Industrial Design Portfolio by Jin Seok Kwon

Industrial Design Portfolio

E-mail jinseokkwon@hotmail.com

Website jinseokkwon.com

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Curriculum Vitae

WEBSITE jinseokkwon.com E-MAIL jinseokkwon@hotmail.com PHONE +1 313 686 3447

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2018 Master of Fine Arts: Integrated Design College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Taphandles, Seattle, Washington - Industrial Design Intern Beer Handle & LED Sign Design Design Concept Research Concept Development, Design Sketch, Computer Modeling, Rendering, Programming, and Prototyping May - Aug. 2017

Feb. 2015 Bachelor of Design: Industrial Design Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

ALPAC, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan - Infographic Designer Assessment Report Design Graphic & Icon Design, and Data Visualization Apr. 2017 HaA Inc., Seoul, Korea - Contract Industrial Designer LG Motion Remote Control Design Design Concept Research, Concept Development, Design Sketch, Computer Modeling, and Computer Rendering Feb. - Mar. 2015

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2014 Vice Organizer, 2014 Industrial Design Degree Show: Seoultech ID Show 32, Seoul, Korea (one year) Volunteer Tutor, Design Education in Taereung Elementary School, Seoul, Korea (nine months) Teaching Internship, Computer Graphic Education in Seoul Culture High School (one month) Volunteer Tutor, Design Education in Gongrung Elementary School, Seoul, Korea (two months)

Design Dream, Gyeonggi-do, Korea - Contract Industrial Designer Junjin CSM Crane Design Concept Development, Design Sketch, Computer Modeling, and Computer Rendering Jan. - Feb. 2014 Prospecs in LS Networks, Seoul, Korea - Design Intern Backpack Design Design Concept Research, Concept Development, and Design Sketch Jun. - Jul. 2012

2013 Group Member/ CANAM, Study Group for Computer Graphic Design, Seoul, Korea (one year and six months)

Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Seoul, Korea - Public Officer Administrative Work Jun. 2010 - Jun. 2012

LANGUAGE English (Fluent), Korean (Native), Japanese (Beginner)

AWARDS 2014 Silver - Korea Design Graduation Exhibition Competition, Korea Seoultech ID Show 32, Participation as a vice organizer

SKILLS

2013 Finalist - Spark Awards: Concept Design, USA Built-in Refrigerator for Single Person Households Project Selected - Daegu Design Exhibition, Korea Toilet Paper Dispenser for Restroom

Service & UX Design Design Research / Ideation / Concept Development / Persona Analysis / User Journey Map / Flow Chart / Wireframe

2012 Finalist - Spark Awards: Concept Design, USA Toilet Paper Dispenser for Restroom Winner - Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept, Singapore Adjustable Bench in Airport Winner - Pin-up Concept Design Awards, Korea Adjustable Bench in Airport Winner - Chung-ho Nais Product Design Competition, Korea Compact Water Purifier Combined with Humidifier

Industrial Design Design Research / Ideation / Concept Development / Sketch / Computer Modeling / 2D Rendering / 3D Rendering / Model-making

Interaction Design Coding / Schematic / Algorithm / Cybernetics Model

Design Research Observational research / Ethnographic Research / In-depth Interview / Survey / Participatory Design Data Visualization Data Cleaning / Data Visualization

SOFTWARE Expert Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe XD / Rhinoceros / V-ray / Keyshot / Microsoft Office / Keynote / Numbers

2009 Winner - G design Fair, Korea Sterilizer for Subway Turnstile Winner - Finetechnix LED Product Design Competition, Korea LED Light Design with Korean Traditional Concept

Advanced AutoCAD / Arduino(Photon) / Solidworks Intermediate HTML / Indesign / Adobe Premiere Pro / Adobe After Effect

Elementary Autodesk 3ds Max / Zbrush / Sketch / Raw Graphs

No Matter |

No Matter is a holistic solution to avoid particulate matter in South Korea. These days, South Korea suffers from very serious particulate matter pollution. For this reason, air purifier and mask markets are growing drastically, but these are not enough to avoid particulate matters efficiently and effectively. With No Matter, Korean people will have better chances to reduce exposure to particulate matter.

