Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석 by Eun Whan Cho

Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석 by Eun Whan Cho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 은상 in 가로 가구 디자인 Competition Category.

은가로 가구· 2022

Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석

by Eun Whan Cho

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 가로 가구 Category

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The Design

About Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석

감각의 증폭(Amplification of Sensation)은 버려진 플라스틱으로 제작된 공공 의자이자 조각 작품이다. 이 의자는 서울 한강변 산책로를 따라 설치되어 있다. 깔때기 형태가 착석한 사용자를 감싸며 나무와 물의 소리를 증폭시킨다. 또한 이 형태는 시야를 프레임처럼 담아내어 주변 경관에 시선을 집중시킨다. 소재는 플라스틱 폐기물을 잘게 분쇄한 뒤 성형하여 좌석으로 만들어진다. 이 디자인은 시민들에게 휴식을 제공하는 동시에 환경 문제를 되돌아보게 한다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Amplification of Sensation 공공 좌석, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This chair is made of discarded plastic pieces and also serves as a public sculpture. The project was installed in the middle of Seoul, where garbage was poured out, and was named 'Amplification of Sensation' by designer. The designer wanted to encourage citizens to think about environmental issues through this chair, while also allowing them to focus on the sense of perception of the surrounding environment in the city.
Dimensions & Packaging: 850 mm x 960 mm x 1950 mm
Tags: mootaa, street furnitrue, eunwhan cho, seoul,
Production Technology: The material of this chair is a piece obtained by pulverizing discarded plastic.
Design Challenge: In the process of making this chair, collecting materials and experimenting with materials were the most difficult parts. We collected and crushed discarded plastic waste, and conducted various experiments to mold this material back into a chair.
Research: These chairs look like funnels or megaphone. When we sit on these chairs, the sounds of trees and rivers are amplified. We can clearly hear not only the sound of nature, but also the sound of someone walking or running fast, sitting for a while and sighing, and bursting laughter out of conversation with friends. The scenery that seems trapped in a narrow field of vision reveals itself more precisely because of that. In this place, our view is transformed into the focused gaze, not a passing gaze. You can fully concentrate on your senses for a short time. And those senses extend outward. Sensory stimulation comes from the outside, something different from me, that is the difference. Our senses can be enhanced in a way of communication all the time. Even at the moment of deviation, we are destined to be connected somewhere continuously.

One more thing we can't miss is the use of recycled plastic chips. Although plastics have made our lives convenient, it is causing a lot of environmental problems. We often discuss plastics and marine pollution by it while drinking coffee in a plastic cup ironically. The sense that we are holding plastics in our hand is fading away. Sitting on a chair made of recycled plastics and contacting with it, we could amplify our senses as well as think about environmental issues for a while. Because we can only feel senses coming from the outside.
Inspiration: This chair was designed for urban environmental problems and citizens' rest. The Han River runs through the center of Seoul and is also a place loved by citizens. This river is one of the few places to feel nature in this polluted city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government requested a designer for a public installation for this important place, and Designer designed and installed these chairs.
Project Duration: This chair will be manufactured at the request of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2018 and then installed on the promenade around the Han River by 2026.
Operation Flow: Users can sit on funnel-shaped chairs and focus on the surrounding sounds and scenery. In addition, the user has the opportunity to think about environmental problems by checking the recycled chair materials with his eyes and hands.
Team Members: taiho shin
Image Credits: Images : Photographer mootaa, 2020