Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo by Seungbum Ma

Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo by Seungbum Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Lambar Yabo Competition Category.

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Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo

by Seungbum Ma

Client: Design House

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Lambar Yabo Category

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The Design

About Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo

Rubutun Littafi: Wannan kofin lambar yabo, wanda aka tsara don Baje-kolin Zanen Rayuwa na Seoul na 2024, yana samun kwarin gwiwa daga muhimman abubuwan gine-gine kamar ginshiƙai, katakon dogo, da faranti, waɗanda aka sake fassara ta hanyar kayan zamani da hanyoyin ƙerawa. An ƙera shi da acrylic, yana nuna dabarar haɗe-haɗen katako na gargajiya na Koriya yayin da yake bincika haske, inuwa, da canjin kayan. Siffar tana canzawa da kusurwa da haske, wani lokaci tana haskakawa, tana nuna baya, ko tana jefa inuwa mai launi, tana haɗa fayyacewar tsari da zurfin ji ta hanyar bincike na haɗawa da inganci.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Op.2-3 Aikin Farko: Kofin Lambar Yabo ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

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.