Hand
Carved, printed, sold — since 2021.
HandHeeseung Lim
Every character starts as a carved block and a test print. Heeseung Lim carves, prints and draws every one of them, and runs the business around them.
Tumblbug goal for our first essay comic — 85 backers, ₩2.44M (2023)
emoticons in “Tiny Tales”, followed by 3,500+ users
independent shops, from Gangneung to Shanghai
fairs and shows in 2026, two of them in Taipei
What we make
Stationery and goods
Masking tape, stickers and keyrings, drawn from the prints. The full line is in our Naver Smart Store; independent shops in nine cities carry a selection.
KakaoTalk emoticons
“Tiny Tales” — 42 emoticons for Korea’s everyday messenger, followed by more than 3,500 users.
Books
Our first essay comic was funded on Tumblbug in 2023 at 243% of its goal — 85 backers, ₩2.44M — before it was printed. It is now sold in independent bookstores.
2026 on the road
| Feb 7–8 | Paper Forest Walk ClubArt Center Rim, Seoul |
| Mar 20–21 | DUET: Sompress × TapTapTopTopJaemi Workshop, Seoul |
| Apr 2–5 | Taipei Illustration FairTaipei |
| Jul 30–Aug 2 | Seoul Illustration Fair v.21COEX, Seoul |
| Sep 4–21 | TapTapTopTop solo exhibitionGallery Point |
| Oct 23–26 | SIF Illustration FairHuashan 1914, Taipei |
| Nov 6–8 | Busan Illustration Fair v.7BEXCO, Busan |
Where to find us
- Seoul 4
- Suwon 2
- Busan 1
- Goyang 1
- Gongju 1
- Gangneung 1
- Sejong 1
- Daejeon 1
- Shanghai 1
Full stockist list ↗ Naver Smart Store ↗
Where the machine comes in
For the Taipei fair, booth cards and product notes in English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese — and later, short print-animation films. Heeseung still carves every character; the machine carries them.