MOPMOB 24/28 MOPMOB #01 - Wooden handles(Pine), Polyester string, Aluminum pipe, 800 x 425 x 1100 mm
MopMob 24/28 is a project to develop unconventional ways of build furniture through conventional materials.
An array of wooden handles is the basis for the construction. By wrapping these elements around a top and a base the cabinet is formed.
Photography by Hironori Tsukue
The handles are connected with strings to create a flexible wall. This flexibility allows for a range of alternatively shaped cabinets to be created by only changing the form of the top and base.
Not only a flexible and distinctive surface, the construction method allows for the furniture to be flat-packed. Even the door hinge and borderlines are merged into the handles.
'24/28' is taken from the two standard diameters for mass produced wooden handles. In the project it also represents a measure of strength for the construction.
TORSO, MOPMOB #02 - Wooden handles(Pine), wire, Aluminum pipe, 845 x 430 x 1200 mm
Objects can be used in different ways, substituted as a whole or as part. By changing a component or the usage of the object, it can break conventional perspectives and create another value.
In the project Mopmob, the idea started with changing the life of broomstick. The wooden handles are a unit of mass production, the production of the module marks them as a standard form to be used as a tool and not being a suitable material for furniture.
TORSO, TOWERS, MOPMOB #02
TOWERS, MOPMOB #02 - Wooden handles(Pine), wire, Aluminum pipe, 695 x 415 x 1460 mm
Photography by Martin Bruun
HAT lamp, Object to IMAGINE - 3D tex (Polyester), Non-woven fabric (PET), Color braided cable, 69 x W 60 x H 25 cm
Photography by Stephanie Wiegner
This hat-shaped light replaces the conventional lampshade with the shape of a hat that bears formal similarity. This allows functional satisfaction while guiding users to freely imagine on the basis of images associated with hats. The product was designed in an expectation that such imaginative images can generate values beyond visual aesthetics.
Mars, Hwasung Yoo, set up independent design studio, BYMARS and has worked in the product design areas based in Stockholm. It undertakes in experimental projects based on designer’s inspiration as well as assignments serving market demand, mainly focusing on daily objet.
BYMARS pursues diverse experimental projects through exhibitions at design fairs or galleries while continuing with practical design through collaboration with design firms.
Recently, he has been chosen as the ‘Next Generation Design Leaders’ by KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion) and his work has been awarded as ‘UNG8’ which is juried Swedish young design by Svensk form (Swedish form/design institution).
In 2012, Elle deco France published his works and him as a 'Lab talent' on the Elle deco LAB.
Before arriving in Stockholm, Mars gained insight and experience in large scale industry & mass-production while employed as an in-house designer at design center of GM (General Motors) Korea.
Mars HwaSung Yoo
