Ledongil

Steel

Seoul, South Korea

Interview, Studio Visit

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Ledongil’s work is the output of countless meditations on life, art, and function. With his work ranging from furniture and interior design to audio systems and fragrances, he is able to capture various emotions and experiences by engaging all of your senses. His attention to detail can be seen from every angle and the methods and thought process behind his work draw from rich references and contexts. We spoke to Ledongil at his studio in Seoul to learn more about his work.

Tell us about how you got into furniture design.

λ‚˜λŠ” μ–΄λ¦° μ‹œμ ˆ ν˜„λŒ€λ―Έμˆ μ„ ν•˜λ €κ³  μ€€λΉ„ν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ μƒκ³„λ‚˜ ν˜„μ‹€μ μΈ 경제적 ν™œλ™μ„ μœ„ν•΄ λŒ€ν•™κ΅λ₯Ό μ‹€λ‚΄μΈν…Œλ¦¬μ–΄ ν•™κ³Όλ‘œ κ°€κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ κ²°κ΅­ 쀑퇴λ₯Ό ν•˜κ²Œλ˜μ—ˆκ³  쒀더 자유둜운 ν™˜κ²½μ—μ„œ λ””μžμΈκ³Ό 미술적 μ‹€ν˜„μ„ ν•˜κ³ μ‹Άμ–΄ μŠ€νŠœλ””μ˜€λ₯Ό μ˜€ν”ˆ(Studio Unravel) ν•˜κ³  λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ λ””μžμΈμ„ μ‹€ν˜„μ‹œμΌ°λ‹€. μ²˜μŒμ—λŠ” λ„μ „μ μœΌλ‘œ 쑰각처럼 였브제적인 λͺ¨μŠ΅μœΌλ‘œ μž‘μ—…μ„ ν•΄μ˜€λ‹€ μ΅œκ·Όμ—λŠ” 합리성과 μ‹€μš©μ„±μ˜ ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ 느끼고 가ꡬ에 β€˜κΈ°λŠ₯적 μ˜€λΈŒμ œβ€™λΌλŠ” λ‚˜λ§Œμ˜ ν˜•μ‹μ„ λΆ€μ—¬ν•˜μ—¬ μž‘μ—…ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

I studied to pursue modern art when I was young, but ended up going to college for interior design to make a living and for realistic economic reasons. However, I ended up dropping out because I wanted to design and realize art in a freer environment, so I opened a studio (Studio Unravel) and created various designs. At first, I tried to challenge myself by creating sculpture-like objects, but recently, I felt the need for rationality and practicality, so I have been working by giving furniture my own form called β€˜functional object’.

Many of your designs and interiors use metal as a main material. What draws you to this material?

κΈˆμ†μ€ λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μžˆμ–΄ 맀우 합리적인 μ†Œμž¬λ‹€. μžμœ λ³€ν˜•μ΄ κ°€λŠ₯ν•˜κ³  λ¬Όμ§ˆλ‘œμ„œ κ°€μž₯ μ›μ΄ˆμ μΈ νž˜μ„ μ§€λ‹ˆκ³  μžˆκΈ°λ„ ν•œλ‹€. 그것은 μ–΄λ–€ 가곡을 ν•˜λŠλƒμ— λ”°λΌμ„œλ„ κ·Έ 물성을 κ°μΆœμˆ˜λ„ λ“œλŸ¬λ‚Όμˆ˜λ„ μžˆλŠ” νŠΉμ§•μ„ μ§€λ‹Œλ‹€. μ΄μ†Œμž¬λ‘œ λ‚˜λŠ” λͺ¨λ“  물건을 λ§Œλ“€μˆ˜μžˆκ³  λ‹€λ₯Έ μž¬λ£Œλ“€μ˜ 쑰합을 톡해 λ”μš± ν’λΆ€ν•˜κ²Œ μž¬λ£Œλ“€μ„ νƒλ‹‰ν•˜κ³  λ§Œλ“€μ–΄λ‚˜κ°€κ³  μžˆλ‹€. μ΅œκ·Όμ— μž‘κ³ ν•œ λ¦¬μ²˜λ“œ 세라(Richard Serra)κ°€ λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ μ˜κ°μ„ μ£Όμ—ˆλ“―μ΄ λ‚˜λŠ” μˆ˜λ§Žμ€ ν˜„λŒ€λ―Έμˆ κ³Όμ—κ²Œ 영ν–₯을 λ°›μ•˜κ³  κ·Έ μž¬λ£Œλ“€μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•΄μ•Όν•˜λŠ”μ§€ λ°°μ› λ‹€. κΈˆμ†μœΌλ‘œ μΈν…Œλ¦¬μ–΄μ˜ λ§ˆκ°λΆ€ν„° μ„ λ°˜μ΄λ‚˜ μ΅μˆ™ν•œ 가ꡬ듀을 λ§Œλ“€κΈ°λ„ ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ΅œκ·Όμ—λŠ” μŠ€ν”Όμ»€λ₯Ό λ””μžμΈν•˜κΈ°λ„ ν–ˆκ³ , λ¬΅μ§ν•œ 의자λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€κΈ°λ„ ν–ˆλ‹€.

