Knotted Bangku by Minju Kang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Seni Rupa dan Instalasi Seni Competition Category.

PerungguSeni Rupa· 2023

Knotted Bangku

by Minju Kang

Client: Minju Kang

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Seni Rupa Category

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The Design

About Knotted Bangku

Knotted adalah bangku yang dirancang sebagai furnitur publik untuk ruang dalam maupun luar ruangan. Bentuknya terjalin menyerupai pita untuk menyiratkan keterhubungan dan sirkulasi. Pipa konduit kabel bekas ditekuk dengan tangan, diikat menggunakan cable tie, dan dipasang pada kaki-kaki pipa baja tahan karat yang menjadi struktur penopangnya. Keseluruhan strukturnya kokoh dan stabil, dengan sentuhan akhir yang seragam dalam warna hitam doff. Permukaan pipa memberikan kesan lembut, dan bentuknya memungkinkan berbagai posisi duduk. Knotted mencerminkan gagasan tentang integrasi antargenerasi, di mana beragam kehidupan terjalin menjadi satu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Knotted Bangku 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. Knotted Bangku 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. Knotted Bangku 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: The project started with a focus on a life where everyone can coexist, a sustainable environment and discarded materials. A form tied together like a ribbon was expressed, and the bench tied to cable ties and stain pipes by using waste wire ELP pipe that is no longer used can function as public furniture and serve as recycled furniture. It is useful in indoor and outdoor spaces where everyone gathers together, and has a shape that induces various postures.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2460mm x 630mm x 500mm
Tags: #Furniture #Chair #Bench #Korea #Street Furniture #Pipe #design #generation gap
Production Technology: Materials used were wire ELP conduit, cable ties, and stainless pipe. Structural stained steel pipes were fabricated as the legs of the bench. Then, the wire help pipe was tied with cable ties and tied back to the stainless steel pipe. It is a solid and stable structure. The complex structure looks neat and is unified in matte black
Design Challenge: When bending and tying the pipe by hand, the pipe must not be wrinkled or deformed. It was necessary to make the pipes with a feeling of use clean so that they could function as furniture. The cable ties were fixed cleanly and completely so that the tied pipes would not come loose.
Research: Through this work, tried to recognize the generational conflict that has become an issue as a social problem and to recognize the positive direction of generational integration. Induced a way for everyone to sit on a bench completed with a single string and connect and communicate. Furniture embodies the aesthetic sense of generational integration
Inspiration: The starting point of this work began with an interest in intergenerational conflict and thoughts about the generation that is scattered in the rapid flow of social phenomena. Believe that life can be more sustainable than anything else when everyone is connected by embracing the diversity of life. In order to express the above form, it was produced in a connected form by tying a string.It was made into a knotted form.
Project Duration: The project started in Gongju city, Korea in March 2022, completed in December 2022.
Operation Flow: It is in the form of a ribbon tied together to show circulation. The material of the pipe gives the impression of a soft sofa. Each object is held together with cable ties, making it structurally sound.
Team Members: Minju Kang, Jieun Park, Haneul Han
Image Credits: Minju Kang, 2022