By Honorary Reporter Daniela Astolfi from Italy
Photo = Superposition

Superposition, an art furniture design group comprising designers Seo Jeong-un and Kim Jong-min and business manager Seo Seon-kwang, was named Young Ambassador at last year's Seoul and Design Fair. 

The group's Hanok exhibition at Hanok Gallery Jiuhun in Seoul recently finished, displaying works shown at the SDF.

Superposition said it uses "unusual" materials such as stainless steel, acrylic and ceramics and combines them with traditional shapes. Its works are based on designs with simple and pure lines inspired by the past and tradition but interpreting them in a modern way.

The following interview with the group was conducted via email on Aug. 24.

How did you come up with your name?
"Superposition" means that waves overlap without losing their unique properties and is also our operating philosophy. Every year, we create living objects by planning new concepts and reinterpreting Korean images such as furniture, props and picture frames.

The trademark of your works is being in black and white. Why?
Our works focus on form by removing colors as much as possible to express Korean design only through form.

What inspired your creation of the Mago teapots?
Koreans in the past used to enjoy the tea ceremony, but this tradition has waned over time as Korea has grown more Westernized. So we made our teapots in the hope of restoring the tradition. 

Explain the symbolism of the Korean motifs featured in several of your works.

We thought that the use of Korean design had been stopped for too long, so we thought about making it look modern but with an impression of Korean designs.

Your works revisit traditional Korean furniture with a modern touch. Which is your favorite?
Our Soban series. People today prefer standing tables to ones where they sit on the floor. So we recreated the traditional Korean table soban as a stool and table. Like we did with this piece, we want to incorporate modern ways of life into tradition.

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