1. SUNG
JUN
KIM
2015

2. SUNG
JUN
KIM
2015

3. Wood Feely
Talstar Lamp
Silverphone
Chopstick Holder
Material Rescue
LG Open Innovation Project
about the designer
Joanna Stool
Desktop Organizer
Cardboard Armchair
Installation Art Project
extra works
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Cover picture:
Anger #3 (series)
watercolor on photography
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Honorable Mention
Georgia Perimeter College
Fine Art Show

4. It is a journey of
exploring objects
within relations.
Along with having a longstanding curious, crafting relationship with
designs, the idea of ‘Open Relation Design’ arose from witness-
ing the unfortunate phenomena of today’s products ending up in a
landfill. This constant changing state of relative design and appre-
ciation of aesthetics, led me to the conception of an ideology, that
well designed products often emphasize the intangible relations
between users and products. ‘Open Relation Design’ is a holistic
idea I found that is designed to have a room for growth with users
accommodating with material, shape and emotional properties
with an ‘intended openness’ within.
Denali National Park, Alaska
August, 2012

5. sung jun kim
224 Newport Rd. SW
Lilburn, GA 30047 the United States
sungjunkim@me.com
+1 (404) 610 3226
www.sungjunkim.com
Address
phone
email
website
BS in Industrial Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Industrial Design
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
High Honor (GPA 3.44)
Student Exchange Program
Korea Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology
Daejeon, South Korea
Industrial Design
General Study
Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkston, Georgia, U.S.
Ulsan Jeil High School
Ulsan, South Korea
Education
2012 MAY
2008 August
2010 December
2010 August
2008 May
2005 August
2000 December
1997 February
Professional Experience
Member of ‘Industrial Designer Society of
America (IDSA)’
Founder and member of ‘Korean Students at
College of Architecture (KSCOA)’
ASSOCIATIONS
AND ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
2012 MAY
2009 August
2012 MAY
2010 August
Honorable Mention
‘O.S.T. from Common First Year’ Book De-
sign
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Architecture Year End Show
Finalist
‘Silver Phone’ Concept Design
Victor J. Papanek Social Design Awards:
Design for the Real World Redux
Collaborated Work with
Elizabeth S. Schultz, Zane Coffin, and Jung
Min Lee
Honorable Mention
‘Anger #3’ Silver Print
Georgia Perimeter College
Fine Art Show
Honors and Awards
2009
2011
2007
‘Silver Phone’ Concept Design
Victor J. Papanek Social Design Awards
2011: Design for the Real World Redux
Winners
PUBLICATION and EXHIBITIONs
Patent and design registration
Aug 23
2011
‘Design for Real World Redux’, University of
Applied Arts Vienna, Austria
‘Design for Real World Redux’, White box,
New York, U.S.
2011 NOVEMBER
2012 JANUARY
2012 JUNE
Web / Content Designer
Gluten Free Nutritions
Alpharetta, Georgia U.S.
/ Seoul, South Korea
Web / Content Designer
Eco-Keeper
Duluth, Georgia U.S.
LG Innovation Project
Product Designer
LG Electronics USA
and Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia U.S.
Web / Graphic / Package Designer
Pestmall.com (Anteater Pest Control, Inc.)
Duluth, Georgia U.S.
Designer
OS-Motors
Choenan, South Korea
Freelance Web / Graphic Designer
Lilburn, Georgia U.S.
Photographer
Hollywood Shot Studio
East Point, Georgia U.S.
2013 february
2012 October
2014 SEPTEMBER
2014 MARCH
2014 SEPTEMBER
2014 June
2012 May
2007 July
Present
2010 August
2012 March
2011 November
2007 May
2005 January
Advertisement, Logo, Corporation Identity
Product, Prototyping, Arduino programing,
Package, CAD, CAM
Drawing, Painting, Photography,
Woodworking, Concrete Casting
Mac / Window
Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator/ Flash /
Dreamweaver / Premiere / Indesign
Autodesk Alias / Showcase / Solidworks
Apple Page / Numbers / Keynote
Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint
Corel Painter / Sketchup / Arduino
Design Skills
Proficiency / Programs
Solo backpacking in the wilderness of
Alaska, U.S. From Kenai peninsula, Denali to
the Gate of the Arctic
Cycle touring across Korea for 5 days
with Zheng Chin from a student of the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Melbourne, Australia
The Republic of Korea Army
Served Military Duty
Ammunition Specialist
Activities
2012 August
july
2010 September
2003 September
2002 JANUARY
curriculum vitae
OS-1 Racing Cart
Cart design registered in Korea, Republic of
#30-0704310
Registration under names of Sang Eun Oh,
Jonghun Lee and Sung Jun Kim
2012 AugUST
2d design
3d design
fine arts

