Woven rush lighting, 2023 | A collaboration with Soonim Seo of Kanghwado. – via JeongHwaSeo.com
Seo’s ‘Material Container’ series draws inspiration from local craft techniques, emphasizing the tactile qualities of diverse materials. This collection features furniture pieces that showcase contrasting components atop circular bases.
First displayed in 2013, the designs juxtapose two distinct structural elements: conical containers that serve as bases for seats made from an array of materials. This arrangement artistically creates a visual and textural dialogue between the opposing forms.
“The woven rush was made by Korean craftspeople, the basalt and granite was hand carved, and the acrylic was laser cut and dyed to achieve the different colors used.” via JeongHwaSeo.com | Photography by UnrealStudio
Material Container 2022 via JeongHwaSeo.com | Photography by UnrealStudio
Cylinder Lightings 2019 via JeongHwaSeo.com.
On his website, Seo describes these unique and wonderfully constructed pieces that range from 2019 to the present: “An intriguing interplay between shape, material, softness, and brutality, the Cylinder Bench is a formation of cast aluminum tubes and transparent acrylic.”
“Sanded down to achieve an opaque, organic quality, the acrylic slab sits atop the aluminum construction, maximizing the structural beauty throughout the bench.”
Cylinder Series 2024 – Bench – Image via JeongHwaSeo.com | Photography @unrealstudio
“The Cylinder Bench adapts to its surroundings, while simultaneously imposing upon them through the manipulation of light and shadow.”
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