All Photos By Gail
Jay Sae Jung Oh’s Savage Chair is composed of found household objects and discarded everyday items that she has meticulously bound together and laboriously hand-wrapped in leather cord — a process that can take weeks to finish.
Underneath the corded surface, Oh has pieced together manufactured objects, ranging from a plastic tricycle to water bottles, into a shape or armature that creates a curious, unexpected abstract form. The designer considers the final product to be a type of self-portrait, reflecting her state of mind, experiences and environment.
The Savage Chair also comments on abundance and obsolescence, and how one can repurpose cast-off objects into valid sculptural work.
Photographed in the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in NYC.
