Perak Akolade · 2026
Op.2-3 Fungsi Utama: Trofi
by Seungbum Ma
- A' Design Award Perak 2026 in Akolade
- CLIENT: Design House
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 30,705
- Verification code 5B7920392B · Verify this award
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About Op.2-3 Fungsi Utama: Trofi
Trofi ini, yang dirancang untuk Seoul Living Design Fair 2024, mengambil inspirasi dari elemen-elemen arsitektur dasar seperti kolom, balok, dan pelat, yang diinterpretasikan ulang melalui material dan metode fabrikasi kontemporer. Dibuat dari akrilik, trofi ini mencerminkan logika sambungan kayu tradisional Korea sekaligus mengeksplorasi cahaya, bayangan, dan perubahan material. Bentuknya berubah seiring dengan sudut dan pencahayaan, terkadang bercahaya, memantulkan, atau menghasilkan bayangan berwarna, menggabungkan kejelasan struktural dengan kedalaman sensorik melalui riset perakitan yang presisi.
About the A' Design Award Perak
Op.2-3 Fungsi Utama: Trofi adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Op.2-3 Fungsi Utama: Trofi diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Op.2-3 Fungsi Utama: Trofi adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.
Press Kit
- 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.
- Image Credits
- All photos by Yoon Park.
