Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası by Seungbum Ma

Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası by Seungbum Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü in Ödül, Mükafat ve Yarışma Tasarımı Competition Category.

GümüşÖdül· 2026

Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası

by Seungbum Ma

Client: Design House

A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü Winner in Ödül Category

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The Design

About Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası

Kitap Metni: 2024 Seul Yaşam Tasarımı Fuarı için tasarlanan bu ödül kupası, sütunlar, kirişler ve döşemeler gibi temel mimari öğelerden ilham alarak, çağdaş malzemeler ve üretim yöntemleri aracılığıyla yeniden yorumlanmıştır. Akrilikten üretilen kupa, geleneksel Kore ahşap işçiliğinin mantığını yansıtırken ışığı, gölgeyi ve malzeme değişimini keşfeder. Biçim, açı ve aydınlatmayla değişir; kimi zaman parlar, yansır ya da renkli gölgeler oluşturur; yapısal netliği, hassas montaj araştırması yoluyla duyusal derinlikle birleştirir.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü

Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası, A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, göz alıcı, yüce ve etkileyici birinci sınıf tasarımlara verilen olağanüstü prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Gümüş kazananlar, tasarımcılarının olağanüstü uzmanlığını, yeteneğini ve keskin zekasını gösteren son derece parlak ve çok yaratıcı eserlerdir. Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası, harika, örnek gösterilen, dikkat çekici derecede profesyonel ve derinlemesine yenilikçi bir eser olması beklenir. A' Design Award Gümüş Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sanat, bilim, tasarım ve teknolojinin sınırlarına fayda sağlayan ve onları ilerleten oldukça dikkat çekici, beğenilen bir buluştur. Op.2-3 Ana İşlev: Ödül Kupası, büyük kıskançlıkla bakılan, arzuları uyandıran, olumlu duygular getiren ve şaşkınlık ve hayranlık uyandıran bir yaratımdır.

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.