Popularly known as “Yoon Ambush”, the ultra-trendy Korean- American designer co-founded cult jewellery brand Ambush in 2008 with her husband, Japanese rapper Verbal. The duo quickly found themselves at the top of the hip-hop and fashion worlds courtesy of Ambush’s hip street-style aesthetic. The self-taught designer is enjoying her own moment in the spotlight as Dior Men’s jewellery director under the artistic direction of Kim Jones.
Everyday objects pumped up with a dose of Jeff Koons-esque kitschy treatments and exaggerated proportions.
At Dior Men, she disrupts the traditional men’s jewellery lexicon by creating collectible objects of art. Ahn’s talents truly shone at Dior Men’s Pre-Fall 2019 show staged in Tokyo. Inspired by the legendary Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, she designed intricate robotic gloves and armour-like rings adapted from Sorayama’s 1983 book, Sexy Robot – it’s the stuff of the future.