Yoosung Kim studied Industrial Design at Hongik University and began his career under Yeongkyu Yoo, co-founder of Cloudandco. He later joined Descente as a footwear designer, creating shoes for the Swiss and British triathlon teams and securing patents for midsole technologies. At ECAL, he researched sustainable design through 3D knitting and weaving; his running shoe for people with cerebral palsy won the James Dyson Award 2022 Swiss Winner. After working as Lead Innovator at Nike NXT Space Kitchen, he is now a senior designer at Post Archive Faction (PAF).

