Shattered Diamond
2025
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2025
Category
Furniture
W700 x D700 x H1100 (mm)
Upcycled yoyos, Steel, PLA, elastick thread
Through the cyclical motion of yo-yos and the reflection of light, the work highlights the transient nature of consumer culture, highlighting issues like overconsumption. At the same time, the project embodies sustainability and artistic value issues of modern consumer culture while embodying sustainability and artistic value through structural dynamism and organic harmony.
Thanks to @unti__tled for the video.
In Shattered Diamond,
the shimmering crystal pendants take an unexpected form—simple yet intricate plastic yo-yos.In Korea, yo-yos belong to a category of low-involvement consumer goods, their popularity fluctuating with media influence. Priced cheaply and used briefly, they are often discarded as waste. However, in this work, the yo-yos remain intact, repurposed without dismantling. Their original kinetic nature is preserved, offering a renewed sense of utility to viewers. Unlike conventional chandeliers, which combine multiple light sources, this piece reimagines illumination. A single light interacts with numerous objects—yo-yos—reflecting, refracting, and scattering to enrich the surrounding space with a more dynamic radiance.
The internal mechanism sets the yo-yos into rhythmic vertical motion, transforming the chandelier into a living, breathing entity. This subtle yet perpetual movement creates an interplay of light, shifting and evolving with time.
At the core, three motors drive a 120-second cycle—a silent commentary on the repetitive consumption patterns of the toy industry. The work reflects on the inevitable waves of trends and stimuli that will continue to generate waste.
With 128 yo-yos arranged as if invisible forces are drawing them toward the center, the piece becomes a vessel for 128 fragments of childhood memories, each gently illuminated, slowly flickering back to life.