WooJai Lee
WooJai Lee is Korean - New Zealander designer based in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
He likes to work with different materials, experimenting and exploring their hidden potentials.
He works in both constructional and sculptural ways, mixing the qualities of the two to create unique style of works.
They are highly influenced by his interest in materials, craftsmanship, drawing and sculptures.
WooJai is also a founder and director of the design collective, 'The Materialists'.
EDUCATION
2016 Design Academy Eindhoven (NL) BA : Public Private / Man and Living
2008 - 2009 Wellington Victoria University (NZ)
2008 Palmerston North Boy's High School (NZ)
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
2018.10 "The Way We Face Leather", The Materialists, TAC, Dutch Design Week 2018
2018.04 "The Materialists presents Paper Extended", Salone del Mobile 2018, Milan, IT
2018.02 "Collect", Saatchi Gallery, London, GB (22.02~28.02)
2018.02 "The Materialists present Paper 2018", OBJECT Rotterdam 2018, NL
2018.01 "Expo Embracing Design Exchange", Cologne Design Week, Cologne DE
2017.11 "Art and design, dialogue with materials", Toyama Prefectural Museum Art and Design, JP
2017.10 Anti-Efficients, HOW&WOW, Craft Council, Dutch Design Week 2017, NL
2017.10 The Materialists presents Paper, TAC, Dutch Design Week 2017, NL
2017.10 ABN AMRO Hotspot, Veemgebouw, Dutch Design Week 2017, NL
2017.09 Form & Seek 'OPEN', London Design Fair 2017, London
2017.09 Mint Gallery, London Design Festival 2017, London
2017.09 Schaudepot Lab / Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany (Permanent Collection)
2017.06 CODA Paper Art 2017 CODA MUSEUM, Apeldoorn NL
2017.05 Mint MetaCraft 2017, London GB
2017.05 London Craft Week 2017, Mint Gallery, London GB
2017.05 Interzum 2017, Cologne DE
2017.04 Ventura Lambrate 2017, Milan IT
2017.02 OBJECT Rotterdam 2017, Art Rotterdam 2017, NL
2017.02 Material Xperience 2017 Jaarbeur, Utrecht NL
2016.10 DAE Graduation Show 2016, DDW 2016, Eindhoven NL
CURATION
2018.10 "The Way We Face Leather", The Materialists, Dutch Design Week 2018
2018.04 "The Materialists presents Paper Extended", Milan, IT
2018.02 "The Materialists present Paper 2018", OBJECT Rotterdam 2018
2017.10 The Materialists presents Paper, TAC, Dutch Design Week 2017
WORK_EXPERIENCE
2015 Jolan van der Wiel, Amsterdam NL
SELECTED_ONLINE_PRESS
Dezeen - Eight graduates to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2016
DesignMilk - Recycled Newspapers Turned into Furniture
NONAGON - WooJai’s Vision For Paper Bricks
Dezeen - WooJai Lee turns recycled newspaper into PaperBricks building blocks
DesignBoom - woojai lee transforms recycled paper into brick-like furniture
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