KUO DUO

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KUO DUO is a Seoul based industrial design studio for three-dimensional design: furniture, product, space design along with creative direction.



Hwachan Lee and Yoomin Maeng met while studying Industrial Design at Hong-ik University in Seoul, and opened their own design firm after graduation. The studio designs and develops product, furniture and space along with creative direction by the designers with international experience in studios like Cecilie Manz Studio, Form Us With Love, Shigeki Fujishiro Design and SWNA. 

They have wide curiosity about exploring the boundaries of their design output, from industrial design and mass production projects to limited editions, exhibitions and space installations. Their works mainly focus on finding a balance between fresh approaches to material usage and production techniques, along with the functionality and simplicity of the final outputs. The process is accompanied by hands-on experiments and adventurous investigation into various possibilities of material construction, eventually aiming to expand their own design typologies and produce long-lasting products. The studio collaborates with a wide range of brands and clients, offering varied outputs in the field of three-dimensional design.



CONTACT

info@kuo-duo.com


ADDRESS

2F, 28, Cheonho-daero 101-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (04917)


INSTAGRAM

@kuo__duo






EXHIBITION & AWARD

2025
Maison&Objet Rising Talent Awards, Paris, France


2024
<DESIGNTIDE TOKYO> / Group exhibition / Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall, Tokyo, Japan
<Ban Ban Ban> / Group exhibition / Onyang folk museum, Asan, Korea
<VINO Collection Launch> / Brand exhibition / WEKINO Yangjae, Seoul, Korea
<WORD PLAY: OBJECTS> / Solo exhibition / Milan design week / Riviera, Milan, Italy
<URBAN FABRIC> / Group exhibition / Art Dubai week / Collectional Gallery, Dubai, UAE

2023
<Limbo of image> / Group exhibition / N:News Museum, Seoul, Korea
<FOKUS: The Series> / Group exhibition / Vienna design week / Vienna, Austria
<Reversion by NIKE> / Group exhibition / Alver Geumho, Seoul, Korea
<Urbanlike Magazine 10th anniversary> / Trio exhibition /  Amomento, Seoul, Korea
<SOMETHING TO PUT SOMETHING IN> / Duo exhibition with Shigeki Fujishiro / Place by Method, Tokyo, Japan
<Public Access by Furnishing Utopia> / Group exhibition / New York design week / Head Hi, Brooklyn, USA
<RE;COLLECTIVE MILAN by Re;code> / Group exhibition / Milan design week / Drop City, Milan, Italy

2022
<PLASTICS™> / Group exhibition / Seoul Design Festival / Coex, Seoul, Korea
<WORD PLAY> / First solo exhibition / Supply Seoul, Seoul, Korea
<Seating Seoul> / Group exhibition / DDP, Seoul, Korea
<NEW FOLK> / Art Basel week / Group exhibition / VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein, Germany

2021
<Bookwall> / Group exhibition / A Flat Shop, Adelaide, Australia
<TONG’s Vintage> / Group exhibition / Daelim Museum, Seoul, Korea