Sseuim Sella by Kihyun Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Supellectilis Competition Category.
AesSupellex· 2022
Sseuim Sella
by Kihyun Ahn
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Supellex Category
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About Sseuim Sella
Sseuim est sella ad usum in balneis vaporariis et thermis Coreanis destinata. Nomen Sseuim significat in lingua Coreana libere uti. Forma iacendi, sedendi, se inclinandi et quiescendi habitus sustinet, ita ut quisque usor positionem secundum propositum et commoditatem eligere possit. Figura ad montes saxaque Coreana refertur, et aream privatam intra spatium apertum balnei vaporarii Coreani praebet. Sseuim ex ligno arte traditionali Coreana lignaria factum est, partesque machina secantur et deinde coniunguntur. Sella mensuram 2300 per 850 per 650 millimetrorum habet.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Sseuim Sella victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Sseuim Sella rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Sseuim Sella necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
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- 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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