When it comes to furniture, people are used to placing a object within a square space. While it is common to use a square form to arrange an object, Erik and Kyuhyung were interested in diversifying the relationship between object and space to create furniture as rooms for objects. The focus was to explore the mix-and-match quality of the ensemble in our spaces from a graphical approach.

ROOM collection is a furniture system with 25 stackable blocks and a low table with various geometric voids inspired by architecture and the objects they can hold. When all the elements of ROOM are combined it forms either a long shelf or a tall cabinet with a variety of different graphical compositions. ROOM allows each user to pick their favorite elements to build up your own composition as a shelf, a table or just as a sculpture.

Each block was inspired by specific objects, creating various shapes and sizes. The round for wine, zigzag for phones, tablets and laptops, or peaked for an open book. Each block can be a room to invite any object, the composition is unlimited.

ROOM enhances the characteristic of the individual objects and emphasizes the interactions between space and object. ROOM is made in plywood and finished with a matt lacquer.

Element: Block × 25 pieces, Table × 1 piece, Stainless mirror × 1 piece Material : Pine plywood, pine veneer Dimensions: H 2140, W 1170, L 300 mm Photographer Gustav Almestål

Erik Olovsson Kyuhyung Cho

Facet is a wall mounted cabinet. It converts traditional cabinetry into abstract contemptorary furniture. When it is closed, the solid figure has three dimensional cube image. When the doors are opened, the geometric figures are expanded into another geometric spaces. Each spaces can be used as various storages. Once the flap door is opened down, the cabinet becomes a writing desk. With respect of craft, it is made of 589 of small wood pieces.

2015.05 800 x 550 x 180mm wood(pear, maple, wenge), solid brass hardware

Protruding out of the wall, this cabinet converts traditional cabinetry into abstract contemptorary furniture. Designed by Korean-born Choi Kunsik who currently resides in Sweden, the unusual storage system is made from 589 pieces of pear, maple and wenge wood. The structure closes to form a perfectly cubed shape and opens as if into a dolls house. Inside we find hidden compartments and the front flap unfolding into a compact desk.

Kun sik Choi

mobi low table \ smoked glass

mobi low table \ double \ polished stainless

COMB PATTERN BENCH

Comb Pattern Collection Bench - The Bench is the most essential piece within the collection. All editions feature unique comb patterns, maple or oak top, removable maple legs. 42 inches long.

COMB PATTERN 03 STOOL

03 Stool from Comb Pattern Collection. The seat is cnc milled in various hardwood in unique comb patterns, legs in hard maple.

Sung is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a fine arts degree and Domus Academy in Milano with a Masters in Design. Sung began his design career in Milano at Samsung Design Milano before taking on a teaching career as a faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Designed Objects program. Since 2013, Sung has served at the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Design as an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies to the Industrial Design program. Sung has worked with international brands such as Louis Vuitton, Guzzini, and Roche Bobois and been represented internationally at Venice Biennale, Design Miami, Victoria and Albert Museum, Volume Gallery among others. .

Through his design and research practice, Sung Jang Laboratory, Sung strives to compose works that carry significance beyond functional extent which display and initiate dialogues regarding design’s roles and capabilities in social, cultural, emotional, artistic realms. One of Sung’s research interest is to understand and articulate qualitative attributes such as beauty, elegance, and extravagance in clear set of insights as methodology for design. In parallel to the independent practice, Sung serves as a partner in Article, LLC, a design consultancy based in Chicago.

Sung & Sung Jang Laboratory