Find your own Korean name and carve a traditional Korean seal (dojang) by hand in this one-hour workshop in Haebangchon. After discovering a Korean name based on the sound and meaning of your own, you choose from more than 30 seal designs and engrave your name yourself. You also practice writing your name with traditional calligraphy tools and take home your finished seal, a traditional seal pouch and a Korean-style name card. An English-speaking instructor leads this small-group class of up to 5 people.

Find your Korean name
and make a traditional seal in Haebangchon

This is a seal-making workshop in Haebangchon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. You find your Korean name, choose a seal design and engrave your name with a professional seal artisan to finish a seal of your own. The workshop lasts about 1 hour and is led by an English-speaking instructor.

Discover a Korean name from sound and meaning

You explore your name in Korean in two ways: a name that writes and sounds like your own name in Korean, and a name inspired by the meaning of your original name. The host explains the meaning, pronunciation and spelling and teaches a little Korean along the way.

Pick a design and practice writing your name

Choose from more than 30 seal designs, from traditional Korean styles to modern art styles. You can also pick the traditional seal pouch you like.

Before engraving, you practice writing your Korean name with traditional calligraphy tools and learn the correct stroke order and style.

Engrave your name and finish your seal

Work with a professional seal artisan to engrave your chosen Korean name onto the seal yourself. The artisan guides you throughout, helps whenever you need it and finishes the seal professionally at the end.

After the workshop you take home your Korean name seal, a traditional seal pouch and a Korean-style name card.

※ Food and drinks, alcohol and drugs are not allowed.
※ Workshop participants can store luggage for free for one day on a date of their choice (Thursday, Friday or Saturday).

• Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.

• Go to the meeting point at your booked time and show your voucher to the host.

• The voucher is valid only on the date and time you selected.

Meeting point:
Design Dada (B1)
B1, 10 Sinheung-ro 3ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

How to find the meeting point:
Look for the blue and white awning at the B1 entrance. The entrance is right under the awning, so you do not need to go upstairs.

Cancellation and refund

• Cancel at least 24 hours before the activity date for a full refund.

Participation

• Suitable for all ages.

• This is a small-group class with up to 5 participants.

• The class is led by an English-speaking instructor.

On-site information

• Food and drinks, alcohol and drugs are not allowed.

• The venue is in Haebangchon, near Itaewon and Namsan in Seoul.

• The workshop takes about 1 hour.

• Participants can store luggage for free for one day on a date of their choice (Thursday, Friday or Saturday).