Designers Kwangsoon Rim

Kwangsoon Rim(b.1965) is an artist who creates art furniture. He received his doctorate degree in woodcraft from Hongik University and is currently a professor at the Kyungmin University. Rim takes a fresh interpretation of the Korean traditional architectural beauty while adapting the experimental spirit of contemporary art furniture. He introduces the Korean traditional construction techniques of connecting and assembling of construction materials in his works, and maximizes the natural property of timber to depict natural beauty. Rim also finely expresses the experimental spirit of art furniture which is an amalgamation of contemporary art and design. His aesthetic exploration of form and practicality bestows artistic value and elevates the value of modern-day handicrafts.