fortuitous variation traditional korean furniture reinterpreted by maezm

‘fortuitous variation’ by maezmimage © maezm

due to the shift in conventional korean customs of floor-based living to ‘stand-in’ or chair-based arrangements, south korean studio maezm has created a collection of designs that reinterprets traditional korean furniture through the lens of a more contemporary perspective. produced as prop displays in fashion stores for samsung, the series entitled ‘fortuitous variation’ is a set of reclaimed western-style and classic korean furnishings that have been modified to feature additional ‘legs’ in order to adapt the ‘stand-in’ culture. the mutant designs are a new species of hybrid furniture that attempt to bridge the transition of function and aesthetic from the old the new-world. 

the mutant designs are a new species of hybrid furniture that attempt to bridge the transition of function and aesthetic from the old the new-worldimage © maezm

image © maezm

the reclaimed furniture has been modified to feature additional ‘legs’ in order to adapt the ‘stand-in’ western cultureimage © maezm

image © maezm

the series reinterprets traditional korean furniture through the lens of a more contemporary perspectiveimage © maezm