other countries or regions in the world, not only general political and economical situations based on each one’s history and culture are reviewed but also construction markets in the Southeast countries, one of barometers for modernization, examined with a view to suggesting means to develop interior design manpower to be more competitive than the counterpart of the advanced counties. The 21st century will be of design culture without fail. Though our design history is relatively short, we have and proud of the five- millennium long history which is just individual source of the creativeness and aesthetics to lead the design field in the world with good competitiveness. |