Metal is a very rational material to me. It is freely transformable and has the most primitive power as a material. It has the characteristic of hiding or revealing its properties depending on how it is processed. I can make all kinds of things with this material, and I am exploring and creating materials more richly through combinations of other materials. Just as the late Richard Serra was a great inspiration, I was influenced by many modern artists and learned how to use those materials. I use metal to finish interiors, make shelves, and familiar furniture, but recently I have also designed speakers and made heavy chairs with this as well. 

Many of your works are minimalistic and focus on raw materials, what does minimalism mean to you?

과거에 λ―Έλ‹ˆλ©€λ¦¬μ¦˜ μž‘κ°€λ“€μ€ λ¬Όμ§ˆμžμ²΄λ‘œμ„œμ˜ 의미, κ°€κ³΅ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ€ μƒνƒœμ—μ„œμ˜ μ›μ΄ˆμ  μƒνƒœ, μž‘κ°€μ˜ κ°œμž…μ—†μ΄ μ‘΄μž¬μ„±μ„ λ“œλŸ¬λ‚΄λŠ” 것이라고 λ°°μ› μ§€λ§Œ 사싀 μž‘κ°€λ“€μ€ μž…λ§›μ— λ§žλŠ” 가곡을 ν•΄μ™”κ³ , μž‘κ°€κ°€ μˆ˜μ—†μ΄ κ°œμž…ν•˜μ—¬ 배열을 ν•˜μ˜€κ³ , λ¬Όμ§ˆμžμ²΄λ‘œμ„œ μ˜λ―Έκ°€ 더 μ€‘μš”ν•˜λ‹€κ³  동양적 사상을 μ΄μž…ν•œ μ‚¬μ‘°μ˜€λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. 그리고 μ§€κΈˆμ˜ λ‚΄κ°€ λŠλΌλŠ” λ―Έλ‹ˆλ©€λ¦¬μ¦˜μ€ ν˜„λŒ€μ—μ„œ μ°½μž‘μ˜ 본질이 ν›Όμ†λœ μ£„μ˜μ‹μ„ μ™Έλ©΄ν•˜λ €λŠ” μ‹œλ„κ°€ ν¬ν•¨λ˜μ–΄μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°λœλ‹€. μ™œλƒν•˜λ©΄ 그것은 μ•žμ„œ λ§ν•œ λ³Έμ§ˆλ‘œμ„œμ˜ 확립이 κ°€λŠ₯ν•˜κ²Œ 잘 포μž₯된 λ―Έλ‹ˆλ©€λ¦¬μ¦˜μ˜ 단어λ₯Ό μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ”κ²ƒμ€ μ•ˆμ „ν•œ μ„ νƒμ΄μž κ°€μž₯ κΈ°λ³Έλ‹¨μœ„μ˜ λ³€ν˜•μ΄κΈ°μ— 볡제,μ•„λ₯˜μ˜ μ΄μŠˆμ—μ„œ λ²—μ–΄λ‚  수 있기 λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄λ‹€. 그런 μ˜λ―Έμ—μ„œ 이미지적 μ·¨ν–₯이 λ―Έλ‹ˆλ©€λ¦¬μ¦˜μ„ λ”°λ₯Έλ‹€κ³  볼수 μžˆμ§€λ§Œ 미학적인 μ·¨μ§€μ—μ„œλŠ” λ―Έλ‹ˆλ©€λ¦¬μ¦˜μ„ νƒκ΅¬ν•˜κ³  μž¬μ •λ¦½μ‹œμΌœμ•Όν•  κ°€μΉ˜μ˜ λŒ€μƒμœΌλ‘œλ§Œ λ³Ό 뿐 μ‹€μ œμ μœΌλ‘  νƒˆκ΅¬μ‘°μ£Όμ˜μ— κ°€κΉŒμš΄ μž…μž₯적 견해λ₯Ό κ°–κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

