Professor
Kim Kihyun’s Team of the School of Visual Arts Wins the 2023 Green GOOD DESIGN
Sustainability Awards
The H Wave Bench, a sculpture designed by the project team led
by Professor Kim Kihyun of the School of Visual Arts and manufactured by the
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. had the glory of garnering the
Green Product/Graphic Design Award in the 2023 Green GOOD DESIGN Sustainability
Awards. This program is a special division under the aegis of the GOOD DESIGN
Awards, one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. The Green GOOD
DESIGN Awards selects the winner focusing on eco-friendly and sustainable
aspects of the product’s design.
The H Wave Bench is a sculpted sitting wall manufactured from recycled
plastic materials collected from the residue of the R&D process of the
Hyundai automobiles. The work was shaped using the mold made with the 3D
printer. The product was acclaimed for perfectly realizing the detailed linearity
with the recycled plastic materials (using the amount equivalent to about 5,400
of 500ml plastic bottles) by adopting unconventional technologies in architecture.