Grace Eun

Grace Eun
Design Director & Principal
Studio O+A

"A workplace becomes genuinely meaningful when people have a great time at work."

Grace Eun is Design Director + Principal at Studio O+A, where she leads the design of innovative workplace environments for global organizations, creating people-centred spaces that foster collaboration, creativity and well-being. With more than 20 years of experience and six years at O+A, Grace has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s creative direction. Known for her ability to balance complex stakeholder needs with bold, practical design solutions, she has delivered high-profile projects across workplace, institutional, mixed-use, and hospitality worldwide.  

Her diverse portfolio at O+A includes global offices for Google, the adidas NAM Brand Center, and expansive international workplaces for Hyundai Motor Group and Allstate clients. Projects range from agile 3,000-square-foot spaces to multi-hundred-thousand-square-foot campuses across the U.S., India, Japan, and South Korea. 

Grace’s leadership and design excellence have been widely recognized. She is a 2019 “One to Watch” Award winner by ASID, a 2018 “Hot List” Honoree by Metropolis Magazine, and a 2015 “Most Influential Interior Designers in the World” Honoree by Monthly Chosun. Earlier in her career, she received the International Interior Design Association’s “Emerging Professional Award”, setting the stage for two decades of achievement. 

In addition to her project leadership, Grace serves as an adjunct professor and mentor and is passionate about guiding the next generation of designers. She also volunteers for organizations such as CIDA and ASID. She brings clarity, empathy, and decisiveness to her role, earning a reputation as the go-to problem solver for even the most complex challenges. 

Grace holds an M.A. in Interior Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design and a B.F.A. in Interior and Environmental Design from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.