Harmony v03 set
Manufactured by Dahyeon Yoo
South Korea, 2025
Vegetable-tanned leather

Measurements
Small (S): 12 × 10 × 8h cm | 4,7 × 3,9 × 3,1h in
Medium (M): 18 × 13 × 10h cm | 7 × 5,1 × 3,9h in

Provenance
Private collection

Details
Hand-woven using twisted vegetable-tanned leather strands. Available in two sizes, S and M.

Harmony Series
The Harmony Series reinterprets traditional Korean straw weaving and plaiting techniques from the Joseon Dynasty using vegetable-tanned leather. By soaking and twisting the leather into fine strands and delicately hand-weaving them, the artist creates sculptural forms that explore a rich contrast between roughness and smoothness, simplicity and complexity. Each work in the series consists of an intricately woven base and lid, whose texture carries a sense of timeless craftsmanship. Though each leather strand is fragile on its own, the woven structure becomes unexpectedly strong and resilient —embodying a quiet strength through unity and tension. The series reflects a pursuit of inner balance and harmony in a rapidly changing world. Wrinkles, irregularities, and subtle imperfections in the surface are not hidden but embraced, serving as visible traces of the material’s natural origin and the artist’s hand.

About
Harmony v03 set continues Dahyeon Yoo’s exploration of weaving traditions through her Harmony Series. Like Harmony v02, this set draws from the straw-plaiting techniques of the Joseon Dynasty, reimagined in vegetable-tanned leather. The process of soaking, twisting, and weaving leather strands yields compact sculptural forms that oscillate between fragility and resilience.
The set is offered in two sizes, small and medium, encouraging dialogues of proportion, rhythm, and variation. Each vessel reflects Yoo’s sensitivity to material tension and her embrace of irregularities as aesthetic qualities. The subtle wrinkles, textures, and tonal shifts of leather become integral to the design, embodying the quiet coexistence of imperfection and harmony.
By presenting the objects in a set, Yoo emphasizes the relational aspect of her work: the pieces converse with each other just as woven strands unite to form strength. Together, they articulate a vision of balance and continuity, grounding contemporary design in the timeless ethos of Korean handcraft.

Biography
Dahyeon Yoo (b. 1990s, South Korea) is a contemporary designer and artist whose work investigates the intersection of traditional Korean craft and modern material experimentation. Educated in design and craft disciplines, Yoo has developed a distinctive practice centered on reinterpreting ancestral weaving and plaiting methods through unconventional materials such as vegetable-tanned leather.
Her Harmony Series reflects a deep engagement with Korean cultural heritage, particularly the straw-weaving traditions of the Joseon Dynasty, while addressing contemporary themes of resilience, impermanence, and balance. By embracing the imperfections and natural qualities of leather, Yoo emphasizes the dialogue between fragility and strength, individual gesture and collective structure.
Positioned at the crossroads of craft and sculpture, Yoo’s works resonate with global conversations around sustainability, materiality, and the preservation of intangible heritage. Her practice not only honors the past but also proposes new directions for contemporary design rooted in cultural memory and handcraft.