for this project, seoul-based designer jinyeong yeon has taken an unassuming material and turned it into a series of unique objects. by repurposing textured aluminum sheets that are typically found on industrial floor surfaces, the ‘ignored patterns’ collection aims to find beauty in something previously overlooked. 

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate round chair

images courtesy of jinyeong yeon

 

 

the series comprises a chair, a round chair, and a stool. to bring new life to the aluminum material, jinyeong yeon has curved the sheets and applied graduated color to both the round chair and stool, resulting in a very contemporary, urban aesthetic. 

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate round chair detail

 

 

the project aims to show the beauty of this material, and in particular, the raised pattern that is both practical and attractive. the designer explains, ‘the purpose of the work is to show that things in an inferior situation can be seen as beautiful. aluminum check plate is a material that we are always inadvertently stepping on and often see but not interested in. but the material has it’s own pattern and the pattern is quite practical and attractive. the pattern and material are now furniture objects that stand out. you can sit down, not step on it anymore.’

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate chair

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate chair front

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate pattern

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate chair sitting

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate chair welding

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

aluminum check plate stool

jinyeong yeon repurposes aluminum sheets to create colorful furniture designboom

graduated color

 

 

project info:

 

project name: ignored patterns
design: jinyeong yeon

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lynne myers | designboom