6. LG Open Innovation
/ designing the future of LG’s home entertainment products
The goal of this project is to develop innovative/creative con-
cepts for LG’s Open Innovation on Home Entertainment products.
Through research, ideation, testing and documentation performed
by a multidisciplinary, we are expected to propose concepts
related to the area of home entertainment system, TV remote and
soundbar in this project.
a group project with Sae Joung Kou
In the group with Sea Joung, I mainly focused on generating
optimal forms and functions based on the problem we both re-
searched. After sketching out possible concepts, I explored them
through testing out with CAM (computer aided manufacturing) and
3D printing and such.
2014
“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from
success.” - Sir James Dyson
Photography courtesy of designersdays.com, 2013

7. The Ring Remote brings a new form for a remote controller that
standing itself which offers users interactive it without picking it
up and holding it their hands. Instead of use of overwhelming and
confusing button, the remote is operated with its unique circular
digitized display placed underneath the matte coated glass. Buttons
on display change contents depending on purposes accordingly.
Ring Remote
OLED Display
Touch Ring
(Inner/Outer)
Microphone / Speaker
/ Vibration Motor
Power Button
120mm
Voice Input
Button SWIPE INNER RING TO
SWITCHING CHANNELS
SWIPE OUTER RING TO
VOLUME CONTROL
TWO POINT TOUCH TO
MUTE
SWIPE FORWARD/
BACKWARD TO SWITCH
MODES
Touch scroll wheel (touch ring) functions as a seg-
mented rotary dial and provides natural mapping,
enabling infinity scroll without requiring an ex-
tended space, and fast way of using a small area to
scroll through large amounts of data.
Hand Anthropometry
http://usability.gtri.gatech.edu/eou_info/hand_anthro.php
Touch Ring Width References:
In the Windows Phone UI Design and Interaction
Guide (PDF), Microsoft goes further and suggests a
recommended touch target size of 9mm. We build
a real-size 3D printed (shown) model for testing.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/
hh465370.aspx
Simple, instance,
intuitive interface
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8. Display for instant visual feedback during interaction make users feel more
engaged, confident, and in control. Visual feedback can indicate successful
interactions, relay system status, improve the sense of control, reduce errors,
help users understand the system and input device, and encourage interac-
tion.
Interaction through visual feedback
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465370.aspx
“A simple remote control that gives
a visual, haptic and emotional
pleasure with its unique and intui-
tive control interface and form.”
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9. Sound Bar
The sound bar delivers not only the acoustic joy of the sound but also visual
form of the sound by switching its form accordingly. With movable mechani-
cal parts inside with the stretchable skin, it can transform its form according to
sound settings, volume and such.
Control Panel/Smart Phone Cradle/I/O PanelLEDsSpandex Skin
Treble Mid Range B Mid Range B Bass Woofer
Rotating Blades
1000 mm
80mm
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10. Speaker that changes its form Smart home network speaker
It is ready for the Internet of Things so it can be used as a sound output
system of your home network over WiFi.
“Talking to Home Appliances!” 2014/5, The Official LG Display Blog (Korean)
http://blog.lgdisplay.com/2014/05/
“LG Launches Smart Appliances Integrated with Line” 2014/5, Dawinderpal Sahota, Internet
of Things World News
http://iotworldnews.com/2014/05/lg-launches-smart-appliances-integrated-with-line/
“LG Sheds Light on Internet of Things” 2014/3, Kris Holt, Technewsworld
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80191.html
Spandex skin, which is well-known synthetic fabric for its highly stretchable
characteristic, allows the speaker transforms into different shapes dynamically.
This study shows that how stretchable spandex is and also demonstrates its
dramatic changes in different stages in shape and transparency.
Tested Material:
White Spandex
(Spandex 15% + Polyester 85%)
stand-by
EQ
EQ
bass mode
EQ
treble mode
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11. “This speaker visualizes the sound by
changing its form. Also applications of newly
emerging technologies to offer new exciting
features.”
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12. Joanna Stool
/ studio stool with an expression
2010
“Good design is aesthetic.” - Dieter Rams
Photography courtesy of theredlist.fr, 2013

