D-soban Grey/ no.1

D-soban Oak & Yellow/ no.7

D-soban Blue & Magenta/ no.3

D-soban SEA BLUE/ n.6

Giwa mini soban

D-stool, cherrywood, urushi, PLA, 3d printing, 2018

One sheet armchair, 2018 : prototype

Jongdae Ryu

Manufactured objects conspicuously transform into unexpected new forms, making a strong statement about the cultural condition of abundance. Sharp attention is focused on reconsideration of the ordinary.

This Savage series used discarded plastic objects, assembled them together, and wrapped them in natural material- jute and cowhide leather. The objects amalgamated from their original shape by concealing their origins and revealing new forms. The work is a testament to the scope of innovation, invention and beauty born out even the most mundane, everyday objects.

Savage Series Black Edition Sofa 2016 Various plastics, leather cord 70 x 35 x 45 inches (177.8 x 88.9 x 114.3 cm)

Savage Series Black Edition Sofa, Side Table

Savage Series Black Edition Side Table 2014 Various plastics, cast iron skillet, leather cord 38 x 38 x 18 inches (96.5 x 96.5 x 45.7 cm)

Jay Sae Jung Oh was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea.

Educated in the arts of sculpture, she pursued a Bachelors of Arts and holds a Master’s Degree in Sculpture from Kookmin University, South Korea. During her practice in the fine arts, Oh became focused on the ability of design to communicate in a much more familiar manner. The importance of design as a vehicle for communicate compelled her to join the 3D Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. At Cranbrook, Oh was able to transcend the boundaries of art and design, culminating the two entities into one.

Since Cranbrook, Ms. Oh has worked alongside NYC based, Italian designer, Gaetano Pesce on a multitude of projects from furniture, installations and product design. Currently a visiting professor at Industrial Design, The University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, Ms. Oh continues to build her body of work, creating striking pieces that explore the multiple intersections of art and design.

Sae Jung Oh

Impossible Trees by WOLFS + JUNG is an ongoing series of constructed nature. These works, first started in Belgium with their earlier tree project 'NATURE V2.01(2006 - 2010)', involve exploration of natural textures, organic shapes and forms, and human perception of nature.

Intended neither to look fully natural nor artificial, these objects at first sight may look as if they had been found as such; but upon close inspection, reveal themselves to be impossible trees, growing in the shapes and directions that could not occur naturally.

Sculpted in recomposing hundreds of natural tree bark fragments and then casted using lost-wax techniques, these bronze seatings and sculptures question what we perceive as 'natural,' reflecting today's world of biotechnology and increasing human manipulation of nature.

Tree Study #05 2016/17 stool, polished bronze lost wax casting 60W, 29D,49H(cm) edition of 8 + 2 AP

Tree Study #03 2015 stool, polished bronze lost wax casting 63W,31D,45.5H(cm) edition of 8 + 2 AP originally upholstered with natural Acacia bark

Moon Tree 2015 jar, cast bronze 44W,44D,45H(cm) edition of 8 + 2 AP originally upholstered with natural Acacia bark

Nature V2.01 project questions the contemporary definition of ‘nature’ in a world increasingly filled with genetically modified products. Intended as a catalyst for the debates on the correlation between human, nature and the industry; these transformed tree series explores the possibility of organically manufactured artifacts in the form of conceptual seating pieces.

Their experiments, upholstered in natural tree bark, were made by gathering thousands of bark pieces of various kinds, painstakingly assembling them. Since 2009, three pieces of these tree trunk series have been casted in bronze, a material valued for its patina that develops over time as in nature.

Square Tree Trunk series_bench II 2009 bench 150 L x 38 D x 38 H (cm) bronze (edition of 8) lost wax technique, yellow and green bronze original piece upholstered using oak bark by Emmanuel Wolfs + BoYoung Jung

Tree Trunk Chair II 2009 chair 80 W x 80 D x 80 H (cm) bronze (edition of 8) lost wax technique original piece upholstered using larch bark by Emmanuel Wolfs + BoYoung Jung

Pipe Dream 2012 daybed 60.5 W x 218 L x 56 H (cm) welded metal structure made of mild steel pipes, cast iron scaffolding fasteners handmade by Wolfs + Jung

Untitled (The Flag) 2011 chair + found objects 50 W x 53 D x 125 H (cm) welded metal structure made of mild steel pipes, bamboo pole, red plastic bag handmade by Emmanuel Wolfs + BoYoung Jung

WOLFS + JUNG is an art/design collective founded by Emmanuel Wolfs(Belgium) and BoYoung Jung(South Korea). Born in 1977 in Brussels, Emmanuel Wolfs graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Design Products (2004), and studied Industrial Design at LaCambre, Brussels (2002). BoYoung Jung, born in 1978 in Gwangju, studied Woodworking and Furniture Design at Hong-ik University, Seoul (1997-2002) and also completed an MA in Design Products at RCA, London (2005).

Following their studies, BoYoung and Emmanuel set up their studio DrawMeaSheep (2005-2008, renamed WOLFS + JUNG in 2009) in Belgium, as a platform to explore the critical and conceptual dimensions of domestic objects.

WOLFS + JUNG