KIM, BAEK KI
ARCHITECTURAL + INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

90B, St. Stephens Avenue, LONDON, W12 8JD, UK
M: +44 (0)788 1715 930 / E: info@thebaek.com

NEWS

last updated in 8th Apr. 2010

Apr. 2010

Exhibition
The Seatub will be shown at NHOW Hotel in Milan (29th Apr. to 12th Sept.)
Opening 29th Apr. 7 to 10 pm (1st Floor)
Via Tortona, 35, Milano

Mar. 2010

Exhibition
Thank you very much for your visited and interested !!
The Seatub was well launched at Salone Satellite 2010 in Milan (Booth no. C22)

The Seatub will be launched at Salone Satellite 2010 in Milan (Booth no. C22)

Feb. 2010

Publication
Design, Market & Art, Design DB Plus | Published by Korea Institute of Design Promotion

JAN. 2010

Season's Greeting from thebaek
Happy new year 2010 !

SEPT. 2009

PROJECT
"Seatub" Re-started as Take two (will launch in Mar. 2010)

MAY. 2009

PROJECT
"INFLIGHT" FOR THE AIR FRANCE | KLM GROUP

MAR. 2009

KICKED OFF PROJECT "MINIATURE"

FEB. 2009

NEW PRESS UPDATES : "DESIGNERS" MAGAZINE, UK

JAN. 2009

NEW PRESS UPDATES : "MAISON & DECORATION" MAGAZINE, GREECE

JAN. 2009

NEW PRESS UPDATES : "DESIGN" MAGAZINE, CHINA (MAINLAND)

NOV. 2008

NEW PRESS UPDATES : "INTERIOR DESIGN" MAGAZINE, USA

OCT. 2008

PUBLICATIONS : "SEOUL DESIGN ESSENCE", ITALY

SEPT. 2008

EXHIBITIONS : TENT LONDON 2008, UK

ABOUT

Baek Ki Kim

is London-based a Korean designer who investigates inter-disciplinary matter along architectural and industrial territories. He practiced at Samsung Electronics as a designer, and has studied an architect at the AA school of architecture that gained many of successful achievements for his works and researches. Domain of his work is interconnected among many of disciplines with its process that can be formed through experimental sequences. Also, it can be explored for a new attempt of thinking about what is design. Recently, he starts to investigate emergence paradigm which is driven by parametric phenomenon and bio-dynamics. His principle of design is that try to engage in design at the intellectual and productive works between science, art and design.

thebaek

is a networked multi-discipline territory where is operating projects vertually or really. The studio is aiming that like a main hub for various disciplines amongst artists, architects, designers and clients.

Any further enquiries, please request through info@thebaek.com

PUBLICATIONS


SEATUB (take two) / SEATING / 2010

This project is regenerated a previous work(Seatub) that focus on how it can be simplified through evolutionary matter.

(Initial statement)
Seatub
is a lounge chair which came from bathroom. It is started from observing in every day which viewing an existence of object as an evolutional thing. Every objects are developed a symbiosis between factors such as circumstances, objects and users visibly or invisibly.

Seatub the lounge chair experiments to shift a function and to explore a similarity on different things in daily life. Although, the chair and the bathtub are not a live creature, it can be developed or justified a new creature as an evolutional thing through a shifting people’s perspectives.

 

Lounge chair

Material :
Molded-High glossy finished Carbon Fibre fabric
Polished / die-casted Aluminum

Editions are 10 pieces (made to order / price on request)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINIATURE / PROJECT / 2009 / in progress

Miniature project is aiming to explore a new possibilitiy of seating with
several keywords for theme. It will be experimented seating as an object
or a conception through a process which is based on prototype making.

 

 

 

 

Now in progress
www.mini-ature.com

 

SEATUB / SEATING / 2008

Seatub is a lounge chair which came from bathroom. It is started from observing in every day which viewing an existence of object as an evolutional thing. Every objects are developed a symbiosis between factors such as circumstances, objects and users visibly or invisibly.