In the past, minimalist artists were taught that minimalism referred to the focus on the material itself, where the material remains in its original and unprocessed state and there was no intervention by the artists on the object’s existence. But in fact, artists processed it to their taste, intervened countless times to arrange it, and it was a trend in oriental thought that the meaning of material itself was more important. I believe that part of the minimalism that I follow now is an attempt to turn away from the guilt of the essence of creation being damaged in modern times. This is because it is a safe choice to use the word minimalism, which is well-packaged to enable the establishment of the essence mentioned above, and it is a transformation of the most basic unit, so it can escape the issue of replication and imitation. In that sense, it can be said that I follow minimalism in terms of visual preferences, but in terms of aesthetics, I see minimalism as an object of value that needs to be explored and reestablished, and in reality, it has a positional view close to poststructuralism.

Your work is not only visual and tactile but has grown to include audio systems and fragrances. What draws you to express these multisensory ideas through objects and interior design?

감각을 λŠλ‚€ 기얡듀을 λ˜μ‚΄λ €λ³΄λ©΄ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” κ°€μž₯ μ‰¬μš΄ λ°©μ‹μœΌλ‘œ κ·Έ 기얡을 μ΄ν•΄ν•œλ‹€. λ°”λ‘œ 이미지라고 μƒκ°λ˜λŠ”λ° μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 그것을 μ–Έμ–΄λ‘œ ν‘œν˜„ν•  수 μ—†κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ— λ‹€λ₯Έ 감각의 μ˜μ—­μœΌλ‘œ μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. μš°λ¦¬κ°€ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜λŠ” μž‘μ—…λ“€μ€ κ·ΈλŸ°λ©΄μ—μ„œ λ…Όλ¦¬μ μœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜μ—΄ν•  μˆ˜κ°€ μ—†λ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ‚˜λŠ” λ‚΄κ°€ λŠλΌλŠ” 감각적 ν‘œν˜„μ„ 물리적인 μ‹€μ²΄λ‘œ κ΅¬ν˜„ν•  뿐이지 μ‹€μ œλ‘œλŠ” 그것을 λ°˜μ˜ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ κ°κ°κΈ°κ΄€μ—μ„œ λŠκΌ‡λ˜ 기얡을 ν’€μ΄ν•˜λŠ” 과정이라고 μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€.

When we recall memories that are laced with emotion, we understand them in the easiest way. We think of them as images, but since we cannot express them in words, I believe we use our other senses to make sense of them. The works we express cannot be laid out logically in that sense. I only translate the sensory expressions I feel into physical entities, but in reality, it is a process of interpreting the memories felt by various sensory organs to reflect them.

In your design process, how important is it that what you make is handmade? What kind of people or resources do you work with to create your pieces?

λ‹Ήμ—°νžˆ μ΄κ³Όμ •μ—λŠ” λ§Žμ€ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ΄ κ°œμž…λ˜κ³ , 기술λ ₯이 λ™μ›λœλ‹€. 우리 νŒ€μ€ κ½€ λ§Žμ€ 인원이 움직이고 있고 각 κ³΅μ •μ˜ μ „λ¬Έκ°€λ“€κ³Ό ν˜‘μ—…μ„ ν•˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€. μŠ€ν”Όμ»€λŠ” μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ œμž‘ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ‚¬μš΄λ“œ κ³΅ν•™μ˜ κ΅μˆ˜λ‹˜κ³Ό 그리고 μ œμž‘μ— ν•„μš”ν•œ 기술의 μžλ¬Έμ„ μ–»μ–΄ μ œμž‘λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. ν•œνŽΈμœΌλ‘œ μ‘°λͺ…κ³Ό 같은 μž‘μ—…μ€ μ•½1λ…„κ°„μ˜ κ°œλ°œκΈ°κ°„μ„ 거쳐 λ””μžμΈλ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. μ†Œμˆ˜λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ λ””μžμΈλœ μž‘μ—…μ΄μ§€λ§Œ κ·Έ κ³Όμ •μ—μ„œ λ§ŒνΌμ€ μš°λ¦¬λ„ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 도전이기에 λ¬Έμ œκ°€ μ•ˆμƒκΈ°κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ‹ μ€‘ν•˜κ³  μΉ˜λ°€ν•˜κ²Œ μž‘μ—…ν•œλ‹€.

