Stool Model “Canyon Land Scenery”
Manufactured by Park Sung Jun
South Korea, 2025
Rattan, beech wood, steel wire

Measurements
38 × 38 × 50h cm
15 × 15 × 19,7h in

Edition
Unique piece

About
Canyon Land Scenery reflects Park Sung Jun’s exploration of new possibilities in furniture through the intersection of woodworking and traditional weaving techniques. His practice is driven by an experimental approach to materials, combining solid and woven structures to challenge their conventional aesthetic and structural limitations.
In Canyon Land Scenery, Park brings together beech wood, rattan, and steel wire to create a continuous transition between contrasting material states. By introducing steel wire into the rattan structure, he overcomes the material’s natural resistance to sharp curves while reinforcing its capacity to support weight. The solid, sculptural mass of the wooden upper section flows into the lighter, open woven surface below, creating a form in which solidity and void appear to emerge from one another. Park approaches making as an intuitive dialogue with material, allowing handwork, experimentation, and a degree of unpredictability to shape the final object. This process makes each form inherently individual and positions his furniture between functional design, traditional craft, and sculptural expression. Canyon Land Scenery received first prize in the Furniture category at the 5th Isola Design Awards.

Biography
Park Sung Jun is a South Korean designer whose practice explores the possibilities of contemporary furniture through woodworking and weaving techniques. His work examines the relationship between functionality and sculptural expression, using the structural requirements of furniture as a framework for material experimentation.
Working primarily with wood and woven materials such as rattan, Park investigates how traditional craft processes can be adapted to generate unexpected forms and structures. Experimentation plays a central role in his practice: rather than imposing a predetermined form onto a material, he develops his objects through a direct and intuitive engagement with their physical properties, allowing the making process itself to influence the final result.
His approach frequently brings together contrasting conditions—solid and void, weight and lightness, rigidity and flexibility—creating furniture in which different materials appear to transition into one another. Handwork and material unpredictability remain visible within the finished objects, giving each piece an individual character while positioning his practice between furniture design, craftsmanship, and contemporary sculpture.
In 2025, Park received first prize in the Furniture category at the 5th Isola Design Awards for Canyon Land Scenery, a work recognized for its experimental combination of wood, rattan weaving, and steel wire.