MULBERRY TREE LIGHT

2008

“Mulberry Tree Light,” created in collaboration with Thijs Ewalts for DesignMai Youngsters in Berlin, uses the ancient Korean craft of Hanji paper art. Exhibited at the Seoul Design Festival, the design highlights the material’s origin—the bark of the mulberry tree. Hanji paper’s insulating properties protect the cables, resistors, and LED lights, which are transformed into the berries, branches, leaves, and veins of the tree.