Evolving Forms

Mia Kim’s path from fashion houses to furniture design reflects the kind of thoughtful evolution that characterizes her work. After building her expertise at renowned Parisian fashion houses and launching her own line, she found an unexpected creative outlet in furniture design alongside her husband, architect Paul Trussler. Their spontaneous solutions for their home gradually evolved into goons, a Paris-based studio where their combined sensibilities merge into furniture that balances sophistication with straightforward utility. As new parents, they’ve discovered that their most compelling designs emerge from life’s daily rhythms and requirements.

This intuitive approach resonates particularly well within St Vincents, Antwerp’s boutique gallery known for championing designers who blur the lines between functional objects and artistic expression. Their latest exhibition, Evolving Forms, presents an eight-piece dining collection that showcases goons’ material-focused craftsmanship. At its heart is a versatile table system that transforms like a well-edited wardrobe—pieces that shift and adapt while maintaining their essential character, whether hosting an impromptu dinner party or becoming an afternoon creative workspace. The collection feels both considered and uncontrived, each piece bearing quiet evidence of its fashion and architectural heritage without broadcasting it.

Evolving Forms is currently on view by appointment with an opening reception on January 23. Ahead of the public opening, we explore how Mia Kim’s journey across cultures and creative disciplines shapes goons’ distinctive voice in contemporary design, and what their debut collection at St Vincents reveals about the studio’s evolution.