Air Pollution in the World

3.0M

92%

4.3M

of deaths worldwide every year are attributed to ambient air pollution

of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population live in places exceeding WHO air quality guidelines

of deaths are because of indoor air pollution

Source: WHO

What is Particulate Matter?

Air pollution can be defined as the emission of harmful substances to the atmosphere. This broad definition therefore encapsulates a number of pollutants

Scale Comparison

Pollutants of Air Pollution

Hair 50-70µm

NOx

Nitrogen Oxides

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide

Particulate Matter (small suspended particles of varying sizes)

Ozone

Carbon Monoxide

VOCs

PM 10

10µm

PM 2.5

2.5µm

µm (micrometer) = 1/1,000,000m

Volatile Organic Compounds

Source: Our World in Data & Ministry of Environment of South Korea

Health Effects of Particulate Matter

Eye Allergic conjunctivitis, keratitis

Respiratory Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma

Heart Nonfatal heart attacks and irregular heartbeat

Nose Allergic rhinitis

Lung Decreased lung function Premature death in people with heart or lung disease Source: Ministry of Environment of South Korea

Annual Median Concentration of PM 2.5(µm/m³)

Annual Median Concentration of PM 10 in Seoul(µm/m³) 60

Seoul

Bangladesh 40

India China

40 Global

20 European Union UK US Australia New Zealand 0 1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

This project will reduce the exposure to particulate matter, so that Korean people take particulate matter as much as people in other developed countries. Source: New Scientist & Air Korea

A Year in Air Quality, 2016

Beijing Shanghai

Seoul

43days

92 days

96 days

132 days

27 days

135 days

66 days

243 days

45 days

New York

32 days

76 days

323 days

L.A

43 days 348 days

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy/ Sensitive

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

AQI: 0~50

AQI: 51~100

AQI: 101~150

AQI: 151~200

AQI: 201~300

AQI: 301~

No Data

An air quality index (AQI) which is a number used by government agencies measures five criteria air pollutants (particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone) Source: NPR & Scorecard

Causes of Particulate Matter in Korea From China 30-50%

From Korea 50-70%

It is expected 30 to 50% of particulate matter in Korea is from China

Power generation 4.60%

From coal combustion From others (Around 70%) (Around 30%)

Manufacture 61.3%

Non-highway Highway Production Transportation transportation 6.50% 15.2% 10.20%

Disposal of waste matter 0.30%

Non-industrial 1.70%

etcs 0.30%

Unavoidable PM Sources Source: Huff Korea & Ministry of Environment of South Korea

When and where are they exposed to PM? A scenario of a worker between 20 and 30 years Weekday

Users are exposed the highest concentration of PM 2.5 and PM 10 when using public transportation

12:00 am 6:00 am

12:00 pm

120

6:00 pm1

0:00 pm

120

12:00 am

Uses public transportation to return home

Uses public transportation to go to work

90 Arrives at the office

Exposure to PM 10

54 48

Eats out for lunch

Wakes up and get ready to go to work

Goes for a walk

Arrives at home

Users are exposed to a high concentration of PM 2.5 at home

30 Exposure to PM 2.5

Work

Sleep

Work

54 48

Dinner + Free Time

Average concentration of Mar. and Apr 2014.

Breakfast & Wash

Lunch

Commute

Markets related to PM are rapidly growing

Air Purifier Market in Korea by year

What did you buy to deal with PM?

1,500 m Others

17%

37%

Cleaners for eyes and nose

1000 m

Mask or Nosk

Air Filtering Plants

500 m

Water Purifier

10%

300 m

Hand Sanitizers

Food such as Water Dropwort

600 m

12%

10%

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

For several years, markets related to the particulate pollution have been growing drastically. Even though people are getting more concerned about it, the situation is not getting better. For this reason, it is expected that the markets will still be growing for several years from now. Source: Gmarket & The 300

OUTDOOR CHALLENGES

INDOOR CHALLENGES

They do not feel necessity of masks

Ventilating apartment living space is hard because they are not at home on weekdays

