Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur by Seungbum Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award í silfri in Hönnun verðlauna, viðurkenninga og keppna Competition Category.
SilfurViðurkenning· 2026
Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur
by Seungbum Ma
Client: Design House
A' Design Award í silfri Winner in Viðurkenning Category
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The Design
About Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur
Bókartexti: Þessi verðlaunagripur, hannaður fyrir Seoul Living Design Fair 2024, sækir innblástur í grunnbyggingarþætti á borð við súlur, bita og plötur, sem eru endurtúlkuð með samtímaefnum og framleiðsluaðferðum. Hann er gerður úr akrýli og endurspeglar rökfræði hefðbundinnar kóreskrar samsetningarsmíði um leið og hann kannar ljós, skugga og efnisbreytingar. Formið breytist eftir sjónarhorni og lýsingu, ýmist ljómar, endurkastar eða varpar lituðum skuggum, og sameinar byggingarlegan skýrleika og skynræna dýpt með nákvæmum rannsóknum á samsetningu.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í silfri
Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur vann A' Design Award í silfri, gífurlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er hönnunarverkum í fremstu röð, stórfallegum og áhrifamiklum. Sigurvegarar í silfri eru ákaflega snjöll og afar skapandi verk sem sýna framúrskarandi sérfræðiþekkingu, hæfileika og skarpskyggni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur sé dásamlegt sýningarverk sem er einstaklega fagmannlegt og djúpt nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í silfri er mjög athyglisverð, dáð uppfinning sem gagnast og færir mörk listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni fram á við. Op.2-3 Frumhlutverk: Verðlaunagripur er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.
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.
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