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2012-02-06T02:10:00.001-08:00

ELASTICK MINI by gregorysung in SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

2012-01-17T07:34:00.002-08:00

PIANOFORTE by gregorysung in HARRODS MAGAZINE

2012-01-17T07:34:00.000-08:00

POUR CE by gregorysung launching at ART BASEL MIAMI, DESIGN MIAMI

2011-11-14T03:23:00.000-08:00

POUR CE by gregorysung launching at art basel, design miami, continues the journey with embodiment of beauty, dilemma, exploration, and the balance of duality. POUR CE is the extension of the POUR CELAIN investigation by gregorysung embodying beauty and the dilemma of duality by raising issues and contradictions between art and design, form and function, and materials inappropriate for application. POUR CE is made of cement and hand woodwork produced by korean ceramic masters and italian joinery artisans securing two worlds and symbolically intersecting materials & functions ultimately then creating beauty, purpose, and balance.

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O TEA launches @ THE SHOP at PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY

2011-10-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

O TEA by gregorysung launches today at THE SHOP at PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY, london and new york after more than 1 year of design and porcelain manufacturing experimentation. O TEA embodies the beauty and functionality of the balance between art and design and is hand crafted by korean porcelain experts and italian master wood craftsmen in a numbered series and made from hand cast porcelain and walnut shipping in a bone white glazed and an oil polished base.

O TEA is the culmination of almost one year of R&D into the production of a cool to the touch and easy to use drip less tea pot along with hand sized temperate to the touch cups. O TEA lies somewhere in between the two realms of discursive design and a functional object with the underlying concept coming from the traditional korean approach to objects and activities: appreciation for natural state of things while gently creating formality within as the set embodies the above ideal both in its form and function with the rounded bottom of the porcelain pieces suggesting a natural and ergonomic way to hold liquid, and gently brings the user into a formality by only allowing the cup to return to its place, the base. O TEA’s outer surface is finely sanded with no glaze, while the inner surface has glossy pearl glaze. One O TEA set includes a pot and two cups, and additional a cup-only sets is also available. O TEA will be available exclusively through THE SHOP at PHILLIPS DE PURY & COMPANY, new york and london and via their website at: www.phillipsdepury.com

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2011-08-15T13:22:00.000-07:00

it has happened, an evolution - ELASTICK & ELASTICK mini - a patent pending universal music & desktop stand for tablet pc's & electronic devices - available worldwide via our instore distributors and direct on the ELASTICK website.

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recent press: MONOCLE uk; STIENWAY magazine us; DOMINTERIOR russia; TELVA spain; VOGUE spain

2011-03-23T13:11:00.000-07:00

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SHINEON by gregorysung for HRH the Crown Prince of Denmark's INDEX award

2011-02-28T14:03:00.000-08:00

SHINEON by gregorysung was recently nominated for HRH the Crown Prince of Denmark's INDEX award on the heels of the Cooper Hewett Design Award

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PIANOFORTE GAMES by gregorysung for ROCHE BOBOIS

2010-11-30T09:44:00.000-08:00

PIANOFORTE GAMES is the next in the PIANOFORTE line designed especially for ROCHE BOBOIS, paris. the playing table has a two part resin handmade finish with a flippable cards table top and backgammon, chess and checkers board underneath.

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ETERNAL FLAME by gregorysung for LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC OLYMPICS

2010-10-28T06:34:00.000-07:00

ETERNAL FLAME - a bold statement, a cultural icon, a city’s olympic birthmark. the ETERNAL FLAME London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic torch proposal for LONDON's DESIGN COUNCIL along with the launch of the new olympic village & arcelor mittal ORBIT TOWER, represents the continuation of an iconic structure and a new vision of unity. ETERNAL FLAME is the embodiment and hand held representation of london’s continued evolution - one city, one country, one world games.

