
잰 Chair
Project Type
Furniture Design
Role
Designer, Fabricator
Date
December 2023
잰 - These Korean Characters form my English nickname, Jen.
I created this chair as an exploration of my identity and to explore furniture design. I wanted it to represent my Korean American Identity, as someone who was born and raised in the US and went to high school in Korea. I also wanted it to reflect a bolder and brighter side of me in a graphical way.


Project Brief
How can I express my personal identity and explore different design processes?
For me, design is a way to serve people and communities around me. I struggled to find room for self expression and explore my identity as a designer, like how an artist has a distinct style or voice.
I wanted to challenge the idea of creating a useful and marketable chair for others, and create a chair to represent myself. The worth of this chair is rooted in the process and journey of self discovery.
Preliminary Sketches


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