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WEONRHEE

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b. 1994 in Yesan, South Korea

I am a designer who works in Seoul, Korea. My main field is furniture and object design. In the beginning of work, I contemplate the agenda of the times and find a suitable material to express it.  And based on this, I always try to propose new things through research on the cultural and historical background and society that I grew up in.

Contact
Instagram : @weonrhee
E-mail : ljw5423@gmail.com
Phone number : +82 10 2656 9039
Address : 43-8, Wausan-ro 24-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Postal code : 04059


Education

2021, Completion, Master of furniture design, Hongik University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2021, Graduate,Bachelor of woodworking & furniture design, Hongik University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Award
2023, Salone del mobile, Rong design award, Milan, Italy

2023, Salone del mobile, Salone Satellite Award winner of special mention, Milan, Italy
2023, GUVS CFDC3, Third Prize, Paju, Republic of Korea
2022, The 40th korea art exhibition award sculpture prize, Ansan, Republic of korea

2021, Cheongju international craft competition craft design prize, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2021, Busan international design award craft design prize, Busan, Republic of korea
2021, The 40th korea art exhibition award craft design prize, Seongnam, Republic of korea

Group Exhibition
2023, London Design Festival, London, UK
2023, GUVS CFDC3, Paju, Republic of Korea

2023, Salone del mobile Salone satellite, Milan, Italy 
2022, The 41th korea art exhibition, Ansan, Republic of Korea
2021, Busan design week, Busan, Republic of Korea
2021, Cheongju international craft biennial, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
2021, The 31th korea-japan exchange exhibition, Osaka, Japan
2021, The 40th korea art exhibition, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
2021, Craft trend fair main and personal booth selected exhibition, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2021, Seoul design festival young designer selected exhibition, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Solo Exhibition
2023, 多綠多綠(Too much green) at Craft on the hill Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Project

2022, Shelf design for private client, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2021, Concrete pedestal project with nicott, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2017, Stray cat house project with seoul national university, Seoul, Republic of Korea


Articles
2023, Monthly <DESIGN> Magazine, Lifestyle design section 
2023, Revista diseño interior, DISEÑO INTERIOR 362
2023, Designmilk, Weonrhee’s Primitive Structures Resemble Functional Dolmen
2023, Salone del mobile, The latest design challenges at the SaloneSatellite Award 2023
2023, Naver DesignPress, Milan Design Week 2023 review, Salone Satellite
2023, Designboom, ten emerging designers to keep an eye on from SaloneSatellite 2023
2023, Stirworld, SaloneSatellite announces winners of its 2023 edition
2023, Sightunseen, The Best of the Salone del Mobile 2023: Part III

2023, Mattermagazine (wood), interviewed as young designer 
2023, Designboom, weonrhee repurposes construction wood waste into stacked tables inspired by architecture
2023, Surfacesreporter, Construction wood waste turned into Stacked Tables
2023, Luceweb, NEWS DAL SALONESATELLITE: I VINCITORI DEL SALONESATELLITE AWARD 2023
2023, Dximagazine, SALONE SATELLITE 2023 premia los procesos innovadores y la nueva artesanía
2023, Stylepark, salonesatellite 2023 award winner
2023, la Republica, SaloneSatellite Award 2023
2023, Materialdistrict, STACKED TABLES MADE OF ENGINEERED WASTE WOOD

Collections
2023, Primitive Structures (Dolmen#3,#4), Private Client, Republic of Korea
2023, Primitive Structures (Dolmen#1,#2), Private Client, Republic of Korea
2023, Primitive Structures in Mint Gallery, London, UK
2021, Primitive Structures (Escarpment#1), Private Client, Republic of Korea  

Platform
2023, Mintshop, Londo
n, UK
2023, 1stdibs, NYC, USA

2023, GUVS, Paju, Republic of Korea

Residency
2024, Rong Design Library, Hangzhou, China
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