GAHEE KANG
Product Design . Furniture Design . Interior Architecture
GAHEE KANG
Product Design . Furniture Design . Interior Architecture
Playful . Clean . Conceptual . Delicate . Organized . Thoughtful Whimsical . Problem Solving . Uplifting . Creative . Light
Gahee Kang has a broad sense of design developed during her studies interior architecture and product design at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Gahee focuses on furniture and product design that satisfies user functionality as well as invokes emotion. She designs objects that make people feel happy and a little more comfortable in their lives. Gahee blends her knowledge of design with creativity to make well-balanced works that are logical and lovely.
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INTERNSHIP / WORKSHOP Whatnot, Milan Industrial Project Student Designer, Chicago & Milan
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Fferrone Design Design Assistant , USA
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Kim Hyunjoo Design Studio
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Cloud Cat Shelf +
Patricia Urquiola
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One Year Group Project sponsored to Design and Manufacture Products by SAIC
Work Experience as a Sudent Designer With
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Coordinate the Exhibition Space in Milan
Develope a Product line Ideation, Prototype, Manufacture, Pricing, Packaging, Press
Debut & Exhibition & Sale A series of playful objects and furniture that encourages a child’s interaction with the people, places, and environments around them.
Spring Spring is a ring that inspires children to go outside and find beauty in nature. The ring’s structure is completed by wildflowers collected by the wearer. This project creates an opportunity for friends or family to search for flowers and create arrangements together.
Wild flowers complete Spring rings
How to Use
1. Thread the flower stem through the flower shape 2. Wrap the stem along the groove in the band of the ring 3. To finish, place the end of the stem in the tube shape and pull tight If necessary, repeat
1. Thread the flower stem through the donut shape 2. Wrap the stem around the outside of the donut and tube shapes 3. To finish, place the end of the stem in the tube shape and pull tight
Inspiration Children are surrounded by computer games and phone applications that keep them indoors. Spring is a ring that inspires children to go outside, enjoy nature and find a beauty in something natural: flowers. Spring is for every age. By engaging in a familiar action, Spring makes a connection between adults and children by performing the simple, yet familiar action of making rings out of flowers.
Spring is a ring that encourages the wearer to pick wild flowers and weave them into the ring’s structure. The beauty of Spring comes out of the flower that is added to it, not the ring itself. The ring comes in two different styles in polished gold steel and sterling silver. There are three adjustable sizes available for children, women, and men.
Design / Shaping Process
Exhibition
Milan Design Week at Spazio Rossana Olandi:
Since from the start the aim was to forecast and promote young and upcoming designers, discovered all around the world.
Press Dezeen http://www.dezeen.com/2014/04/23/wild-flowers-complete-spring-rings-jewellery-by-gaheekang/
Inhabitat http://inhabitat.com/a-new-take-on-posyrings-floral-jewelry-that-kids-can-createthemselves/
Design Magazines & Blogs
https://www.google.com/#q=gahee+kang+blog&start=10
High Consumer Demand Spring made an outstanding sale record during Milan design week among 2014 whatnot collection.
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Hello World
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Flat Pack
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Home Town
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Argeebee
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Copy Watch
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Grand Prix
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Children Engaging In Nature
Find beauty from what nature has created
ABOUT
fferone
“Felicia Ferrone, principal of the Chicago-based studio and brand fferrone design Ltd., heads an international multidisciplinary design practice offering interior architecture, exhibit design, furniture, package design and home accessories.[…]” “[…]Her modernist roots and minimal style, often lighthearted and whimsical, are nevertheless highly resolved, incorporating a mastery of proportion and meticulously considered details. Through close collaborations with master artisans, much of her work is handcrafted allowing for innovative use of materials and production techniques which are also fundamental attributes to her design philosophy and approach.” http://www.fferronedesign.com/content/about
Internship at
My internship experience at Fferrone Design taught me various skills needed to be a professional designer: manufacturing process, realistic design regarding material choice, preparing a publication, and making aesthetically informed choices. It was a valuable experience witnessing the development of all the projects from initial sketches to publishable final products. Aesthetic language is the most significant thing I learned as I worked with Felicia Fferrone. Her minimalism, balance and clean design influenced me to incorporate those ideas into my work. She also focuses on specific details such as the beveled edge of a tabletop. Her works are also meticulously designed to make perfectly balanced proportions and shapes; she strategically tests every possible option until she finds the best choice. These strong features became a firm base for my designs, which is vital for me to create high-end designed objects. I also developed a stronger sence of material and production philosophy during my time at fferrone. Her design philosophy is to work closely with and understand the materials and the producers. Fferrone starts by getting to know the material and then she designs an object. This distinct philosophy is an approach I’d like to incorporate in my own practice.