13. Joanna Stool was inspired by a studio friend who
suffered from minor back problems. An interview
was conducted with Joanna in order to design a
personalized stool. It is custom fit to support the
discomforts of her body. Additional features were
added to be user friendly. Joanna Stool is a con-
ceptual design based on the interview with Joanna.
Design for one
“I love working in the studio, but it gets lonely
sometimes. Working inside a studio all day reminds
me of my father back at home. My father is a hard
working man who spends most of his time in a stu-
dio just like me.”
“I probably spend more than half of my days
here now... I miss my old man and that old rug-
ged throne of mine. I used to call his shoulders my
throne because he would always give me a ride on
his shoulders as a little girl.”
The interview
“As 5 year old Joanna souring
6 feet above the air you could
only imagine the endless
possibilities running through
my tiny head.”
User-oriented design
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14. Visualizing Manufacturing
To meet both physical and emotional demand of the user, the form was a meta-
phor for her father’s shoulder. Curvy and fluidic contours of each layers applied
to the sense of the father’s shoulder.
Its construction of seven vertical oak plywood lay-
ers with steel rod with nuts to ensure its durability
and reliability and emphasis the emotional factor.
1. Pre-assembled and examine through CAD (Solidworks) programs
2. Cut threaded steel rods into custom lengths with a heck saw
3. Chopped balsa wood sticks into pieces with chop saw and drilled a hole with a mill
4. Cut each layers from sheet plywood with band saw then sanded the surfaces
5. Polyurethane applied as a topcoat then all parts assembled
1
4
2
4
3
5
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15. Usage Images
Based on her body measurements, every curves and dimensions were design
with human-centered sense to maximize comfort. Convertible armrest, back
support and foot rest were added for her convenience.
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16. 775mm(30.5inch)
410 mm (16 inch) 520 mm (20.5 inch)
Dimensions:
Height: 775 mm (30.5 in.) / Width: 410 mm (16 in.)
Depth: 520 mm (20.5 in.) / Weight: 18 kg (40 lbs)
Materials:
Oak Plywood
Steel Rods (threaded)
Stainless Steel Hex Nuts
Lock Flat Washer
Balsa Wood (spacers)
From a study of extreme user case, Joanna Stool is uniquely designed for only
one user - Joanna Liu - to maximize comfort, functionality and beauty. This
studio stool is made of eleven layers of oak plywood - mechanically assembled
with twelve steel rods with washers and hex nuts.
It is designed and crafted to meet not only her physical
satisfaction, but also her emotional satisfaction. The formal
characteristics of the stool is built to express her strong
relationship with her father and his great devotion to her.
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17. Tide Chopstick Holder
/ a design for daily life
2013
“Wabi-sabi is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in earthi-
ness, of revering authenticity above all.” -Robyn Griggs Lawrence, ‘Wabi-Sabi:
The Art Of Imperfection’
Photography courtesy of taicarmen.wordpress.com,
2014