They do not have information about outdoor air quality

They do not have information about indoor air quality

They do not know where to get PM masks

They think outdoor air quality is worse than indoor air quality (Wrong information)

PM masks are expensive to wear every time

They do not have an automated ventilation system

Data on air quality is collected in limited places

There are a lot of pollutants which are made at home

MOBILE SOLUTION OUTDOOR SOLUTION

INDOOR SOLUTION

12:00 PM

Do you want to ventilate

12:00 PM

Air Quality

12:00 PM

Weather

Air Quality

Weather

Outside

Inside

Location: Mapo, Seoul

Location: Whole House

Average:

µg/m

Outside

Inside

15 Find Mask

µg/m

Humidity

Temperature

This Week

Living Room: 60 Bedroom: 50 Kitchen: 100

Ventilate

See Detail

Pre Sign Up

Log-in

Hub

Node 1

Username

PM 10 of Inside

PM 10 by time

Password

PM 10 of Outside

PM 10 by room

Log-in

Temperature

Log-in Help Register

Home Page

Inside Air

Humidity

Filter Lifespan

Ventilate

See Detail

Profile

Username

Ventilate

Location

Settings

PM 10

Password

PM 2.5

E-mail

Temperature

Phone Number

Outside Air

Humidity Find Masks Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide

Identification

Ozone Sulphur Dioxide

Connecting Products

Location Profile

Password Phone Number E-mail

Settings 16

Ventilation Setting

Node 2 Location information about available masks

Naver Map

List of stores and vending machines

Location Change

12:00 PM

Do you want to ventillate?

Air QualityW

Today

Inside air quality 5

Present

eather

SOLUTION TO AVOID PARTICULATE MATTER

nside

µg/m

Outside OutsideI

Weather

Outside

Inside Location: Whole House

70 Average:

µg/m

Living Room: 60

Inside nside

Air Quality

Location: Mapo, Seoul

µg/m

OutsideI

12:00 PM

Do you want to ventillate?

Bedroom: 50 Kitchen: 100

PM concentration is incresing

PM concentration is incresing µg/m µg/m

Humidity

Humidity Hum miditty

Temperature

Temperature Tempe erature

See Detail

Find Mask

Ventilate

This Week

See Detail

ILLUSTRATOR 2D RENDERS

The ventilators compare indoor and outdoor air quality and ventilate air automatically when it is necessary. When users want to ventilate, they can ventilate manually using the app.

12:00 PM

Air QualityW

eather

Inside Location: Whole House

60 Average:

Âľg/m

Living Room: 60 Bedroom: 50 Kitchen: 100

Ventilate

See Detail

VENTILATOR 1

(H: 700mm / 27.5”)

VENTILATOR 2

(H: 600mm / 23.6”)

VENTILATOR 3

(H: 500mm / 19.6”)

PM SENSOR

(H: 50mm / 1.9”)

CONNECTOR

(H: 50mm / 1.9”)

PM Sensor

Ventilator 3

Ventilator 2

PM Sensor

Ventilator 3

Based on the height of a window frame and the size of a room, users can assemble ventilators appropriately. The example on the right side fit the most common size for young families, a married couple and a baby. (room size: 72 square meters / height 235 cm)

Ventilator 2

Connector

230cm (7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6â&#x20AC;?)

OUT-WIND FRAME COVER PM FILTER

INDOOR

OUTDOOR

INDOOR

OUTDOOR

TURBINE BERNOULLI PRINCIPLE 22

VENTILATING

TURNED OFF

When outdoor air quality is not good, the mobile app helps to find PM masks. It offers location information about stores and vending machines where users can buy PM masks.

12:00 PM

Air QualityW

eather

Outside Location: Mapo, Seoul

45 Âľg/m m

Find Mask

This Week

76~µm/m3

36~75µm/m3

16~35µm/m3

0~15µm/m3 Card Touch Area Extract Mask Area

200cm (6’ 6’’)

180cm (5’ 10’’) LCD Display

PM Sensor

125cm (4’ 1’’)

Currently, information about particulate matter concentrations is collected in limited places, so it is hard for people to access reliable information about where we really live or where we are now. Vending machines will help monitor air quality in much more various places, so more reliable and beneficial information about outdoor air quality will be collected.