Doppio
Doppio is a tray and a chopping board for cheese, snack, and fruit. One side is black marble and the other side is white marble with a curved profile. I helped with design development during the internship. Designed by fferrone design Ltd,
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Suspended Candle Holder
Design for Fferron
My experience at fferrone design inspired this project. I blended fferrone’s process, minimalist style, and materials with my own. I usually start with the concept but this time, like fferrone, I started by thinking about shape. I created a candleholder by adjoining two minimal shapes made of two different materials. The base of the candleholder is a cone shape made of transparent glass. Another smaller cone shape composed of metal is inserted into the mouth of the base; its sharp tip touches the bottom. A needle is inside the smaller cone to stabilize the candle. The candleholder gives the illusion of floating and free standing.
Minimalism & Production
Dimension / Proportion
Assembled with two parts
Supportingglass
Pinholder
Production
Hand shaped glass, without a mold for “supporting glass” part
Using Metal Spin Machine to make “Pin holder” part
Internship at
KimHyunJoostudio
ABOUT
KimHyunJooStudio
Kim HyunJoo Studio is a freelance Design studio based in Seoul, South Korea. The studio mainly designs furniture, home accessories and tableware. During the summer of 2013, I worked on design research, rendered and illustrated ideas, made prototypes, and lead a couple of different projects. Kim HyunJoo Studio mainly uses natural stone to fashion home products.
Cloud Cat Shelves The main project I worked on at Kim HyunJoo Studio was Cloud Cat Shelf. It was a project for the magazine Korean Maison to release a special page entitled “Home Products for Pets and People.” Cat furniture is often unattractive and can visually takes over a space. It is a Cat Shelf that is designed to satisfy an owner and his or her pet. It creates play space for cats and is also an attractive wall decoration. The inspiration comes from observing cat’s habits. It is a fun design that makes an imaginary moment a reality, cats peeking out from behind floating clouds.
Production Dimension CAD file
Workshop with Patricia Urquiola
Installation work in France, Boisbuchet
Collage with Water
Collage with Water Traditionally collage is a collection of media, such as paper and fabric, arranged to create an image. In this case, water is one of the materials. This is an installation piece that portrays my observations of the surrounding environment. Instead using paint and canvas, the floating river is the material used to create a collage. I made the collage with two different types of water texture: flowing and pounding. I controlled the texture of the river by framing the floating water. Light plays an essential role; if the water is very flat there is more reflection. I added additional layers, color and shape, with floating boats.
Mixed Media Directed by Patricia Urquiola Installed in Boisbuchet, France
OBJECT DESIGN Pencil Vase A Piece of Cake Drawer Tea Set Dotted Sake Ser 12 Month Clock One Infinite Candle
Pencil Vase
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Find a right shape, scale, proposition in Rhino
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A Piece of Cake
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Holding Pieces of Cake Upright Despite the sweet pleasure, eating cake can be very frustrating. Once the cake is cut and moved onto a plate, it usually falls over. This cake plate that will save people from this irritating experience. The plates are designed to hold pieces of cake upright. Slightly tilting the plates and shaping them like cake easily solve the problem. These cake shaped plates are fun and save you from the disappointing moments that happen almost every time you eat cake. Do not let this sad moment happen when you celebrate special occasions with cake.
Drawer Tea Set
Space Saving Solution
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Drink Some Tea From a Drawer Drinking tea from a complete set is a unique pleasure. Usually, tea is consumed from a haphazard collection of assorted mugs and cups. A complete set usually includes a pot, two cups, two saucers, and a sugar and creamer set. A complete tea set usually takes up a lot of space. They are typically round, the individual objects don’t have assigned places, and it is difficult to store. I created and designed a new system to efficiently organize an entire tea set. Drawers inspire this design. Each item in the tea set functions as a drawer and fits into one base. This design is simple and solves a problem. These unique square shapes are not only efficient but are also aesthetically pleasing.
