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BreathRoom

A single breath becomes sound and vibration in space.

The BreathRoom installation with suspended light and sound objects in a dark space

A space formed by suspended speaker objects and translucent jogakbo screens. When a visitor blows into the central pipe, the speakers respond to their breath with sound.

Thin fabric lets light and sight pass through as sound flows between the surfaces. Created with sound artist WONWOORI, the work expands the elemental act of breathing into a visual, auditory and spatial experience.

Year
2025
Exhibition
PRPT : Vault Service II · Seongsu, Seoul
Collaborator
Sound artist WONWOORI
Seungki Kim’s role
Fabrication of all objects · Spatial design
Materials
3D-printed fabric (PLA), stainless steel, speaker modules
A 3D-printed jogakbo screen made by joining differently patterned pieces.

Photo: Lee Wookyung. Courtesy of the editorial team of Craft Culture, Korea Craft & Design Foundation.

Profile

Seungki Kim

Designer · FABOR

Seungki Kim examining 3D-printed fabric in his studio

Today’s technology,
at its most beautiful.

Seungki Kim is a designer connecting engineering precision with the aesthetics of handcraft. After earning a PhD in Industrial Design from KAIST, he worked as a senior designer at Samsung Electronics. His practice has since spanned a media-art duo, Hyundai Motor’s ZER01NE creator program and creative direction at an AI startup, leading to the founding of FABOR.

As an artist in residence at Sindang Creative Arcade, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, he continues to explore form through 3D printing. Through precisely designed patterns and thin, flexible surfaces, he brings the beauty of contemporary technology into lighting, objects and spaces.

Education

BSc, MSc and PhD in Industrial Design, KAIST

Experience

2026.03 — present
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Technology & Innovation Management, Hanyang University
2026.01 — present
17th cohort artist in residence, Sindang Creative Arcade, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
2025.09 — present
Founder, FABOR 3D-printed art brand
2022 — 2025
Creative Director, RECON Labs
2022
Lecturer, Korea University and Sungshin Women’s University
2021
Creator, Hyundai Motor ZER01NE
2020 — 2021
Co-director, media-art group studio atom&bits
2019 — 2020
Senior Designer, Corporate Design Center, Samsung Electronics

Selected exhibitions

2026
Gakgagui GakSeoul Museum of Craft Art
2026
Between 0 and 1Sindang Creative Arcade special exhibition · SASS Gallery
2025
〈BreathRoom〉PRPT : Vault Service II · Seongsu, Seoul · With WONWOORI
2021
〈Second Garden〉Art of Tomorrow · Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center · Work by atom&bits
2021
〈Second Garden〉Open Media Art Festival · Oil Tank Culture Park · Work by atom&bits
2021
ViRsonaZER01NE Playground · Wonhyo-ro, Seoul · Joint work by atom&bits and WONWOORI
2021
Relaxation Clinic: Prescribing NatureZER01NE Playground · Wonhyo-ro, Seoul · Work by atom&bits
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