Architecture studio Sukchulmok created the conical Chul-02 Cone Stool to showcase the “sharp, mechanical form of steel.”
The piece consists of three connected components – each featuring a conical top secured with tapered legs that can be inserted into the ground.
“these [three components] “They are designed to appear as individual pieces and at the same time give the impression that they are based on each other,” Park Hyunhee, Sochulmok’s lead designer, told Dezeen.
“Inspired by tapered landscape lamps, the Chul-02 Cone Stool features the sharp, mechanical shape of steel. The tapered design features a pointed part, intended for insertion into the ground,” Hyunhee added.
The trio of circles are each 200mm in diameter, and join together to form a larger seat.
A mechanical joint, produced by Sukchulmok in collaboration with design studio Object Leuci, was used to connect the conical tops to the legs.
“We wanted the joint that adjusts the angle between the supporting leg and the chair top to be structurally expressive, and decided to pay homage to the three-level joint and mechanical form of the Midland table designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte,” says Hyunhee.
This connection allows each leg to be adjusted for stability across different types of surfaces.
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The steel chair is the first piece to be created as part of a series of works created by the studio with the aim of showcasing the properties of different materials.
“The project begins with creating furniture or objects that deal with the material properties of stone (sok), steel (chul), and wood (muk),” Hyunhee said.
“I will apply my unique rules to create a sense of proportion in expressing the properties of these materials, with the aim of creating unconventional, symbolic forms for furniture.”
Sukchulmok is a Seoul-based architecture studio. The studio’s previous works include a bakery covered in a stainless steel facade and a photography studio that paints children’s toys.
Similar mechanical furniture recently featured on Dezeen includes an aluminium chair that reimagines a traditional West African seat and metal furniture that was shown at Milan Design Week this year.
Photography by Hong Seok-gyu.
