Sseuim Kursi by Kihyun Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Furnitur Competition Category.
PerungguFurnitur· 2022
Sseuim Kursi
by Kihyun Ahn
A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Furnitur Category
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About Sseuim Kursi
Sseuim adalah kursi yang dirancang untuk digunakan di sauna dan spa Korea. Nama Sseuim berarti "digunakan secara bebas" dalam bahasa Korea. Bentuknya mendukung postur berbaring, duduk, bersandar, dan beristirahat, sehingga setiap pengguna dapat memilih posisi sesuai tujuan dan kenyamanannya. Bentuknya mengacu pada pegunungan dan bebatuan Korea, serta menghadirkan area privat di dalam ruang terbuka sauna Korea. Sseuim dibuat dari kayu dengan metode pertukangan kayu tradisional Korea, dan bagian-bagiannya dipotong dengan mesin lalu disambungkan. Kursi ini berukuran 2300 x 850 x 650 milimeter.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perunggu
Sseuim Kursi adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Sseuim Kursi diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Sseuim Kursi memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.
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
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