BENEFITS 23

8 15

12 10 14

10 45

17 33 53 14 12 53 12

9 13

78 8

10 13 8

8 15 28

55 8 17 12

8 9

30 31

15 15 8

12 10 10

10 12

12 10 15 12 8

10 32

10 12

12 12

15 15

10 9

Less exposure to particulate matter Holistic management of indoor air quality Easy access to appropriate masks based on time and location Accurate information about air quality from more enriched data

HaA Design Inc. Korea / LG Electronics

LG Motion Remote Control | HaA Inc is a leading design firm in Korea, they had designed LGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remote controls for four years in a row. I worked as an industrial designer at this company, and LG Electronics was our client. This project focused on LGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new remote control models in 2016.

There are two types of TV remote controls including MR and SP in this project. MR16 is the bigger one with various sensors including motion capturing, and SP16 is the smaller one offering only basic functions. The client, LG company, wanted us to design those two remote controls with a premium image as well as with ergonomic shapes. In this project, conceptual and aesthetical connections between an MR and an SP.

REMOTE CONTROL MR

Universal Control / Tilt / Pointing / Scroll / Voice

REMOTE CONTROL SP Basic Functions only

Remote Control MR

Remote Control SP

INJECTION MOULDING

EXTRUSION

BENDING

This project started with how to create aesthetics using different manufacture process based on the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requests. Even though the final proposal includes only injection molding, extrusion and bending using metal and opaque plastics, transparent plastics and double injection molding were considered during this project.

32 STB

CONCEPT 1. COPPER BAND This concept emphasizes navigation keys of the remote controls by using the copper coat. Injection molding is considered in this concept.

Remote Control MR16

Remote Control SP16

CONCEPT 2. OVAL POLE This design concept has focused on the aluminum manufacture including extrusion, bending, and cut.

Remote Control MR16

Remote Control SP16

CONCEPT 3. METAL EDGE The client wanted one proposal with simpler design without bent surface. This concept has been designed focusing on straight lines. Rectangular appearances and rounded corners emphasize simplicity.

Remote Control MR16

Remote Control SP16

SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT TAPHANDLES |

Taphandles in Seattle Washington is a company that I interned in summer 2017. I designed beer handles and anLED sign in this internship. This page presents some of my projects at Taphandles. When I designed handles, I focused on following their capability. However, I focused on pushing boundaries more when I designed a sign.

is a design and manufacturing company mainly targeting beer companies and breweries with a comprehensive understanding of the brewery industry and unique creativity

TAP HANDLES

LED SIGNS

CUSTOM POP

CHANGING LED SIGN COLOR

PULLING A TAP HANDLE

TRANSMITTER

Distance Sensor

Arduino Nano

RECEIVER

Wireless Transceiver

Arduino Nano

Neopixels

Design Process

DESIGN IDEATION

R&D MEETING

CIRCUIT BUILDING & PROGRAMMING

SOLDERING & ASSEMBLING

DISPLAY

START

Is a handle or are handles pulled?

YES Transmit a message to the receiver

Does the receiver receive a message?

YES Change the color of the LED lights 48

See videos: https://www.jinseokkwon.com/taphandles

FOUR STACKS SIGNATURE HANDLE FSK05-0001

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

STAINED WOOD SHIELD; MATTE

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

STAINED WOOD CORE; MATTE

BEER STYLE INSERT CARD AREA

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

RND4 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.76” x 2.40” x 1.70”

STAINED WOOD CORE; MATTE

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

STAINED WOOD CORE; MATTE

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

1 - SIDE 51

RND4 - 2 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.76” x 2.40” x 1.70”

2 - SIDE

CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC IPA HANDLE CTW05-0001

PMS 191C HEAT TRANSFER ARTWORK ANODIZED CUT METAL TOPPER; MATTE

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

PMS 3265C

PMS COOL GRAY 1C SPOT COLOR ARTWORK PMS 102C SCULPTED URETHANE CORE; MATTE PMS BLACK

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

CTW05-0001 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 11.87” x 2.70” x 1.30”

