This vertical shelving structure in stainless steel consists of a range of angled planes and modules, examining how spatial systems shape behaviour. Derived from the logic of corner shelving, the structure arranges elements according to principles of efficiency and hierarchy, reflecting how designed environments subtly guide use.
Within this system, the triangular module “a” (single object module) introduces a deviation. Reduced to a thin surface, it is punctuated by upward-facing spikes that both suggest and disrupt function. While the element can hold or display objects, it simultaneously limits how they can be placed. As part of GaaK, the module is embedded within a structure that determines its position and relation to other elements. Its triangular geometry aligns with the system yet resists full integration. Even when considered on its own, this ambiguity persists: the object neither fully serves nor fully refuses its function.
In this way, the work proposes freedom not as a state outside of structure, but as something negotiated within it. Systems that enable also constrain, and their logic remains present even when elements appear autonomous.
Lee Sun Ho is a Berlin-based designer whose practice moves between art and design, exploring material behaviour and transformation across materiality.
This vertical shelving structure in stainless steel consists of a range of angled planes and modules, examining how spatial systems shape behaviour. Derived from the logic of corner shelving, the structure arranges elements according to principles of efficiency and hierarchy, reflecting how designed environments subtly guide use.
Within this system, the triangular module “a” (single object module) introduces a deviation. Reduced to a thin surface, it is punctuated by upward-facing spikes that both suggest and disrupt function. While the element can hold or display objects, it simultaneously limits how they can be placed. As part of GaaK, the module is embedded within a structure that determines its position and relation to other elements. Its triangular geometry aligns with the system yet resists full integration. Even when considered on its own, this ambiguity persists: the object neither fully serves nor fully refuses its function.
In this way, the work proposes freedom not as a state outside of structure, but as something negotiated within it. Systems that enable also constrain, and their logic remains present even when elements appear autonomous.
Lee Sun Ho is a Berlin-based designer whose practice moves between art and design, exploring material behaviour and transformation across materiality.