Dotted Sake Set
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Family Design
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
I analyzed a sake bottle made out of ceramic, through defining detail elements influenced by its color, material, shape and texture. I Made two other family objects that reflect the initial object that I analyzed. The sake bottle has two indents for holding and dotted textures are placed a quarter inches a part from the bottom and neck. Dots are laid out on an irregular grid and varying sizes. This is the general shape is the traditional Japanese sake bottle. I designed one plate and a cup, which can be family objects to the Sake Bottle. The shape of cup was carefully selected to match the bottle. Also, the cup has a controlled dotted texture like the bottle. The shape of the plate is also inspired by the sake bottle. A rounded organic shape makes harmony with the bottle. This elongated and round-like plate can be used for snacks to be served with Sake.
12 Month Clock At the end of the year we often wonder where the time has gone. This clock is designed to show time as it passes through the year giving the user a larger view of time in terms of months and years, not just minutes and seconds. Clocks usually have hands that show the hour and minute, breaking time down into twelve segments. Years are also divided into sections of twelve: months. Coincidently, clocks are already numbered one through twelve. By adding a hand to signify the month and a gradient design to denote year, the clock communicates time on a greater scale. The hour and date hands are the same color, chromatically connecting them. The numerals for month and date are framed in red. The color starts at the one, almost undetectable, and gradually becomes more saturated as the circle travels around the clock, finishing where it started. As the year progresses, the color gets darker so that people can keep track of the year. Like some clocks, this clock shows the day in a small square on the face near the three. This clock shows month, date, hour, and minute.
One year is a long time. Instead of merely being aware of minutes, seconds, and hours, with this clock the user sees time as day, month, and year
Tracking a Year
It is already ......
It is already
New Year January 1
Valentine’s Day Febrary 14
My Birthday May 8
Halloween October 31
y ......
It is already ...... It is
Saint Patrick’s Day March 17
Thanksgiving November 28
Easter April 20
Christmas December 25
One Infinite Candle
Design with Materials Reflective material is used to maximize the effect of a candle’s flame. When two mirrors face each other they create infinite reflections of objects. This candleholder is designed with this infinitely reflective idea in mind. One-way mirror is a specialized material; on one side there is clear glass and on the other side is mirror. With this object, the mirror side faces in. Due to using this specialized material, an object that is placed inside of a box could look infinite even from the outside. This one-way mirror box is a candleholder that multiplies the effect of a fire’s flame from a single candle. The base is made of ceramic with a circular indent to hold the candle in place.
Material Research on
One-way Mirrors
One-way glass is only reflective from one side; the observer is able to see straight through it. From the other side, all the people are able to see is a regular mirror. The glass is coated with, or has encased within, a thin and almost-transparent layer of metal, usually aluminum. The result is a mirrored surface that reflects some light and is penetrated by the rest. This particular material is often used for spaces such as interrogation rooms, experimental research or for market research.
FURNITURE Sister Console Table Dice Butler Lazy Bench
Sister Console Table
Understanding Furniture by learning wood shop skills
This project is focused on utilizing woodshop skills that is requires for furniture making. In this process of making furniture by hand, I have leaned how to make things by wood. I have learned how the different pieces of furniture are composing a whole. Also I havelearned how those pieces are joined and connected properly to support the weight of the furniture. This wood shop experience helped me understand the big picture of furniture composition. It helped me to design and physically execute furniture.
Dice
Bench + Coffee table + Stool Dice are interesting objects; each of the six sides inspires a different outcome. The varying quality of dice inspired this furniture. Like dice, this furniture has various functions depending on how users place it. Each side is designed with general furniture dimensions and can be a bench, coffee table or stool.
