[Salon] Seoul Design Week 2007

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we met daniel jo in korea shortly before christmas

daniel jo was a participant in the 'handled with care' exhibition curated by designboom at designersblock
during the 2007 london design festival. the exhibition was selected as one of the festival's top 10 by the
observer. daniel was the only korean ceramic designer that participated in the show, which he attended
in person.

when we met up with daniel on our trip to south korea, he informed us that the korean cosmetics
company, 'amore pacific' will be selling a modified version of his 'wave' plate, which he showed at
'handled with care'. the new design features a small cup which holds an aromatic candle. once the
candle has burned out, the cup and saucer can be reused to serve green tea and korean rice cookies.
good work daniel!


'wave' plate by daniel jo


daniel with his girlfriend at 'handled with care' in london


products by korean cosmetic company 'amore pacific' and daniel's candle holder


daniel's modified 'wave' candle holder


daniel jo and the 'wave' cup and saucer being reused


daniel at work in the ceramic studio

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kwangho lee



kwangho lee

while in south korea we also visited the 2007 seoul design festival (not to be confused with seoul design week
2007) which took place from december 13- 17, 2007, organized by designhouse inc. this event featured work
from a number of designers, including kwangho lee. he was showing his 'electric wire project' which featured
a set of lamps made from woven electrical wires. here are some pictures from his exhibit and some of his
other work.


'the electric wire project' at design festival in seoul, south korea


'the electric wire project' at design festival in seoul, south korea


'do it' project - making a styrofoam sofa


'do it' project - making a styrofoam sofa


'do it' project - a styrofoam sofa


'zip' project


'caba' decoration project


'caba' decoration project


'dish wash' vases


more from 'the electric wire project'


more from 'the electric wire project'


more from 'the electric wire project'

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chul an kwak at seoul design week 2007



chul an kwak

chul an kwak is a young korean designer who aims to inject furniture with dynamic emotion, breaking from the
static norms. we met kwak at the seoul design week 2007 where he was exhibiting his 'r.n.i.' series of furnishings.
the series is modeled after images of running horses that motivated him to create furniture which takes-off from
a point in space and time.


'r.n.i.' tables by chul an kwak


'r.n.i.' table by chul an kwak


'r.n.i.' table by chul an kwak


chul an kwak posing with the unfinished bentwood chair printed with his face designed by dae sung kim for all the
designer's booths


'r.n.i.' table by chul an kwak

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nothing design group at seoul design week 2007



director jin-woog koo on the left with nothing design members

nothing design group is a collection of korean designers working to create objects that explore the relationship
between humans and their environment with a unique oriental perspective. they showed a collection of their
products at seoul design week 2007. the group's designs have been given many awards under the direction of
jin-woog koo.


'rosella folding umbrella' by hee-hyeung jo transforms an umbrella into a rose


'rosella folding umbrella' by hee-hyeung jo transforms an umbrella into a rose


'mug zero' by seung-han kang features a specially designed handle which makes it optimal for drying


'language clip' by jin-woog koo and mi-so sim decorates the paper clip with a number of small icons


'flower in the urinal' by sun-young jung is a urinal with a floral drain cover


'soom' flowerpot is made from a balloon wrapped around a foam base to create a squishy vase


'nothing hanger' by joong-yeol park is a small paper with an adhesive backing to add a hook anywhere


'the hope for the flowers' flowerpot by yu-lim lim must be placed against a wall to be used


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