Lydia Koranda

Production Designer

Being an "Army brat,” Lydia was born in South Korea, with stints in Colorado, Maryland, and Germany, before her family finally settled back in Chicago - which has always been home. In 1998 she entered the American Academy of Art on a scholarship, initially, to study Advertising Design. However, on the advice of a beloved teacher, Lydia became a fine arts major, focusing on Life Drawing, and rounding out her collegiate career in Italy at the Florence Academy of Art.

FAVORITE MOVIES

• Back to the Future
• Singin’ in the Rain
• The Empire Strikes Back
• Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
• The Sandlot
• Labyrinth

FACTS

• First language was Korean (can still understand, but can’t speak it anymore), learned German as a child (that's left my brain for the most part).
• Traveled to Honduras a few times with a church group to build houses and roads for hurricane stricken towns.
• Has an unhealthy obsession with Full House