Seatub the lounge chair experiments to shift a function and to explore a similarity on different things in daily life. Although, the chair and the bathtub are not a live creature, it can be developed or justified a new creature as an evolutional thing through a shifting people’s perspectives.

 

Lounge chair

Material :
High glossy lacquered Carbon Fibre
Polished Casted Aluminum

Editions are one-off (price on request)

 

SNOWS / SEATING / 2007

Domestic perspectives represent that a scene of linking and conflating collective things through
a medium of furniture. It is mainly generated that shifting in usage, exploring similarities and form
finding around of us. It is not just discuss about narrow spectrums such as a trend.
The object of things can be domesticated with cultural perspectives and open-minded perspectives.

The snows was inspired by a scene of ‘Kim chi’ (the name of Korean traditional food) jars
on a terrace covered in snow. This can be used both as a stool and a storage container.
A jar covered in snow is cold thing but the form feels warm and makes you want to sit on it. Also it
can be used to store something to use for example like toys, books and bottle of wines etc.
Covered in snow composes the cushion. It looks as if it is covered in snow, but actually the cushion
is made of Polyethylene Foam. It is possible to recycle this, just as melted snow returns to nature.
It is inspired by the Korean traditional jar's functions and shapes and it is made by plastic
(blow mould or gas injected polypropylene).

 

Stool and Storage Container

Material :
High glossy - lacquered molded - ABS plastic
Molded Polyethylene foam

One-off edition (price on request)

 

SAINT / LIGHTING / 2006

The Saint is a set of floor lamps and a low-height table which can be use in living spaces.
It doesn’t express religious viewpoints and it isn’t a religious work. It sets a scene of relaxation
which can be used when reading books, chatting to someone or when having tea under the lamplight. The floor lamp was inspired by a saint’s halo and it is height adjustable. The table, which can be used for stacking books and magazines inside, was inspired by a nest in a forest.

 

Floor lamp

Material :
Polished Aluminum pipe
Molded ABS plastic
T5 circular bulb

One-off edition (price on request)

 

NEST / TABLE / 2006

The Nest is a set of floor lamps and a low-height table which can be use in living spaces.
It doesn’t express religious viewpoints and it isn’t a religious work. It sets a scene of relaxation
which can be used when reading books, chatting to someone or when having tea under the lamplight. The floor lamp was inspired by a saint’s halo and it is height adjustable. The table, which can be used for stacking books and magazines inside, was inspired by a nest in a forest.

 

 

 

Low-height coffee table

Material :
Sprayed Molded ABS plastic (one-off)
Carbon Fibre

Carbon Fibre Editions are made to order (order on request)

 

TWISTEDTWISTED / SEATING / 2006

The twisted twisted is a stool whose shape seems to have been wrenched by extreme gravity.
This project is the beginning of fundamental work for the next phase which will focus on generating
distorted shapes. It shows natural and curved lines that are formed from distortion and it is without
straight lines. This is a simple stool, but its distortion has a clear force. If we sit on the stool, the force is likely to transfer to us.


 

 

Stools

Material :
Sprayed Molded ABS plastic (one-off)
Carbon Fibre

Carbon Fibre Editions are made to order (order on request)

 

POSITIVES=NEGATIVES / TABLE / 2006

Domestic perspectives represent that a scene of linking and conflating collective things through
a medium of furniture. It is mainly generated that shifting in usage, exploring similarities and form
finding around of us. It is not just discuss about narrow spectrums such as a trend. The object of things can be domesticated with cultural perspectives and open-minded perspectives.

Everything has two sides: positive-negative, in-out and above-below. They can be reverse meaning of both sides as well. The Positives =Negatives is basically a low-height-desk. It is possible to reverse it to create a rack for displaying books, amplifier and small goods etc.. The Positives =Negatives is motivated by Korean traditional low-height desk's form and color. Radically, this object is composed of lightness lines which are inspired by Korean traditional roof line. It is made of sprayed wood, also can be made of molded plastics, in particular, Corian™ (extrusion or gas injected methods).


 

Low-height Desk

Material :
Molded ABS plastic

One-off edition (price on request)

 

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