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POUR CELAIN by gregorysung for CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERIES new york

2010-10-07T03:12:00.000-07:00

POUR CELAIN by gregorysung for CRISTINA GRAJALES GALLERIES, new york, at london's MOET HENNESSY pavilion of art and design in berkley square in london, embodies beauty and the dilemma of duality raising issues of art and design form and function. the notion of materials inappropriate for the application are realized and a seemingly fragile object in the shape of a functional object is created.

when conversation ensues, “should i even sit” as the form suggests “or should i observe as the material demands?” a motherly understanding takes place similar to a watching children at a museum who immediately understand ‘no’ but children know: ‘of course, let us see.” and they do sit and therefore understand fully POUR CELAIN

seats produced by korea ceramic masters and legs produced by the artisans of italy join together with cross joints of two worlds securing symbolically as materials & function ultimately create beauty, purpose, and balance.

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WALK ON WATER by gregorysung at VITRA's BOISBUCHET

2010-10-04T05:34:00.000-07:00

freedom, serenity, magic, liberation, these might be the thoughts coming from those who can walk on water. and if you could, if it were more than just a fantasy and a myth, what might you see? this is what WALK ON WATER by gregorysung imbues upon those who have at VITRA's BOISBUCHET campus. WALK ON WATER is just that: clear transmission.

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PIANOFORTE SECRETARY by gregorysung for ROCHE BOBOIS

2010-09-01T05:18:00.000-07:00

PIANOFORTE SECRETARY is the next in the PIANOFORTE line designed especially for ROCHE BOBOIS, paris. the desk has a two part resin handmade finish for use in office and home environments.

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TERRACED by gregorysung for LIGNE ROSET

2010-07-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

reported by curatedmag, my interior decoration, parlour magazine and contemporist TERRACED for LIGNE ROSET shows the value of timely design and specific form + function decipline. initial investigations and pre-production work began in early 2006 with prototypes completed in chicago and milan culminating with sumbission to LIGNE ROSET & 10 other companies worldwide during 2007. launched at mason & object, paris, france in feburary 2010 by LIGNE ROSET the round version of TERRACED by gregorysung pictured below was then relaunched in square form at salone del mobile, milan, itlay in april 2010 under the name INSEPERABLE by philippe nigro

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SHINEON by gregorysung for ATC

2010-07-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

SHINEON was designed for non-profit APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE @ THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, usa for the immediate needs of rural mountain villages of guatamala and other underdeveloped villages around the world to replace traditional kerosene lamps with these low cost less than $2 led lamps.

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ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST BEST OF 2009 - PIANOFORTE by gregorysung

2010-07-28T13:38:00.000-07:00

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ELLE DECOR's top 10 chairs for 2010 - PIANOFORTE by gregorysung

2010-07-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

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2010-05-04T01:51:00.000-07:00

“adaptation is not death but a necessity of evolving”

experiencing a design by gregorysung, creates an evolution through your interaction with his functional objects, spaces & sculptural artifacts. deeply rooted in the cultural underpinnings of our global society they communicate a clear hope for a future true to both human nature & our growing sophistication.

born into a family of engineers, artists, & university professors on 3 continents, gregorysung sculpted, designed & experimented in design studios, machine shops & corporate research labs worldwide leading to university lecturing on design innovation, green & sustainable design, new product development, spatial concepts, & aesthetics at the enpc/ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees phd/mba engineering program; parsons paris school of design; lucerne school of art & design; sook myung university, seoul; school of the art Institute of chicago; & rca london all while working with louis vuitton, magis, the xerox parc labs, pfizer, fujitsu, samsung, sunstar, dietiker, mit, mizar, the center for advanced technology washington, roche bobois & many others.

20 years earlier gregorysung’s “innovations” were called “troublemaking” & “green design” work “biodegradable.” marketing changes but not gregorysung’s attitude – the future isn’t a mouse click away, it’s a journey, an investigation, & a synthesis to be launched.

gregorysung shares his instigation & creative curiosity today as the very first day, here to explore, synthesize, design & engineer for the future we are creating.