Dance performance highlights the modernistic aesthetic of korean furniture collection

seoul-based MISC studio presents retrospective furniture designs reinterpreted with a modernistic perspective to reminisce about korean traditional culture. the project encompasses the representation of thoughts infused in the MISC furniture - ‘klassiker’ chair and ‘seoulban’ table - by modern dance. furthermore, through ‘living performance project’, the studio explores the partnership between persons and space to attain interaction via visual resonance beyond language.

MISC studio introduces an integrated object, combining performance and design to invite the viewers to be immersed in the furniture. the movement of a dancer is developed based on inspirational dynamics produced from the unused product. it emerges as an aesthetic object whereby the furniture produces a cognitive realm of physical remains.

‘klassiker’ developed based on a modernistic perspective, takes shape as a lounge chair inspired by the structure and concept of korean traditional a-frame carrier, referred to as ji-gae. the chair is built to effectively support weight despite having a simple system. the tension of the extended front and rear legs and the stability of oval-shaped wooden support create an elaborate balance in design.