1 - PERSPECTIVE 52

1 - SIDE

CTW05-0001

CTW05-0003 - 1

CTW05-0002 53

CTW05-0003 - 2

BUSKEY SIGNATURE HANDLE BYC05-0001

SCULPTED URETHANE TOPPER; SEMI-GLOSS

RECESSED & PAINT FILLED ARTWORK

RAISED & PAINTED ARTWORK

RAISED SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

BLACK/WROUGHT IRON EFFECT

METAL ROD

CIDER STYLE DECAL AREA

INTERCHANGEABLE DECAL AREA

RECESSED & PAINT FILLED AREA RAISED ARTWORK

SCULPTED URETHANE CORE; MATTE

RAISED & PAINTED ARTWORK

SCULPTED URETHANE CORE; MATTE

RND3 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 9.50” x 2.30” x 2.50”

RND4 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 9.50” x 2.30” x 2.35” 54

RND4 - 1 - SIDE

RND4 - 1 - BACK

21ST STREET BREWERY SIGNATURE HANDLE 21S05-0001

RECESSED & PAINT FILLED ARTWORK

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

STAINED WOOD CORE; MATTE

STAINED WOOD CORE; MATTE SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

BEER STYLE INSERT CARD AREA

CHALKBOARD BEER STYLE

METAL FERRULE; GLOSS

RND2 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.00” X 2.39” X 1.70” 254MM X 60MM X 43MM

1 - SIDE A

1 - SIDE B

RND2 - 2 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.00” X 2.39” X 1.37” 254MM X 60MM X 35MM

SPOT COLOR ARTWORK

2 - SIDE A

2 - SIDE B

GALVESTON SIGNATURE HANDLE GLV05-0001

RND1 - 1 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.30” x 2.54” x 2.38” •

MIXED MATERIALS

RND1 - 2 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.00” x 2.83” x 2.64” •

MIXED MATERIALS

RND1 - 3 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.00” x 2.92” x 1.50” •

MIXED MATERIALS

RND1 - 4 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 10.40” x 2.66” x 2.00” •

MIXED MATERIALS

RND1 - 5 - FRONT APPROX. DIMENSIONS: 9.63” x 2.86” x 2.75” •

MIXED MATERIALS

5th Chungho Nais Product Design Competition - Winner Final Project at Seoul National University of Science and Technlogy

BEDTIME

DRINKING WATER

JARI |

Jari is a product design project focusing on a trend, miniaturization of products. This project is inspired by an idea that we all have a desire to make our bedroom comfortable and convenient. Jari provides not only a comfortable sleep environment but also suitable interaction for your convenience with the combination of physical and graphic user interface.

We often place drinking water before sleeping to handle sudden thirst easily. By the way, this action is from a desire to make our residential space pleasant and convenient. The reason why we put a humidifier or an alarm clock in our bedrooms is the same. Jari has been designed based on this action and our desire.

Small-size water purifiers are becoming increasingly popular. It occupied 26% of Korean Market in 2013. It is because the number of single-person households is increasing and their residential space are getting smaller. The miniaturization of appliances doesn’t mean that they’re just being smaller. I’m expecting that the water purifiers don’t need to be only in the kitchen anymore in the future. I also think Jari would be a good product for a single person household.

Water Purifier Market in Ko rea, 2014 $150,300

$158,400

ifie

f Pur ar o Water e Y t Firs ll Size a Sm

2011

2012

$169,300

$175,400

2013

2014

Source : Digital Times (http://www.dt.co.kr/)

Sales of Total Water Purifier

of Woongjin Coway (Competitor), Apr-Jun 2012 Small Size Water Purifier

31%

Total Sales : 15,000 Source : Woongjin Coway (https://www.coway.co.kr/)

In order to bring a water purifier into the bedroom, something new is needed. For this reason, I considered behaviors to make our bedroom comfortable and pleasant, and I focused on a humidifier. It has two common features with a water purifier. One is that they are appliances using water, and the other is that they have built-in filters to make water clean. Water, at the bedroom, will be used to make indoor water environment clear in usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sleep, and it also be used to help users drink water easily in their sleep. If you are with Jari, your sleeping environment would be more pleasant and your morning will be fresh more.