Display Dice in Guerrilla truck show in 2012
Exhibit Dice in 2012 Guerrilla Truck Show
Butler
4’ 2”
4’
2’ 6”
Playful Design with Functionality Console tables are typically placed against a wall. I created a contemporary console table that is specifically designed to be located at a main entrance. Butler is a functional and fun piece of furniture. On one side of the console, instead of having legs, a flat mannequin supports the table. This figure adds humor to the common console table, changing the atmosphere around the space in a positive way. Not only is it a fun object, it is also functional. By placing this furniture next to an entrance, Butler is a transitional site between public and private spaces. As you walk into the doorway, you can put your coat, hat, umbrella, scarf and bag on the figure. This fun furniture creates a practical system for users. By consolidating the user’s belongings, the console table saves time when users prepare to go out and helps efficiently organize things for when they return.
Prototypes model
Prototype of the series
FUN and FUNCTIONAL
Lazy Bench
Lazy Bench
14"
3"
15"
5' 6"
Uncomfortable to Comfortable Reading while lying down can be very uncomfortable. In some positions we must use our arms to hold the book up and away from our bodies. We also strain our necks in awkward and uncomfortable positions. These distorted stances are exhausting and painful. Lazy Bench can help people read books comfortably while lying down. Unlike an ordinary bench, Lazy Bench is a continuous shape. Starting with the traditional bench seat, the shape continues beneath the seat curving to create empty space below. At one end of the bench there is a hole for the user’s face. Below the hole the object curves slightly upward, an ideal place for a book to rest. Instead of a painful reading experience, this bench makes reading more enjoyable and ergonomic.
a lazy bench
Thank You.
C O N TA C T
PORTFOLIO
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BIOGRAPHY
GAHEE KANG P R O D U C T
Playful • Clean • Conceptual • Delicate • Organized • Uplifting Whimsical • Problem Solving • Thoughtful • Creative • Light Gahee creates furniture and product design that satisfies user functionality as well as invoking emotion. She blends her knowledge of design with creativity to make well-balanced works that are logical and lovely.
D E S I G N E R
E D U C AT I O N School of Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Chicago, IL
Aug 2010 - May 2014
Boisbuchet, France
May 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Emphasis in Designed Objects & Interior Architecture
Domaine de Boisbuche - Patricia Urquiola
Workshop by Vitra Landscape Project with Patricia Urquiola “Collage with Water”
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
Jul 2012
Summer Program “Korean Architecture and Urbanism”
WORK EXPERIENCE ONYX
• Assisted in Residential Interior Design Projects • Designed, researched, created plans, • 3D rendering, counseled, managed materials
Whatnot
• One Year Group Project Sponsored by SAIC • Designed, manufactured , branded, and vended a product line • Created a jewelry collection , Spring Ring
Fferrone Design
• Assisted in Project Development • Home accessories , furniture and lighting design • Prototyped, created plans, 3D rendering
Kim Hyun Joo Studio
• Assisted in Project Development • Home accessories , products for pets, • Researched, ideation, prototyped, created plans, 3D rendering
Interior Designer Chicago, IL
Designer Chicago, IL
Design Assistant Chicago, IL
Design Assistant Seoul, South Korea
Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
Oct 2013 - May 2014
Oct 2013 - May 2014
June - July 2013
AWA R D Creativity Merit Scholarship Chicago, IL
Aug 2010 - May 2014
School of Art Institute of Chicago
EXHIBITION Chairs for Charity Chicago, IL
Sep 2014
Euro Furniture, Sponsored by Krrb to Design
Rubber Chair
ATTACHMENTS
June 2014
Chicago, IL
Sullivan Gallery, SAIC AIADO and Fashion Graduate Exhibition 2014 Collection of Whatnot
NeoCon
June 2014
Chicago, IL
Fulton Market West Loop Gallery 2014 Collection of Whatnot
Milan International Furniture Fair Milan, Italy
Apr 2014
Spazio Rossana Orlandi Gallery 2014 Collection of Whatnot
BFA Show
March - Apr 2013
Chicago, IL
Sullivan Gallery, SAIC
Breath
Guerrilla Truck Show
June 2012
Chicago, IL
Morlen Sinoway Atelier
Dice
Art Bash
April 2011
Chicago, IL
GALLERY X
Puke
SKILLS Software :
Auto CAD, Rhino, Key-shot, 3D Max, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Machine :
CNC, Vacuum Former, 3D Printer, Laser Cutter
Technique :
Woodworks, Ceramicworks, Perspective Drawing, Prototyping
donnakang123@gmail.com 1.408. 691. 9851
www.gaheekang.com