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studio.easteast@gmail.com
조각을 기반으로 한 공통의 배경과 목공에 대한 관심에서 2022년 협업을 시작하였으며, 2023년에는 런던으로 거점을 옮겨 국제적인 활동으로 영역을 확장했습니다. 이후 26년부터 다시 서울을 기반으로 작업을 이어가고 있습니다.
스튜디오는 ‘가구적 요소를 가진 예술 조각’을 뜻하는 ‘Furnitural Art (가구적 조각)’를 주요 방향성으로 삼아, 예술의 탈일상적 아우라를 가구의 일상적 익숙함으로 중화시키는 작업에 집중합니다. 일상 공간에서 가구적, 조각적 요소들이 가질 수 있는 의미와 효과를 다각적으로 탐구하여 새로운 공간 경험을 제시하고 있습니다. 이스트×이스트는 동시대 미술과 디자인의 경계를 확장하며, 인간과 공간 사이에 새로운 관계성을 계속해서 탐구합니다.
studio EAST×EAST is an art and design studio founded by the Korean artist duo, DongHo Cho and Dong-eun Choi.
Sharing a background in sculpture and a mutual interest in woodworking, the duo began collaborating in 2022. In 2023, they relocated their practice to London, expanding their activities onto an international stage. Since 2026, they have returned to Seoul, where they continue to develop their work.
The studio’s primary direction is centred around the concept of “Furnitural Art”—artistic sculptures that embody the qualities of furniture. Their practice focuses on softening the non-everyday aura of art through the familiar and functional nature of furniture. By exploring the meanings and effects that sculptural and furniture-like elements can bring into everyday spaces, studio EAST×EAST proposes new spatial experiences. EAST×EAST continually expands the boundaries between contemporary art and design, while investigating new relationships between people and space.
Education & Skill
2024
영국 왕립예술대학, 인테리어 디자인 석사
Royal College of Art, MA Interior Design
2023
서울대학교, 조소과 석사
Seoul National University, MFA Sculpture
2022
실내건축기사
National Technical Qualification,
Certificate of Engineer Interior Architecture
2021
서울대학교, 조소과 학사
Seoul National University, BFA Sculpture
가구제작기능사
National Technical Qualification,
Certificate of Craftsman Furniture Making
2018
성균관대학교, 경영학과 학사
SUNGKYUNKWAN University,
Bachelor of Business Administration
최동은 | DONG-EUN CHOI
2025
센트럴 세인트 마틴스, 가구 디자인 석사
Central Saint Martins, MA Design: Furniture
2023
서울대학교, 영상매체 연합 전공 학사
Seoul National University, BFA Media Arts
2022
서울대학교, 조소과 학사
Seoul National University, BFA Sculpture
2021
가구제작기능사
National Technical Qualification,
Certificate of Craftsman Furniture Making
Solo Exhibition
EVERYMAN'S RIGHT, Haihatus Art Center Gallery, Joutsa, Finland
2025
Echoes of Industry, Southside Shopping Centre, London, UK
2025
GRIDIFIED: Chess and Go, RCA Super SATELLITE, London, UK
2022
Fitment, Gallery 1707, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition
LDF, The Car Boot Sale, Slancha Gallery, London, UK
2025
LDF, In Company of the Unexpected, Ruup&Form Gallery, London, UK
2025
LDF, Secondary Function, Alsolike Gallery, London, UK
2025
New Designers, ND SELECTS: WEEK 2, London, UK
2025
Co-Creating Wandsworth, London, UK
2025
Surface Design Show, RCA Booth, London, UK
2025
reFRAME Residency Exhibition, London, UK
Collaboration
Market Root Vol.5 (자라나는 우리들, 뿌리를 두고서), in collaboration with SLOWDANCE’s curated ceramics, London, UK
2025
Echoes of Industry, A Community Sculpture Project in collaboration with Wandsworth Council, London, UK
Residency
Haihatus Art Center and Residency, Joutsa, Finland
2024-25
RCA Super SATELLITE, reFRAME Residency, London, UK
Awards
New Designers, RUUP & FORM Award, Dansemblage Project
2025
SIT Furniture Design Award, Honorable Mention in Furniture Design, Go System
2025
C-IDEA Design Excellence Award, Product Design, Go System