Fedha Tuzo · 2026

Op.2-3 Kazi Kuu: Tuzo

by Seungbum Ma

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award 2026 in Tuzo
CLIENT: Design House
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About Op.2-3 Kazi Kuu: Tuzo

Maandishi ya Kitabu: Tuzo hii, iliyobuniwa kwa ajili ya Maonyesho ya Ubunifu wa Maisha ya Seoul ya mwaka 2024, imepata msukumo kutoka kwa vipengele vya msingi vya ujenzi kama vile nguzo, boriti, na sakafu, vilivyofasiriwa upya kupitia vifaa vya kisasa na mbinu za utengenezaji. Ikitengenezwa kwa akriliki, inaonyesha mantiki ya uunganishaji wa kimila wa Kikorea huku ikichunguza mwanga, kivuli, na mabadiliko ya vifaa. Umbo lake hubadilika kulingana na pembe na mwangaza, wakati mwingine likimeta, likiakisi, au likitupa vivuli vyenye rangi, likichanganya uwazi wa kimuundo na kina cha hisia kupitia utafiti sahihi wa ukusanyaji.

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Op.2-3 Kazi Kuu: Tuzo ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Op.2-3 Kazi Kuu: Tuzo inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Op.2-3 Kazi Kuu: Tuzo ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

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.