{"id":13852,"date":"2025-07-16T09:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/13852\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:35:05","slug":"woojin-park-reimagines-gooseneck-tubing-for-a-shifting-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/13852\/","title":{"rendered":"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a shifting chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>de-goose chair reinterprets industrial materials<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>de-goose chair by Woojin Park reimagines the industrial gooseneck as a flexible structure that responds to the user\u2019s posture. Developed under his Seoul-based studio and brand p(erson)al, the project reflects Park\u2019s broader interest in engaging industrial materials through a personal, playful lens. His practice explores how design negotiates the balance between objectivity and subjectivity, standardization and interpretation, resulting in works that reshape materials into new forms, functions, and experiences.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-9-6874f9f838ee2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Woojin Park<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>woojin park\u2019s system is shaped by response and resistance<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With de-goose, Woojin Park deconstructs the conventional use of gooseneck tubing \u2014 a component typically seen in lighting and industrial equipment \u2014 and reimagines it as a central structural and formal element in furniture. The project studies the gooseneck\u2019s dual qualities of flexibility and stiffness, using them to generate new physical expressions.<\/p>\n<p> d-gc 1 (de-goose chair 1) marks the first iteration of this exploration. The chair\u2019s distinctive curvature is defined by the gooseneck element, which adjusts to the user\u2019s body and posture. As one leans into it, the structure subtly shifts, providing responsive support as both backrest and armrest. This gentle feedback loop between user and material is central to the design, embodying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p_erson_al\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Park\u2019s<\/a> ongoing investigation into how tactile engagement and material behavior shape form.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-10-6874f9f838f15.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>Woojin Park presents de-goose chair\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-5-6874f9f838e15.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the work reflects Park\u2019s broader interest in engaging industrial materials through a personal, playful lens<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-12-6874f9f838f76.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>responsive to the user\u2019s posture and body shape, reflected in the chair\u2019s form<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-4-6874f9f838ddf.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>reimaginining the industrial gooseneck central structural and formal element<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-3-6874f9f838da7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the system is shaped by response and resistance<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-2-6874f9f838d6a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>a gentle feedback loop between user and material is central to the design<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-6-6874f9f838e4a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>metal details of the structure<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-7-6874f9f838e7d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>an ongoing investigation into how tactile engagement and material behavior shape form<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"woojin park reimagines gooseneck tubing for a chair that flexes and shifts with your body\" width=\"818\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/personal-turns-gooseneck-into-a-flexible-structural-language-8-6874f9f838ead.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>project info:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>name: de-goose chair<br \/>designer:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p_erson_al\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Woojin Park, p(erson)al<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DIY submissions<\/a> feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: ravail khan | designboom<\/p>\n<p><script async 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