18. Material: Bolivian Rosewood
Dimensions:
Height: 38.1 mm / Width: 34 mm / Depth: 70 mm
Created for a exclusively personal demand for daily life, this set of hand-
crafted Bolivian rosewood blocks effectively serves as an elegant chopstick
holder. The tidal wave inspired form features a rhythmical, joyful appearance
and easy of use.
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19. “The most important thing in communication is
hearing what isn’t said.” - Peter Drucker
Photography courtesy of The Drucker Institute,
Claremont Graduate University, 2011
Silverphone
/ cell phone for the elderly
2012
a Finallist from-
a group project with
Elizabeth S. Schultz, Zane Coffic,
Jung Min Lee
In this group project, I initially contributed to bring a foundation con-
cept, the fragmented display-keypad, and later took the charge of
visualizing the form in which the round, turtle shaped cell phone de-
vice and the tablet came to life. I also suggested the color scheme
with silver on the outside and red inside as it was a popular color
style in the 50’s and the 60’s.

20. Mobile Life and Elders
Designing phones for the elderly presents many
challenges and is a well researched field. These
phones are highly simplistic and only do the most
basic cell phone tasks: calling and receiving phone
calls, entering contacts, and sometimes texting.
The issue with elderly cell phones now is that they
are not keeping up with the new technology. This is
the issue that our group is trying to fix in the most
simplistic and easily acceptable way.
The Personas
With their smart phone, their children would like
them to have daily medication reminders, internet
access to facebook, and a calendar. The problem is
that Elizabeth Stan do not want a new phone, they
already have a Jitterbug and they just got used to
it so they are reluctant to learn how to use a new
phone.
Elizabeth and Stan are an elderly couple whose chil-
dren are very enthusiastic about them getting a
smart phone.
Objectives and Constraints
In order to solve both Elizabeth and Stan’s unwilling-
ness for new technology and their children’s request
for them to get a smart phone, we are going to in-
corporate schedule and record keeping methods that
they already use into a user friendly phone.
We want to incorporate invisible technology. That
is we want there to be new smart phone technology
incorporated into our phone without the user being
aware. This will take away added confusion as well as
make the similar to the Jitterbug.
Elizabeth and Stan have problems with hearing, mo-
bility, and eyesight.
Design Objectives / CriteriaConstraints
1. Easy transition from device to device
2. Allow easy visibility and hearing
3. Hidden technology
4. Incorporate handwriting
5. Keeps track of scheduling without
having to type everything in them
6. Design that is aesthetically relatable
to them
1. Minimize computer interactions
2. Dexterity issues
3. Visual
4. Audio
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21. simple to make phone calls
easy access to emergency services, also providing geographical
location
giving alarms as reminders for medications, appointments, pay-
ments, and their complex medical histories automatically
allow sending and receiving text messages
providing an access to Facebook to keep up with the grandchil-
dren
simple way to charge device with cradle, other than plugging in a
cable
Phone calls
Emergency calls
Alarm
Text messaging
Facebook
Charging
Design Goals:
Things to Consider Display
Keyboard
Alarms
User interface
Case
Key device feature
Device components check list
Competitor Devices
Key device requirements
Big enough?
Characters readable?
Back-lit?
Necessary?
Typing avoided with macro keys?
Key spacing sufficient?
Compatible with other systems?
Loud enough?
Visible?
Compatible?
Compatible with other systems?
Easy to understand?
Right size?, Captive?
Textured?
Not excessive contours?
• Weight - a portable device that can be carried
for at least ten minutes without resting
• Input system must be easy and simple to use.
• The device must be easy to operate and hold.
• Secondary features matter - battery, etc.
Samsung
Jitterbug
Snapfon (TM)
ez ONE
Cell Phone
Clarity C900
Amplified
Mobile Phone
Currently in the market, there are some cellphones specially de-
signed to target elderly people. Those phones, examples above,
are commonly designed to have enlarged buttons and texts for
easy to press and read, louder speaker, simple and straight for-
ward interface and functions for easy to operate.
Looking at contextual ideas of turtle, its iconic im-
age for elders in many cultures for those long lifes-
pan, slow and steady appearance, the shape of turtle
can be not only familiar but also it gives an extra
dimension and meaning to the product.
Since the majority of target users are baby-boomers,
who were the most active between 60’s and 70’s, it
also adopted design languages from that era such
as tear drop shaped form and red and silver colors.
Design:
Streamline and Turtle
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22. Phone Interface Tablet Interface
Inside Display and Keypad Matrix
Notification Call MakingPhone Book On CallNavigation
Tablet Display and Digitizer
Interface Display
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23. Silverphone is a cellular phone solution designed for the parents of the baby
boomer generation. For easy handling it features a button for easy opening, a
necklace loop, for easy access,and an intuitive interface based on the jitterbug
interface that the user is already familiar with.
The docking station incorporates a handwriting recognition capable tablet that
converts handwritten notes into usable data and a barcode scanner for medica-
tion scheduling, so the Silverphone can always keep the user informed about
contacts, family affairs, medication, and their daily schedule.
SIlverphone for Elders
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24. Talstar Lamp
/ a convertible lamp from wasted boxes
2013
“Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality.
Technology has become the body’s new membrane of ex-
istence.” - Nam June Paik
Photography courtesy of Young-kyun Lim, 1981