Naturally, many people are involved in this process, and technology is utilized as well. Our team has quite a few people moving around, and we collaborate with experts in each step of the process. The speakers were made with the advice of a professor of sound engineering and the technology needed for production. On the other hand, work such as lighting was designed after a development period of about a year. Although it was a work designed for a small number of people, it was a new challenge for us as well, so we worked carefully and meticulously to avoid problems.

Take us through the process of creating the Pure Elements series. What did the process of designing it look like?

κ·Έ μ „μ‹œλŠ” λŒ€λ¦¬μ„ μ—…μ²΄μ™€μ˜ μ½œλΌλ³΄λ ˆμ΄μ…˜μ„ 톡해 νƒ„μƒν•œ μž‘μ—…λ“€μ΄λ‹€. μ“Έλͺ¨ 없이 λ²„λ €μ§€λŠ” 폐 λŒ€λ¦¬μ„μ„ κ°€μΉ˜μžˆκ²Œ λ§Œλ“€ 수 μ—†μ„κΉŒ λΌλŠ” μ•„μ΄λ””μ–΄μ—μ„œ μ‹œμž‘λ˜μ—ˆμœΌλ©°, κ·Έ κ°œλ…μ€ λ‚˜μ˜ μž¬λ―ΈμžˆλŠ” 상상λ ₯으둜 κ΅¬ν˜„λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€.폐 λŒ€λ¦¬μ„λ“€μ„ 보며 μ“Έλͺ¨μ—†λŠ”κ±΄ 무엇이고 μ“Έλͺ¨μžˆλŠ”κ±΄ λ¬΄μ—‡μΌκΉŒλΌλŠ” μΈκ°„μ˜ κ°€μΉ˜μ™€ μ‹€μž¬μ˜ μ„Έμƒμ˜ κ°€μΉ˜μ˜ λͺ¨μˆœμ΄ ꡉμž₯히 인간적 κΈ°λ§Œμ΄λΌλŠ” 생각이 λ“€μ—ˆλ‹€. λͺ¨λ“  물질이 μ›μ‹œμ μΈ μƒνƒœκ°€ μ‘΄μž¬ν•˜λ“― μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 사물도 κ°€μž₯ μ›μ‹œμ μΈ μƒνƒœκ°€ μžˆμ—ˆμ„κ²ƒμ΄λΌλŠ” 상상에 μ˜ν•΄ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄μ§„ μ˜€λΈŒμ œλ“€μΈλ°  λ‚˜λŠ” 여기에 좔가적인 의미λ₯Ό λΆ€μ—¬ν•˜μ—¬ κ°€μž₯ μ›μ‹œμ μΌλ•Œ κ°€μž₯ κΈ°λ§Œν•œ μƒνƒœλΌλŠ” μž…μž₯을 λΆ€μ—¬ν•˜μ—¬  무겁고,μ“Έλͺ¨μ—†κ³ ,λΆˆνŽΈν•˜κ³ ,μ΄ν•΄μ•ˆλ˜λŠ” λ°©μ‹μœΌλ‘œ 사물을 λ””μžμΈν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ κ²°κ³ΌλŠ” μ˜ˆμΈ‘ν•  수 μ—†μ—ˆκ³  κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ νƒ„μƒλœ μž‘μ—…λ¬Όλ‘œ μ „μ‹œκ°€ μ΄λ€„μ‘Œλ‹€.

The exhibition is a collaboration with a marble company. It started with the idea of ​​whether we could make useless discarded marble valuable, and the concept was realized with my imagination. Looking at the discarded marble, I thought that the contradiction between human values ​​and the values ​​of the real world, which are about what is useless and what is useful, is a very human deception. Just as all materials exist in a primitive state, the objects we use must have existed in the most primitive state, and I gave them additional meaning, giving them the position that they are in the most deceptive state when they are most primitive, and designed them in a way that is heavy, useless, uncomfortable, and incomprehensible. The result was unpredictable, and the exhibition was created with the works that were born that way.

What is a piece that represents your design identity, and what was the process of creating it?

