Objects of Function No.2401 Coffee Table in Stainless Steel
by Park Eunchong Studio · Seoul, South Korea

Eunchong Park creates furniture or lighting using formative language of intersecting vertical and horizontal structures. The intersecting vertical and horizontal structures create ‘balance’ by harmonizing formative elements of different characteristics, and also represents a visual contrasts of ‘imbalance’ within that balance In addition, He tries to express the ‘balance’ and ‘imbalance’ through materials, which is evident in his efforts to mix artificial and natural elements or to express diverse textures and colors from a single material.Based on this formative language, his works share the common theme of a ‘objects of function’, reflecting his desire for his works to be more than just static pieces, imbuing them with life and artistic value even when not actively used.He mainly uses metals such as iron or stainless steel as materials, which is closely related to his major. He majored in metal crafts during his undergraduate and master's programs and the various metalworking techniques he experienced the are still embedded in his works today. The ‘craftmanship’ he learned at that time is an expression method and value that he considers most important.