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Wonwoo Koo is a Korean designer whose practice approaches furniture and object design as a form of sculptural inquiry. Working between experimentation and craftsmanship, he combines emerging material technologies with traditional making techniques, allowing process to actively shape form. His work explores the tension between rigid structure and fluid expression, creating objects that move between the engineered and the organic. Subtle curves, refined surfaces, and a precise sensitivity to proportion soften structural clarity with an intuitive character.

Whether developed as prototypes or limited editions, Koo’s designs are defined by meticulous attention to detail, material, and finish. Each piece retains its functional integrity while engaging with a distinctly sculptural language, challenging conventional boundaries between art and design. His work invites a reconsideration of furniture as more than utility: as a spatial presence that exists through use, materiality, and quiet visual contemplation.

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