LWL1 μ‘°λͺ…은 덴마크의 λΈŒλžœλ“œ ν”„λ¦¬μΈ ν•œμ„Όκ³Ό 150μ£Όλ…„ κΈ°λ…μ „μ‹œλ₯Ό μ„œμšΈμ—μ„œ κ°œμ΅œν•˜λ©΄μ„œ νŠΉλ³„μž‘μ—…μœΌλ‘œ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ λ””μžμ΄λ„ˆλ‘œ μ°Έμ—¬ν•˜μ—¬ μ‘°λͺ…을 λ””μžμΈν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ œκ°€ ν‰μ†Œμ— κ°–κ³  있던 λΆˆμ•ˆμ„±κ³Ό 우울의 증상을 μ‹œκ°ν™” ν•˜κ³  그것에 κΈ°λŠ₯을 λ„£κΈ°μœ„ν•΄ ‘μ—°μ•½ν•œ ꡬ쑰’λΌλŠ” κ°œλ…μ„ μ΄μž…ν•˜μ—¬ νƒ„μƒλœ μž‘μ—…μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. νŠΉμ΄ν•˜κ²Œλ„ μ—¬λŸ¬ ꡬ쑰체듀이 쀑심을 μ—°κ²°ν•˜κ³  μ§€νƒ±ν•˜λ©° μžλ¦½ν• μˆ˜μžˆκ²Œ ν•˜λŠ” κ΅¬μ‘°μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ ‡κ²Œ μ„œλ‘œ μ—°μ•½ν•œκ²ƒλ“€μ΄ λͺ¨μ—¬ ν•˜λ‚˜λ₯Ό 이룰수있게 λ””μžμΈλ˜μ–΄ ν‰μ†Œμ— 감정을 담은 기ꡬλ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€κ³  μ‹Άμ—ˆλŠ”λ° μ΄μž‘μ—…μ„ 톡해 μ €μ˜ μž‘μ—…μ— λŒ€ν•œ 사고λ₯Ό ν™•μž₯ν•˜κ²Œ ν•΄μ£Όμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

The LWL1 lighting was designed for the 150th anniversary exhibition in Seoul for the Danish furniture house, Fritz Hansen, where I participated as one of the Korean designers of the special project. This work was born by visualizing the symptoms of anxiety and depression that I usually had and applying the concept of ‘fragile structure’ to it to add function. It is a unique structure that connects and supports the center of several structures and makes them self-sufficient. It was designed so that fragile things can come together to form one. I had always wanted to create a device that contains emotions like this, and this was a piece of work that allowed me to expand my thoughts about my work.

We first found your work by stumbling upon the LWC1 chair. What is the story behind this chair?

이 μ˜μžλŠ” 사싀 우리 μŠ€νŠœλ””μ˜€ λ‘œλΉ„μ— 두렀고 λ””μžμΈν–ˆλ˜ μž‘μ—…μ΄λ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ 차일피일 미루닀 μž‘μ—…μ€ μ§„ν–‰λ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜κ³ , 이 의자λ₯Ό ν•„μš”λ‘œ ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ¨Όμ € λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚˜ κ·Έμ—κ²Œ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄μ£Όκ²Œ λ¨μœΌλ‘œμ„œ λͺ©μ μ„±κ³ΌλŠ” λ‹€λ₯΄κ²Œ λ””μžμΈλœ μ˜μžλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 이 μ˜μžλŠ” 더 μ˜λ―ΈμžˆλŠ” 곳에 μ‚¬μš©λ˜μ—ˆκ³  ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 배우 λ₯˜λ•ν™˜μ”¨κ°€ κΈ°νšν•œ μ „μ‹œμ— 수백λͺ…μ˜ λ…λ°±μœΌλ‘œ μ΄λ€„μ§€λŠ” 고백의 μ‹œκ°„μ„ ν•˜λŠ” 자리둜 μ‚¬μš©λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€. 맀우 λ‹¨μˆœν•œ κΈˆμ†κ³Ό μΏ μ…˜ν•˜λ‚˜λ‘œ 이뀄진 μž‘μ—…μΈλ° ν‰μƒμ‹œ μ‘΄κ²½ν•˜λŠ” λ§ˆλ¦¬μ•„ 퍼게이 (Maria Pergay)의 재료 μ‚¬μš©λ²•μ„ μ˜κ°λ°›μ•„ λ””μžμΈ λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€.

This chair was actually designed to be placed in our studio lobby. However, the work was postponed day after day and the work did not go anywhere, and we only ended up making it when there was a person that needed it, so it ended up being designed differently from its original purpose. However, this chair ended up being used in a more meaningful way and was used as a place for a confessional time consisting of hundreds of monologues in an exhibition planned by Korean actor Ryu Deok-hwan. It is a very simple work made of metal and a cushion, and it was designed with inspiration from the way Maria Pergay, whom I’ve always respected, uses materials.

You have said that the LWC1 chair was designed after an exploration of the works of designers like Maria Pergay, Isamu Noguchi, and other great designers. Could you tell us more about that? And what other designers do you look up to?

