Cheeky Studio
Custom textiles, hand-tufted commissions and hands-on workshops. Connecting an idea with materials, makers and a physical outcome.
JAYMOND
AHN.
Creative entrepreneur.
Designer. Maker.
Jaymond (Jinmo Ahn) is a Korean designer and creative entrepreneur based in Hackney Wick, London. His practice connects a background in UX/UI and design innovation with textile commissions, recycled materials and experiences that bring people together.
A CONNECTED PRACTICE
Five ventures. One creative ecosystem.cheekyarn
A London community interest company creating 100% recycled yarn for tufting and textile art, with a focus on supporting emerging and under-resourced makers.
Roha Gallery
An emerging-artist platform in Hackney Wick, developed through exhibitions, artist collaborations and guest-curated programmes.
Cheeky London
Creative programming that brings independent makers, emerging artists and curious audiences into shared spaces.
UK Tufting
Tools and supplies that support the next maker and connect the wider practice with hands-on production.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
A project-led overviewSky × Ready10 / Mr Bigstuff
Co-making a 3 × 6 metre hand-tufted Danny Dyer portrait with Jenny Kim and the Cheeky Studio team. A physical commission for a television launch campaign.
Meta / International Women’s Day
Cheeky Studio textile contribution to a colourful event installation. Layered forms and varied pile textures at room scale.
Cheeky London 25 / London Design Festival
Two distinct programmes: Open Lab, a creative market and workshops at Tradestars Southwark; and Launchpad, an emerging art exhibition at Tradestars Islington.
Roha Gallery / Exhibition programme
A platform for emerging artists through a growing programme of exhibitions and guest-curated shows.
The Westin London City / Threads of Renewal
cheekyarn material collaboration supporting Dr Katherine Soucie’s installation combining retired hotel linen with recycled yarn.
Studio Moross / Private team workshop
Cheeky Studio facilitation, materials and guidance for a creative team translating individual designs into tufted pieces.
Hackney Bloom / Community programme
Floral and textile participation, workshops and an exhibition developed with Roha Flower and local support.
FROM DIGITAL
TO PHYSICAL
UX foundations. A wider creative practice.UX Designer / NHN
September 2021–January 2023 · South Korea. UX design for FashionGo, NHN Global’s B2B fashion wholesale platform. Selected project: FashionGo Week registration, starting November 2021.
UX Designer / Designfever
March 2020–August 2021 · Seoul. Digital agency experience across the Yanolja website renewal, Samsung Leeum Museum Digital Guide 3.0 and a Samsung SD card advertising project.
Designer / amoeba
January–February 2020. AUXA Amoeba UX Academy 11th cohort; GUI design for a connected-car project.
DESIGN AS
A WAY OF THINKING
Education + researchLoughborough University London
Design Innovation. Studies spanning design thinking, culture, communication and collaborative projects. Dissertation explored the potential effects of emoticons as visual communication in conversational UX and chatbots.
Kyonggi University
Design and Visual Communications. A foundation in communicating ideas through visual form.
RECOGNITION
UX/UI contributions with DesignfeverJaymond contributed as a UX/UI designer to these iF-recognised projects. The recognition belongs to the project teams.
MATERIALS THAT
OPEN DOORS
Making + education30cones of recycled yarn
Through cheekyarn, 30 cones of Loop 8 yarn were donated to London College of Fashion, UAL, supporting student experimentation with recycled materials.
Read the community updateAREAS OF PRACTICE
Languages: Korean — native / bilingual · English — professional working proficiency
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