Humidifier Water purifier

sketch

The shape is inspired from a bamboo. The reason is that Jari is motivated from a Korean word and it has functions humidifying and filtering water. Therefore, I tried to find image portraying Asia and pure water. A bamboo is so straight, so that it represents some values, like honesty, fidelity and integrity. It is also used as various implements in Asia. The water running on it is pure water image that Korean people easily imagine. 64

Two study models are created to cosider user experience. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve focused on designing it as a small but a convenient product for use.

WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL

GRAPHIC & PHYSICAL USER INTERFACE

By turning the front circle button, user can set drinking water temperature.

Jari has a user interface combined with graphic and physical UI to reduce mistakes even while asleep.

HUMIDITY CONTROL By turning this wheel button on the top, user can set desired humidity.

TURNING FOR HUMIDITY CONTROL

GRADUATION EXHIBITION IN SEOUL Industrial design degree show in 2014 at Seoul National University of Science and Technology in Seoul, South Korea

2013 Spark Awards: Concept Design - Finalist Team Project with Hoseok Sung, Jihyun Park

BIL-LIVE |

These days, the number of single-person households has been drastically increasing in Asian countries. Their residential environments are very narrow, and their living, cooking, and eating spaces are not separated. The Bil-Live Refrigerator is a module that fits into the wall, thus taking up very little space. Fridge comes integrated with a table, making it easy to dine in the limited space.

The Percentage of Single-Person Households 47.1%

Sweden 34.3%

France

34.2%

Britain 31.5%

Japan 27.6%

U.S.

Source : Euromonitor International

Number of SPHs in Korea (thousand)

1,020 1,640

1990

1995

2,260

3,190

2000

2005

5,880

4,150

2010

4,360

2011

The number of single-person households is increasing quickly. Especially, it is remarkable in Korea. It is estimated that it would reach about 5,880,000 in 2020. 2020

(estimated)

Source : Statistics Korea

Average size of SPHsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes in Korea

28m

The average size of SPHsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; houses is small and narrow with only a few rooms. It means that their space for living, cooking, and eating is not separate, and It is necessary to use their space efficiently. The biggest advantage of built-in furniture and appliances is that they are useful to use space more efficiently. This advantage would be worth more in particular to Korean SPHs, who have only 22~32 square meters on average.

301 sqaure feet / 8.5 pyeong (Korean Unit)

In order to design a kitchen system which occupies efficient space, various transformation methods were considered, such as a slide, rotating, and folding types. Also, I tried to design a cooking space where users can take out food ingredients and trim them without moving a lot. The final solution, the L-shaped cooking space with a rotating and slide mechanism will make the space efficient and neat. In the case of the eating table, a slide type is used to make the space wide enough. Many people have experiences inconvenience when they take something out from a refrigerator fully filled. The rotatable interior design is chosen to solve this weakness.

One of the biggest issues in this project was the connection between a rotatable structure and its exterior design. To use circle-shaped trays, the exterior shape should be cylinder-shaped. However, cylinder shape is not very useful for a refrigerator. In order to solve this problem, various ideas were considered.

REFRIGERATOR FOR FOOD MATERIALS The height of this section is based on the cooking table. Users can prepare their ingredients on cooking table, as soon as they take out them from a refrigerator.

ROTATABLE STRUCTURE A weakness of built-in refrigerators is that users have trouble taking out something stored deeply. For this reason, the rotatable structure is used.

STORAGE FOR COOKING OIL AND CONDIMENTS Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommended to finish a cooking oil within 2 months. In order to store condiments and cooking oils for longer than 2 months, appropriate storage condition is offered in this section with dry humidity and cool temperature.

REFRIGERATOR FOR SIDE DISHES The height of this section is designed based on the table for eating. Users can put side dishes into and take them out from the refrigerator easily when they are having meals on the table.

TRANSPARENT DOORS All doors are transparent, so users can look into the refrigerators without opening.