λ‚˜λŠ” μ°½μž‘μ˜ μ˜μ—­μ—μ„œ 맀우 λ…νŠΉν•œ μžκΈ°μ„Έκ³„κ΄€μ„ κ°–μΆ”κ³  λͺ¨λ“  것을 λ§Œλ“€μ–΄ λ‚Ό 수 μžˆλŠ” μ°½μž‘μžλ“€μ„ μ’‹μ•„ν•œλ‹€. 이사무 λ…Έκ΅¬μΉ˜, μΉ΄λ₯Όλ‘œ 슀카λ₯΄νŒŒ, μΉΌ μ•ˆλ“œλ ˆ, 폴 μΌ€ν™€λ¦„λ“±μ˜ λ””μžμ΄λ„ˆ,μž‘κ°€λ“€μ„ μ’‹μ•„ν•œλ‹€. 그듀은 맀우 λͺ¨ν˜Έν•˜λ©΄μ„œ λͺ…ν™•ν•œ μžμ‹ λ“€μ˜ 지침을 λ§Œλ“€μ–΄λ‚΄μ–΄ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 이미지적 μ–Έμ–΄λ₯Ό λ§Œλ“€μ–΄λƒˆλ‹€.

I like creators who have a very unique worldview in the creative field and can create everything. I like designers and writers like Isamu Noguchi, Carlo Scarpa, Carl Andre, and Poul Kjærholm. They created their own guidelines that were both vague and clear, and created a new image language.

You’ve worked with global brands like Andersson Bell, PAF, Camper and others. How is your process different when designing spaces/objects for others versus for yourself? What are your thoughts on the overlap between the fashion space and the space you occupy?

μ˜ν™” 감독이 ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ μ˜ν™”λ₯Ό μžμ‹ μ˜ μƒ‰κΉ”λ§Œ μž…ν˜€ λ§Œλ“€μ§€λŠ” μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€κ³  μƒκ°ν•œλ‹€. μ—¬λŸ¬ μ œμž‘μ— λ™μ›λ˜λŠ” μ°½μž‘μžλ“€κ³Ό 그것을 ν‘œν˜„ν•΄λ‚΄λŠ” λ°°μš°μ™€ μ œμž‘μžλ“€μ΄ μžˆκΈ°μ— κ°€λŠ₯ν•˜λ‹€κ³  λ³΄λŠ”λ° μš°λ¦¬κ°€ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜λŠ” λ””μžμΈμ€ 그보닀 μž‘μ€ 세계이긴 ν•˜κ² μ§€λ§Œ λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ λ§₯락이라고 λ³Έλ‹€. νŒ¨μ…˜ λΈŒλžœλ“œμ˜ 세계관을 μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κ³  κ·Έκ²ƒμ˜ 정체성을 λ‚˜μ˜ 이미지적 μ–Έμ–΄λ‘œ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜λŠ” 것이기에 그듀도 그리고 λ…μžλ“€λ„ ν₯미둭게 μ°½μž‘μ„ μ „ν­μ μœΌλ‘œ 이해해주고, λ‚˜μ˜ 사적인 μž‘μ—…μ΄λ‚˜ κ°œμΈμž‘μ—…μ€ μ² μ €ν•˜κ²Œ λ‚΄ 방식을 κ³ μ§‘ν•˜μ—¬ ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ κ²°κ³Όκ°’μœΌλ‘œ λ‚΄κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ λ…Έλ ₯ν•œλ‹€. μΈν…Œλ¦¬μ–΄ λ””μžμ΄λ„ˆλΌλŠ” 직업은 맀우 νƒ€ν˜‘μ μΈ μΈλ¬Όμ΄λ˜μ–΄μ•Ό ν• λ•Œκ°€ λ§Žμ€λ° 사적인 μž‘μ—…μ€ κ·ΈλŸ΄ν•„μš”κ°€ μ—†μ–΄ 이 λ°ΈλŸ°μŠ€λŠ” λ‚˜μ—κ²Œ μœ μ΅ν•˜λ‹€κ³  λ³Ό 수 μžˆλ‹€.

I don’t think a film director makes a film with only his own colors. I think it’s possible because there are creators who are mobilized for various productions and actors and producers who express them. I think the design we express is a similar context, although it may be a smaller world. Since it is about understanding the worldview of a fashion brand and expressing its identity in my own image language, they and readers understand the creation with interest, and for my personal work or individual work, I thoroughly insist on my own method and try to produce a single result. The job of an interior designer often requires a very compromising person, but I don’t have to do that for personal work, so this balance can be seen as beneficial to me.