Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej by Seungbum Ma

Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej by Seungbum Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Khoom Plig, Khoom Plig Yeej thiab Kev Sib Tw Competition Category.

NyiajNqi Zog· 2026

Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej

by Seungbum Ma

Client: Design House

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Nqi Zog Category

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The Design

About Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej

Cov Ntawv: Daim khoom kub yeej no, tsim los rau 2024 Seoul Living Design Fair, tau nqa lub tswv yim los ntawm cov khoom siv tsev tseem ceeb xws li cov ncej, cov paws, thiab cov phiaj, rov txhais dua los ntawm cov khoom siv tam sim no thiab cov txheej txheem tsim khoom. Ua los ntawm acrylic, nws qhia txog cov txheej txheem ntawm kev sib tsuas cov ntoo Kaus Lim Kausxias ib txwm ua tuaj yeem thaum tshawb nrhiav txog qhov teeb, tus duab ntxoov ntxoo, thiab kev hloov khoom siv. Cov duab hloov raws li lub kaum thiab qhov teeb pom kev, qee zaus ci, xav lem, lossis tso cov duab ntxoov ntxoo xim, sib txuas cov qauv meej nrog kev xav tob los ntawm kev tshawb fawb sib sau ua ke tseeb.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Op.2-3 Kev Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Khoom Kub Yeej yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

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.