My friend David Kilburn, who has died in Seoul, South Korea, aged 76, enjoyed a varied career as an advertising executive, journalist, entrepreneur and conservation activist. An unmistakable figure in his broad-brimmed hats and Issey Miyake suits, grey-bearded David was the epitome of an Englishman abroad.
In 2001 he founded the Tea Museum, a retail and restaurant business in Seoul. David actively campaigned against the destruction by property developers of Korea’s traditional hanok houses, often finding himself in opposition to vested interests in the construction industry.
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