Sisan Lee (born 1995) is a designer and artist based in Seoul. He majored in spatial design and primarily works in interior design, furniture, and sculpture. While studying at a university surrounded by mountains and rivers, he developed a deep interest in nature and became fascinated by the unique qualities of stones, which stand in stark contrast to artifacts produced through standardized processes. Lee explores the intersection of nature and artificiality, as well as the tension between primitivity and modernity, integrating these contrasts into his work. Over the years, he has gathered raw materials—stones, wood, and metals—from both natural and urban environments. By carefully assessing the physical properties of these materials and using them in their natural state, he preserves their purity without compromising their inherent characteristics. The outcomes of his process are uniquely individual, setting them apart from objects created through conventional industrial design methods.
WORKS
Proportions of Stone
Stone Pagoda
Neo Primitive
Megalith
Earth Pieces
X Chair
PROJECTS
RIMOWA Event in Seoul
RIMOWA ‘As seen by’
RAINS in Seoungsu
RAINS in Timesquare Seoul
OMAR AFRIDI ‘Primitive Tech’
OMAR AFRIDI Exclusive Hanger
YOUTH Store in Seoungsu
OBSCURA Store in Dosan
OBSCURA Pop up Store
OBSCURA Store in Seoungsu
PRESS
INFORMATION
Inlay
Designed with Sipyeong Lee
Designed with Sipyeong Lee
Stainless Steel / Vegetable Leather
W 50 × D 35 × H 40 (cm)
W 120 × D 40 × H 40 (cm)
2020
‹Inlay› is a technique that inserts various unique materials into the concave surface of the original object. Using inlay technique, we combined leather and iron plates, two contrasting materials, into a single surface. The user can separate this furniture that seems to be one unit into two units for their convenience. Also over time the inlaid leather on the upper part of the furniture grows darker drastically compared to the leather on the side part of the cut section, due to the user's contact and the environment. Through such changes and contrasts, we wanted to show the relationship between these two very different materials.
After a year, Steel and leather make up the same surface, but unlike artificially processed steel, the leather naturally changed in tone due to a year of aging. You can also see that the outer leather is in a more tanned condition than the inner leather. Along with ‘contrast between different two materials’, ‘contrast within the same materials’ was the core of the work, and as time passed by, the visual of the work became clearer as intended.
After a year, Steel and leather make up the same surface, but unlike artificially processed steel, the leather naturally changed in tone due to a year of aging. You can also see that the outer leather is in a more tanned condition than the inner leather. Along with ‘contrast between different two materials’, ‘contrast within the same materials’ was the core of the work, and as time passed by, the visual of the work became clearer as intended.