25. From the observation about a massive quantity of
packaging boxes getting dumped daily at work,
Talstar Lamp is designed as a solution for suggest-
ing a way to recycle those corrugated boxes. Laser-
cut corrugated boxes are assembled with a set of
aluminum rods, fastened with hair pin clips.
It also features a convertible structure to adopt a purpose of the lamp. Simply
moving the layers up or down, Talstar Lamp can transform into a desk lamp
or a suspending lamp.
Material:
Post-consumer corrugated box, Oak plywood, Aluminum rod,
Hair pin clip
Dimensions:
Height: 356 mm / Width: 178 mm / Depth: 178 mm
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26. “Less is more.” - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Photography courtesy of Whitney Museum of American Art, 1964
Desktop Organizer
/ design with less
2012

27. From the Design Market project, which all
members were to make at least ten exactly identi-
cal products for sale, this Desktop Organizer is
concerned in the systematized production implica-
tions.
All about process
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28. Materials:
Mahogany Wood
Stainless Steel
Magnet
Silicon Foot Pads
Dimensions:
Height: 38 mm / Width: 223 mm /
Depth: 75 mm / Weight: 2.3 kg
Subtraction Process
The way of fabrication was designed to demon-
strate the process - where parts are taken out to
produce a final product rather than assembling
parts to make a final product. Mahogany wood is
used as the main material of the product due to
the characteristic of easy machinability, stability,
and extraordinary texture quality.
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29. This product is mainly developed with a diverging-
converging process. Beginning with listing out
possible features that users might desire, possibili-
ties on the lists were eliminated one by one in or-
der to discover the most important and demanded
features.
Aesthetically minimal
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30. Wood Feely: Treacherous
/ object created through abstraction
2009
“Everything I do is a symbol.
Everything, has a meaning.”
- Philippe Patrick Starck
Photography courtesy of Florence Maeght, Dalbin, 2010

31. Treacherous
“Treacherous”
x
block of cherry wood
+
tools without power
+
endless sending
Mood board (2012)
1 : not able to be trusted : showing that someone
cannot be trusted
2 : very dangerous and difficult to deal with
3 : characterized by or manifesting treachery :
perfidious
4 a : likely to betray trust : unreliable a treacher-
ous memory
b : providing insecure footing or support
treacherous quicksand
c : marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
( )
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32. 1a.
Unbalanced shape-to-weight form
1b.
Sharp point ends
2a.
Uneven surface gives a sense of unsafe
2b.
Swept-back point
Convex+Concave
1a
1b
2b2a
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33. Material: Rosewood
Dimensions:
Height: 101 mm / Width: 165 mm / Depth: 114 mm
This sculpture made with cherry wood is crafted
with exclusively hand tools, such as hand saw,
cold chisels with wood hammer, and sandpaper to
visualize the idea of the abstract term ‘treacherous’.
With combination of convexity and concavity, its
uneven, sharp, and dramatic transition in the form
expresses and translates into the meaning of the
term.
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34. CB Armchair
/ armchair redefined in the simplest way
2011
“Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as
best to accomplish a particular purpose.” - Charles Eames
Photography courtesy of eamesdesigns.com, 2013

