About
Sungmin makes furniture and occasionally sculpture. He is interested in revealing the tensions and contrasts between organic and geometric lines in his work. He works primarily with wood as his chosen medium. Sungmin has a deep passion for Korean traditional beauty and strives for a Korean ‘look’ to his designs.
He believes that furniture is the form of art closest to human beings. Furniture not only has intimate contact with the human body but is also a vital aesthetic consideration for daily life.
Furniture’s function is to combine practicality with beauty. In his creative process, his main focus is on how simple or complex each design should be. By taking both extremes into consideration, he develops his ideas. Creating a balance between
simplicity and complexity, he has been able to find a happy medium for each piece he makes; some being more complex others more simple.
Exhibitions
FOG Design + Art Fair : Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA (21 POP Special Exhibition) Jan, 2020
Hewn, Design Center, San Francisco, CA (Maker’s Dozen) Dec, 2019
Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA (Party Furniture Furniture Party) Dec, 2019
Workshop Residence, San Francisco, CA (10 x 7 Pop-Up Exhibition) Mar, 2019
Work Experience
Doolittle Design Company from April, 2017
Awards
Special recognition in the De Anza Art Show at the Euphrat Museum, 2016
Education
California College of Arts, Furniture Design (BFA), Dec, 2020