“Wrapping paper from one of the department stores near the Koryo Hotel in the mid 1990’s. To keep the wrapping paper in one piece I had to buy something big so that they would not cut the paper in smaller bits, and then persuaded them that I would wrap it up when I got back […]
“Sugar packet circa 2025 – picked up on my recent flight for the Pyongyang International Marathon.”— Curated and contributed by Nick Bonner, Founder of Koryo Tours and author of ‘Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in the DPRK’
“Summer in Moranbong Park, Pyongyang, sold from one of the ladies who push around a trolly of ices around 2010 when designs started to get a bit more modern – nice tasting lolly.”— Curated and contributed by Nick Bonner, Founder of Koryo Tours and author of ‘Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in […]
“Salt from Air Koryo circa 1990 – just loved the idea of design on something so basic. The salt is beautiful, never knew if the design was meant to represent crystals or just odd shapes.”— Curated and contributed by Nick Bonner, Founder of Koryo Tours and author of ‘Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday […]
“The Koryo Hotel is mainly for foreign visitors, local Koreans cannot visit unless high ranking or working with foreigners but it was one of the few places to buy imported goods as well as more upmarket local goods. This wrapping paper is from the mid 1990’s.”— Curated and contributed by Nick Bonner, Founder of Koryo […]