35. Made of paper material that is structured in fluted
sheets with flat liner boards, corrugated board is
widely used in transportation, packaging due to its
recyclable, light yet strong and easy to manufactur-
ing characteristics.
Single walled
Double walled
Use of a high-power laser, laser cutting technol-
ogy is typically used by industrial manufacturers,
schools and hobbyists as for a tool of rapid proto-
typing. Materials that can be fabricated by a laser
cutter can be various. Usually materials that melts,
burns, vaporizes can be used.
Material and Manufacturing Process
Laser Cutting Corrugated Board
Photographycourtesyoffluidforms.eu,2013
What makes an armchair
‘an armchair?’
Armchair
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36. ‘Logograms’
a sign or character representing a word or phrase, such as those used in short-
hand and some writing systems.
By prototyping in miniature scale models I could not only foresee the overall
shape and functionality, but also examine manufacturing process and material
consumption.
Miniature Study Models
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37. Dimensions:
Height: 685 mm (27 in.) / Width: 625 mm (24.5 inch.) /
Depth: 290 mm (17 in.) / Weight: 19.5 kg (43 lbs)
Materials:
Corrugated Board (single walled)
Glue (adhesive)
CB Armchair is constructed by 136 layers of laser-cut corrugated board.
Inspired by alphabets of ‘logographic’ languages, the form of this armchair
effectively visualizes a core idea by skimming of unnecessary features. Verti-
cally assembled layers also provide not only overall strength, but also unique
texture to the surface.
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38. Recycled Sushi Set
/ rescue disposed chopsticks
2010
a group project with John Zelek
I mainly contributed to visualize its form and fabrication process
through sketching and prototyping.
Photography courtesy of aboutinnovators.com, 2013
“The Stone Age did not end because humans ran
out of stones. It ended because it was time for a
re-think about how we live.” - William McDonough

39. 100 acres are striped
every 24 hours to make chopsticks
Disposable chopsticks
made of straight grained wood from Old Growth Forests
‘Chopsticks / Life Cycle Assessment’, Michelle Cheng, 2013
700 Billion pairs are
made annually
FACTS ABOUT DISPOSABLE CHOPSTICKS
r.I.p.
HARVESTED
Old Growth Forests
Aspen Trees
Milling, Steaming, Shaping,
Bleaching, Coating,
Drying
MANUFACTURED PACKAGED
Paper Sleeve
Plastic Wrap
LANDFILLED
20 years to biodegrade
in landfill*
DISTRIBUTEDMarkets, Restaurants
Eatery Facilities
USED
for 10-20 minutes
DISCARDED
After one time use
*‘How Much Do You Know About Uncomfortable Truths of Disposable Chopsticks?’, inews.ewha.ac.kr, 2013
LIFE CYCLE OF DISPOSABLE CHOPSTICKS
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40. During exploring some inspirations, our material, chopsticks, resembles with
the roof design of Oriental houses; its repetitive pattern used in a series with a
large quantity From there, I tried to mimic its beauty of a sequence and organic
lines to emphasis its oriental character.
FORMS OF SUSHI SETS
Beauty of Oriental Houses
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41. COLLECTED
From Trash
CLEANED
Washed, Sanitized
Steamed
FABRICATED
Drilled, Wired, Sanded,
Dyed
RESCUED!
The challenge of re-purposing the by-product of
some industry into a new product without al-
tering the existing product life cycle. These flex-
ible sushi dining set were assembled with copper
wire and stained with coffee.
5 mm
(0.2 inch)
45 mm
(1.8 inch)
35 mm
(1.4 inch)
115 mm
(4.5 inch)
5 mm
(0.2 inch)
165 mm
(6.5 inch)
255 mm
(10 inch)
40 mm
(1.6 inch)
45 mm
(1.8 inch)
50 mm
(2 inch)
45 mm
(1.8 inch)
RESCUING CYCLE OF DISPOSABLE CHOPSTICKS
The challenge of re-purposing the by-products industries into a new product
without altering the existing expected life cycle. These flexible sushi sets were
assembled with outdated coffee stained recycled chopsticks and copper wire.
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42. TreeofPassage
/ installation art project
2012
This project was a part of a campus exhibition 2012.
NOW SEE HERE
A campus-wide student exhibition
from the Georgia Tech College of Architecture
www.coa.gatech.edu/nowseehere
“Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He
must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his
age.” - Frank Lloyd Wright
Photography courtesy of Arnold Newman, 1947

