LIN series by STUDIO SHINYOO

Project Credits:

• Design: STUDIO SHINYOO (@studio_shinyoo)
• Designer: Yongsub Shin @shotsh1n
• Director: Seungmin Yoo @yoo.cive

– Point

1. Construct the furniture From culturally distinct characteristics of Ancient greek architecture and Asian architecture of wood, we abstract universality inside of it as the Beam-to-Column structure to build a table in the very original sense. 2. Build a Forest All human beings have seen repeated lines of trees in the forest. This forest itself is LIN. This table can be connected and expanded both ways vertically and horizontally just like forest. 3. Nature, Human, Balance Wood represents nature while steel lines are layered on the wood representing artificiality. This is culture made by humanity. Lin table series pursue a transition space as a medium. It connects humans and nature to balance.

– Motif

Let’s think about the origin of furniture. The furniture appeared to help the living of humans. The table was elevated from the ground floor following the Z axis regarding seating height to make humans not necessarily bend down to eat food. This elevated face needed to be fixed at a certain point. Then there were legs and became a table. This process is very similar to how human-built a house for the very first time to prevent burning sun, cold rain, snow, and even predators. Regardless of West and East, humans developed Beam-to-Column structures because they needed a roof. From culturally distinct characteristics of Ancient greek architecture and the Asian architecture of wood, we abstract universality inside of it as the Beam-to-Column structure to build a table in the very original sense. From Ancient Greek to Asia, traditional architecture has been constructed as a Beam-to-Column structure. This process is the way how human-built a house for the very first time to prevent burning sun, cold snow, and rain. Now, let’s think about the origin of furniture. The furniture appeared to support the living environment of humans. The table was an elevated ground surface regarding seating height to make humans not necessarily bend down to eat food. This elevated face needed to be fixed at a certain point. Then there were legs and became a table. The universal intersection of furniture and architecture is discovered right here.

– Making Process

First, go to a timber mill and search for proper heavy timber. This can sound easy but this is one of the most important and difficult processes. A proper huge timber for the table is hard to find. And allowed species of trees to make this furniture are very limited. Then cut the grid off the top of the timber and burn it. Burn it once, twice, and again. Delicate burning only makes the grains into beautiful natural lines. Brush away weak grain while burning and maintain hard grain so it can stand the time. Then stack the steel structures. Disperse weight into every stacked line. Make sure it is balanced. For the last, put a glass on top of it and finish it. This whole process includes no glue.

– Meaning of LIN

The lines are the oldest aesthetic pattern. All human beings have seen repeated lines of trees in the forest. This forest itself is the table LIN. The word ‘LIN’ is combined with both a Chinese word 林[lin] which means forest and an English word ‘line’. This table can be connected and expanded in both ways vertical and horizontal like forests. What we want to translate is the universality inside of distinct characteristics. And the lines are the first design pattern that we discovered as the universality to introduce.

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