Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí by Seungbum Ma

Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí by Seungbum Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Dhuaisean, Dhuaisean agus Cho-fharpaisean Competition Category.

AirgeadDuais· 2026

Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí

by Seungbum Ma

Client: Design House

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Duais Category

30,705

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #173325

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí

Téacs an Leabhair: Tarraingíonn an trófaí seo, a dearadh don Aonach Deartha Maireachtála Seoul 2024, inspioráid ó bhunghnéithe ailtireachta ar nós colún, bíomaí, agus leaca, arna athléiriú trí ábhair chomhaimseartha agus modhanna monaraíochta. Déanta as aicrileach, léiríonn sé loighic na siúinéireachta traidisiúnta Cóiréach agus é ag iniúchadh solais, scátha, agus athrú ábhair. Aistríonn an fhoirm de réir uillinne agus soilsithe, agus í ag lonrú, ag frithchaitheamh, nó ag caitheamh scáthanna daite ó am go chéile, ag cur soiléireacht struchtúrach le doimhneacht chéadfach trí thaighde beacht cóimeála.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Op.2-3 Príomhfheidhm: Trófaí na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is the trophy design for the 2024 Seoul Living Design Fair. Inspired by fundamental architectural elements, such as beams, columns, and slabs, the design reinterprets traditional Korean joinery using acrylic. The trophy’s form responds to light and angle: at times glowing and casting stained-glass-like reflections, at others becoming a dark mirror or a silent, solid mass. Three versions were created—Special, Product, and Space Prizes—each rendered in RGB hues symbolizing light itself.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 103 mm x Depth 103 mm x Height 323 mm
Tags: architectural object, architectural trophy, trophy
Production Technology: This project also served as an experiment in translating architectural and furniture joinery techniques into a smaller scale. It involved a series of tests to determine tolerances that allow precise acrylic assembly without breakage, along with studies to identify the optimal colors and levels of transparency. The final outcome was achieved through extensive exploration of transparency, translucency, opacity, reflectivity, dyeing, tinting, and color mixing.
Design Challenge: Wood was fragile, while rigid paper allowed for easy assembly but presented issues with warping and finish. Aluminum lost its precision and deformed during cutting. While 3D printing offered structural stability, it was excluded due to its incompatibility with the interlocking design language.

Ultimately, acrylic was chosen for its ability to transmit and reflect light, casting colored shadows while glowing on its own. However, tests were required to determine the optimal tolerances for assembly without breakage, as well as to identify suitable colors and levels of transparency.
Research: Under a tight timeline, it was necessary to explore multiple formal alternatives for the trophy while simultaneously studying the complex joinery details at a small scale using various materials.
Inspiration: This project explores the universal language of architecture to evoke new experiences and meanings. Fundamental elements, such as beams, columns, walls, and floors, are reconfigured with contemporary materials to defamiliarize the everyday and invite renewed reflection. By reinterpreting traditional joinery through modern techniques, the work honors history while opening paths toward the future.
Project Duration: The project started in January and finished in February 2024 in Seoul, and was exhibited in the Seoul Living Design Fair 2024 in March.
Operation Flow: Placed by a sunlit window, it takes on entirely different forms and impressions depending on the time, weather, and the viewer’s perspective.
Team Members: SeungBum Ma
Euijung Sung
Eunbin Lim
Image Credits: All photos by Yoon Park.