We didn't just see Korea.
We lived it.
Not "I saw Korea" but "I lived a day like a local." A convenience store at night, ramyeon by the Han River, an alley in the rain — the real memories of a trip live in ordinary scenes, not in landmarks. kory moves those small moments into something you can hold.
kory is a travel souvenir brand that puts the memory of a trip to Korea into things you use every day. Run by YIDING COMPANY and started in 2026. The standard we hold ourselves to is simple: not a decorative keepsake for a drawer, but something you keep using long after you go home.
- ProductsHair roller · scarf · EVA slide · neck pillow · hair tie · claw clip (sand timer in preparation)
- Brand linekory korea
- City collectionsSeoul · Busan · Jeju
- Price range₩6,900 – ₩12,900
- DesignPlanned and designed in Korea
- ManufacturingOEM factories in China · country of origin China
- SalesOnline at kory.kr · offline stockists in preparation
- Wholesale enquirieshello@kory.kr
You can find more detail in our FAQ.
Why does a souvenir always end up in a drawer?
Because it is too touristy, too dated, or simply doesn't belong in your everyday life.
kory took a different route. Something that still says "I've been to Korea" and still looks right in your room today. We don't copy tradition — we translate it into a contemporary language.
Small things,
big travel memories.
Light, useful, and worth keeping around. Everything kory makes begins from one idea — a small thing that leaves a long memory. It packs easily into a suitcase, and once you are home you reach for it every day.
The 'o' that came from a moon jar.
The generous round of a moon jar, overlaid with the S of the Taegeuk. Where the two curves meet is kory's 'o'.
City colorsA city is never one color
Reduce a city to a single color and the object stops being true. So kory uses five colors per city — but never in equal measure, because proportion is what makes the tone of a place.
- 70BaseThe surface you see first. It has to stay easy on the eye.
- 20PrimaryThe color that builds form on top of the base.
- 10AccentIt appears in the smallest amount, and it decides which city this is.
Moon jar · evening sky · brass · edge of sunset · sunset light
Dawn navy · dancheong gold · bojagi · ginkgo leaf · spring blossom
Daytime sea · wave · sea spray · sand · breakwater
Basalt · oreum · sea light · tangerine · camellia shade
Change the base and the same color reads differently. Orange on black is not the same orange as orange on warm grey — which is why the pieces from each city never look alike.