giwa eclipse is an elegant steel floor lamp inspired by a solar eclipse

korean furniture designer choi joon woo reveals a steel edition of his previous design collection giwa. his previous works were expressed through arch-shaped steel frames, reinterpreting the image of giwa (traditional korean tiles) that were melded with some parts of the past and present furniture. through this edition the designer wanted to embody mixed images of giwa of korea’s traditional architecture in terms of forms, time and space into physical properties by contrasting heaviness with lightness, thickness with thinness, symmetry with asymmetry, and roughness with softness.

all images courtesy of choi joon woo
giwa eclipse lighting

giwa eclipse lighting by choi joon woo is expressive of the scenery of a solar eclipse over giwa roof tiles. as the moon gets between earth and the sun casting different shadows over earth with time, the designer wanted people to experience similar feelings of the temperature and intensity change of lighting by manually adjusting the distance between the plate and the light. its post and giwa-reminding c-shaped frame combined with the lighting shadow when viewed from the front displays the image of a traditional korean candlestick.

giwa eclipse lighting

 the shading and intensity of lighting can be changed by manually adjusting the distance between the plate and the light

giwa eclipse lighting’s detail

giwa steel tea table

reinterpretation of the mixed images of giwa from the morphology, time, and space point of view

giwa eclipse lighting & tea table

giwa nightstand lamp

giwa nightstand lamp’s detail

giwa side table & nightstand lamp

giwa side table

giwa side table’s detail

project info:

name: giwa series_steel edition

designer: choi joon woo

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