ddp design fair

On August 18, 2022, out of the 180 teams that were matched through the online matching platform, the best 120 products were selected through expert judging based on the planning, ideas, and products of the 166 teams that submitted physical products.

Out of the 120 teams, the top six teams were selected through expert judging and one team was selected as having the "Best Design" through online voting open to the general public. As the winners of the Seoul Mayor's Award, these teams will receive various support to mass-produce their products.

 

Best Design

7 winners

Square Candle Transforms into a Candle Holder

Drawing Candle + Jeon Minwoo

When you light a candle, a subtle scent spreads across the space. There is a brilliant idea hidden inside the packaging, which expresses the spreading of the scent metaphorically with a gradation of pastel shades. The packaging transforms into a candle holder. Even if you don't have a candle holder, you can assemble the packaging made from flame-retardant paper and use it as a disposable candle holder. Square-shaped candles, which come with four different fragrances, floral, woody, herbal and citrus, look beautiful when they are stacked on top of each other and are more advantageous than round-shaped candles in terms of storage, shipping and inventory management.

They provide not only the convenience to sellers but also the joy of buying a candle and getting a candle holder for free to buyers. 

The leaf series

Ago Studio + Jeon Hyungho

Just looking at the appearance, it is hard to tell that this is a side table. It is because the Leaf Series, which are designed in an organic form with flexible curves, breaking away from the vertical and horizontal structures of existing mass-produced furniture, feature an architectural technique called cantilever structure. A cantilever, which is a beam that is rigidly fixed at one end and free at the other, is considered as an efficient and effective structure to express and deliver various forms without any limitation, and for this reason, it was adopted as a product design element. This product can be used as a functional element of furniture and a decorative element as an object. The Leaf Series was produced precisely and quickly with a CNC engraving machine for parts, which were difficult to produce in large quantities in the past due to their flexible curves.

Atomicage

LIGHT.FAB + Momentum Studio

Atomicage, a piece of lighting that makes people amazed at its uniqueness at first sight, combines a cage frame with a shape inspired by the atomic structure. It is based on a lighting protection structure, which is a concept designed to safely protect the inner center by forming a spherical shape with circular frames around the light bulb. The frame’s fixed axis can be adjusted with a wing bolt. The design allows easy replacement since it returns to the form of a concentric circle when the fixed axis is loosened. It attracts attention not only in industrial settings, but also within any space as a unique home and living object.

Rhetoric Cutlery Set

rhetoric + Roh&Kim

rhetoric is an eco-friendly lunch box brand that practices zero waste by using 100% biodegradable bioplastic materials. Roh&Kim and rhetoric teamed up to make a cutlery set for users who cannot give up aesthetic value while practicing zero waste. rhetoric's lunch box unfolds a design story based on our repetitive daily routine and recycling through the shape of circles. The cutlery set was designed with the design language of “circles”, which connect the design story and context with rhetoric’s lunch box. The spoon, fork and knife, which are simple and well put together, can be stacked on top of each other. With the design focused on portability, a loop connector ring can be attached to the hole at the end of the handle. It is a product perfect for those who try to make small changes to fight climate crisis, especially when the use of disposable products is becoming increasingly limited.

Unstack Series

ONE-THIRD + Almond Studio

It is a lamp that has the coldness of stainless steel and the warmth of wood. The light spreads softly and gives a sense of coziness. It is made of stainless steel bowls, one of the most common second-hand kitchen utensils stacked up along the Hwanghak-dong Kitchen Furniture Street. Discarded and abandoned bowls have been transformed into an impressive lighting piece. Additional carbon emissions and wasted parts were minimized through a relatively simple processing method. It can be used as a pendant light and also a table or floor lamp, thereby offering flexible practicality. ONE-THIRD’s philosophy of upcycling was added to the design of Almond Studio, which creates new values through the urban manufacturing industry, to create a product that embodies the identities of both teams.

Erosion Project

Yuxa Studio + COCS

Natural landforms we usually see are the traces of layers accumulated over time. Nature constantly creates new shapes through wind weathering, volcanic eruptions and wave erosion. Erosion Project was created with the motif of ”the lines of nature” from these landforms. The bath mat, which was created as a result of experimenting materials such as diatomaceous earth that absorbs water, serve the purpose of both practicality and aesthetics.

DOMO

Acplanet + loisto

There is a cabinet that is completely different from other cabinets and shows what outside-the-box thinking really is. Other cabinets available on the market require the act of opening and shutting the door. On the contrary, DOMO adds more fun with door motion by changing the way of how to open and shut the door. The acrylic door is also an eye-catching element because it is possible to create almost infinite combinations of colors with the coloring technique. Users can select a gradation color to freely express their individuality and taste, and enjoy a calming atmosphere in the space because of the acrylic panel’s transparency.