43. The site
EAST ARCHITECTURE LAWN
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
U.S.A.
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
The site had always been on my mind because not
only the place I always pass by to get classes but also
its interesting set. With noticing abandoned nails
on the wall, the tall tree standing in between the
exterior walls gave some weird feelings.
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44. a aa’ a’
Minimizing environmen-
tal impact
Utilizing abandoned nails on the walls in order to
minimizing damage to the environment, stretchy
and flexible strings would be cut into appropriate
lengths and attached to the nails with bypassing the
tree in the middle.
From dots, lines,
spaces to times
In contrast with Western culture, Koreans have
always revered nature (as evidenced by their ar-
chitectural principles) while Western was about
making nature work for them. Inspired by
‘Dangsan Tree’, sacred trees that is believed to
have holy power in Korean culture, this instal-
lation art symbolizes the connection in between
nature and human by bypassing white elastic
cords from the walls around the tree.
The tree distorts the surface created by multiple
layers of cords by blocking the path of them. The
intention of this installation the man-made ob-
jects interact with nature-made.
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45. thanks for giving hands for the installation: Yun Jung, Seon Ji, Haily Kim, Daehun Song, Songmi Kim, Scharl Koh, Jinwoo Lee, Marina Lee
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46. White cotton yarn is characterized by its feather-
like lightness, softness and elastic. It is also a choice
for sustainable material since it is not synthetic so it
rapidly biodegradable. The color white was picked
because it would be the best color to create much
contrast against the scene.
It was great observing the installation inter-
acting with its surroundings. Falling leaves
caught by strings and insects, worms on those
were producing more relations to the installa-
tion. with the site.
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47. TreeofPassage
SUNG JUN KIM
From Dots, to Lines, to Surfaces, and to Spaces -
The facade is created by connecting nails on the walls facing each
other with white elastic strings and it encloses the tree in be-
tween; however, the surface of the facade is distorted, deformed,
and regenerated by the tree which is located in the passage of
the lines. Inspired by Korean culture that reveres nature (as evi-
denced by their architectural principles) while Western is about
making nature work for them, this facade changes its surface
according to the tree intentionally symbolizing coexistence of
human and nature in our daily life. The lines from the nails
changes its visibility according to the amount of sunlight, while
dramatically falling leaves are captured in the strings, becoming
additional elements to the installation.
NOW SEE HERE
A campus-wide student exhibition
from the Georgia Tech College of Architecture
More information available at: www.coa.gatech.edu/nowseehere
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48. Beauty is in harmony.
-Do-ol Kim, Yong Ok
extraworks
/ works from the outside of curriculums

49. extra works extra works
OS Motors
Logo
Car body / color, decal design
2012
Car design registered in Korea, Republic of
#30-0704310
August the 2nd, 2012
Registration under names of Sang Eun Oh,
Jonghun Lee and Sung Jun Kim
(OS Motors)
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50. extra works extra works
Dying Bird Man
india ink on newsprint
2007
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2015
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2015
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51. extra works extra works
Image within Image #3
(series)
photography
2006
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2015
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52. extra works extra works
Untitled
digital photography
2005
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2015
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53. extra works extra works
J with Persimmon
digital painting
2009
Inter-Continental
Adaptation
digital photography
2008
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2015
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2015
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54. extra works extra works
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product package design
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