Seungjin Yang makes chairs from balloons coated in epoxy resin. The outcomes are startling; a visible deal with, twisting our expectations of what furnishings can appear to be and be made out of, teasing the viewer to ask if they are often sat on. Born from a playful and provocative perspective in the direction of design, Yang’s work entertains and enthrals in equal measure.
Seungjin Yang’s work on present on the D Museum in Seoul
(Picture credit score: Seungjin Yang)
Get to know Seungjin Yang
Yang got here to furnishings making while learning at Hongik College in Seoul. Majoring in craft, he was significantly influenced by senior designer Lee Kwang-ho, who impressed him to pursue furnishings as a future profession path. He quickly developed a transparent signature together with his balloon furnishings, and Yang has since proven his work at Seoul’s D-Museum, MUDEC Museum of Cultures in Milan, and at The Future Excellent outposts throughout the US.
Balloon furnishings by Seungjin Yang on present at The Future Excellent, LA
(Picture credit score: Elizabeth Carababas)
Working from his Hanam studio, Yang creates his furnishings in numerous phases. After inflating every balloon, he applies layer after layer of epoxy, build up a agency and resilient shell across the inflated type. Following meeting of the furnishings, additional coats are added, each securing the construction and reaching the pleasing lustre of the finished piece. The method is time intensive, and calls for an enormous quantity of endurance. Yang reveals he retains a strict schedule, describing his manufacturing method briskly like a day job.
Seungjin Yang’s balloon chairs on present at The Future Excellent, LA
(Picture credit score: Elizabeth Carababas)
Magnificence performs a big half in Yang’s design ethos, inspiring and driving his artistic strategy. He has a permanent perception within the intrinsic worth of magnificence, which he believes is mirrored within the craft, the care and time that goes into each bit. He’s actively engaged within the relationship between type and performance, playfully manipulating their boundaries within the pursuit of works that shock and delight, concurrently. As Yang himself places it: “My head is stuffed with ideas about stunning issues – intense visible impressions. I attempt to categorical them as a lot as doable.”
Seungjinyang.com
Seungjin Yang on Blowing armchair
(Picture credit score: Seungjin Yang)
Supply: Wallpaper
