Sseuim Stuhl by Kihyun Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Möbeldesign Competition Category.

BronzeMöbel· 2022

Sseuim Stuhl

by Kihyun Ahn

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Möbel Category

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The Design

About Sseuim Stuhl

Sseuim ist ein Stuhl, der für die Nutzung in koreanischen Saunen und Spas entworfen wurde. Der Name Sseuim bedeutet auf Koreanisch so viel wie „frei benutzen“. Die Form unterstützt liegende, sitzende, angelehnte und ruhende Haltungen, sodass jeder Nutzer eine Position je nach Zweck und Komfort wählen kann. Die Gestalt nimmt Bezug auf koreanische Gebirgszüge und Steine und schafft einen privaten Bereich innerhalb des offenen Raums einer koreanischen Sauna. Sseuim ist aus Holz gefertigt und greift auf traditionelle koreanische Holzbearbeitungstechniken zurück; die Einzelteile werden maschinell zugeschnitten und anschließend zusammengefügt. Der Stuhl misst 2300 mal 850 mal 650 Millimeter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Sseuim Stuhl ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Sseuim Stuhl wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Sseuim Stuhl befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This furniture can be useful in saunas and spas. It enables the lying, sitting, and leaning posture, which is the free posture that takes place in a spa in Korea. In the heat of the sauna and spa, it gives a sense of balance in the shape of natural mountains and stones.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2300mmX850mmX650mm
Tags: #furniture #chair #korea #jjimjilbang #posture #wood #stone #design
Production Technology: We used Korean woodworking techniques. In addition, the pieces were separated using CNC machines and combined to produce the results. This production process was carried out through a very difficult process, combining traditional craft technology and modern technology.
Design Challenge: The process of capturing Korea's national identity was the most difficult, and among them, the research process of capturing Korean aesthetics as a designer was the most difficult.
It was difficult to find a shape suitable for a Korean space while maintaining the backrest and leaning posture ergonomically at a comfortable angle.
Research: There are various types of saunas in the world. Among them, people in Korean saunas rest in various positions. The chair design was carried out to enable various postures in a hot sauna and allow perfect rest. For the rest, we visited various saunas to investigate people's attitudes and asked what kind of rest would recharge themselves most through a survey. Through these results, Korea's natural mountains and rocks were brought to the sauna. The form added a function that can accommodate all postures.
Inspiration: Sseuim means to use freely in Korean. It is a furniture that can assist with various postures performed in Korean saunas, and you can experience various postures such as lying down, sitting down, leaning, and sleeping according to the user's will and purpose. It provides a private space in an open space called a Korean sauna. It is a design that combines the spatial characteristics of Korean saunas and the convergent characteristics of various cultures with the elements of mountain ranges and stones, which are natural elements.
Project Duration: The project started in Gongju sity, Korea in March 2021, completed in December 2021, and exhibited at the Korea Craft Trend Fair.
Operation Flow: This work is a piece of furniture that can support various postures in a Korean sauna with the concept of diversity. Reflecting the ethnic characteristics of Korea, all postures of lying, reclining and sitting are permitted according to the purpose and will of the user.
It can take various forms of rest.
Team Members: Ahn Kihyun, Lee yechan, Choi jun hyun