This chair explores formal flexibility by reexamining the structural relationship between the rear legs and the backrest support. By separating these two elements rather than extending the rear legs upward, the design allows greater autonomy in shaping the backrest's angle, curvature, and proportion. Crafted from solid white oak with traditional mortise and tenon joinery, the chair maintains structural clarity while achieving a more independent and refined silhouette.
Sangin Park is a furniture designer and woodworker based in South Korea. His practice focuses on full-scale making as a method of design research, exploring the relationship between structure, proportion, and the human body. Working primarily with solid wood and traditional joinery, he develops chairs and small furniture through iterative prototyping and use-based testing. His work examines how everyday objects change through time, use, and cultural context, contributing to contemporary furniture design by bridging craft-based making with experiential design thinking.