H 370mm (14.5 in)

H 720mm (28.3 in)

COMPARISON BETWEEN SITTING ON A FLOOR AND A CHAIR

3 2 3

In Korea, sitting on a floor is very common while eating a meal. This lifestyle is helpful for more people to have meals together in the same place. Sitting on a floor during meals will help people use their space more efficiently. Moreover, it makes upper space empty, so people can use this space for other purposes.

FOOD MATERIALS

COOKING TABLE ELECTRIC STOVE

COOKING OIL & CONDIMENTS

SIDE DISHES

EATING TABLE

Single-person householdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lifestyles are quite different from lifestyles of other households. For example, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommended that condiments, like cooking oil, be consumed entirely within 2 months. SPHs, however, use less amount of condiments, so they have problems to consume them in this period. An appropriate storage system which is helpful to store condiments much longer is needed, by making a dry and cool environment. Also, technologies which maintain optimal environment are necessary for the householdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lifestyles.

SPACE FOR COOKING By spreading a cooking table and electric ranges, users can make their cooking space. The refrigerator, for food ingredients, is at almost the same height of the cooking table. It makes users easily take out food ingredients and trim them. This structure helps users cook comfortably at small space.

Table for eating

TABLE FOR EATING By pulling the table, users can make a space for their meals. The refrigerator for side dishes, is situated at almost the same height of the eating table. It helps users take out their side dishes easily. It also helps users put aside remaining dishes into the refrigerator after meals. Sitting on the floor occupies smaller space, so people can use their space efficiently.

- Adjustable airport seating system

COMFORT AIRPORT |

Comfort Airport is a convertible chair that makes airports more comfortable. While Comfort Airport can be used as a regular chair, it can also be easily transformed into a table on which people can use computers and mobile devices. In a grouped table configuration, it serves as a place to converse with others. It can also be transformed into a daybed on which passengers can lay down for a nap.

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR TRANSFER AT INCHEON AIRPORT

19%

31%

22%

PASSENGERS’ PLANS WHILE WAITING AT INCHEON AIRPORT

21% 7%

Less than 2 hours

2-4 hours

4-6 hours

More than 6 hours

23%

19%

23%

30% 3%

Others

Shopping

Traveling Outside of Airport

Traveling

Using Restaurant

Taking a Rest

Others

Source: Incheon International Airport - 2012

Passengers often spend long periods waiting for flights at airports. In addition, many feel tired after long-distance flights. I believe that public chairs are installed to provide places for relaxation. However, taking a rest doesn’t mean ‘sitting and doing nothing’. This is why Comfort Airport is designed. People do various things while taking a rest. For example, they use a computer or mobile phone, read a book, talk with other people, or eat something. To design a bench, which offers a comfortable space for taking a rest, I considered many things people do when having a break.

TAKING A REST MAY INCLUDE:

Sleep

Eat

Wifi

Read a book

Listen to a Podcast

Watch a movie

Journal

Study

Observe

Talk

Pray

Source: iamjmkayne.com - 2018

ADJUSTABLE TABLE & BACKREST DESIGN Sometimes, tables are useful to take a rest comfortably, when people are eating, using a laptop or reading a book. Each backrest of the bench is convertible, and users can use it as a table when they need. It would help them do more things on the bench.

ROTATABLE TABLE DESIGN The cylinder shaped axis is for a convertible function of the bench. Passengers can make their own space by rotating some parts of the bench. The rotatable structure is helpful for users to get a place with a large table and to have conversations.

EXTENSIBLE SEAT DESIGN Passengers often take a nap when waiting for a long time at an airport. It is true that when they take a nap, lying is more comfortable than sitting on a bench. This extensible seat design helps passengers take less space when they are having a nap. And it means they can sleep or take a break more comfortably.

ELECTRIC OUTLET DESIGN It is important for people to recharge their own smart devices easily to use theirs conveniently. Therefore, electric outlets should be considered as a key factor to make airports comfortable. This feature will make passengers use their devices more easily, because many of them have trouble in recharging theirs repeatedly when traveling.

Comfort Airport offers space where passengers can have a talk or eat together while waiting for their flights

Foldable backrests of the bench, for various uses 90

Comfort Airport helps passengers pass time comfortably while waiting for their flights

Adjustable height of tables and extensible seats for various postures

Outlets for mobile device users 91

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