Ceramicist Seoyen Choi has worked with Studio Kō since the shop first launched in 2018. Born in Korea and raised in Japan, Choi returned to South Korea to pursue a degree in ceramics and textiles. Now, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two lovely children, continuing to create magnificent ceramic pieces.
Mujin 無盡 is the artist’s second name given by his father, Wanggun Shin, a well known potter in South Korea.
Introduced to ceramics at a young age, Mujin and his father would practice traditional crafts on a daily basis, influencing his ultimate interest in relating to people through objects. While drawing inspiration from personal relationships and understanding the thoughts of different people, Mujin’s work aims to bring different perspectives together in harmony; striving to create not only unique and fanciful objects, but harmonious and generous ones.
Jinho Choi is a ceramicist based in Yeongwol, specializing in traditional Korean Celadon called Goryeo Chungja. Incorporating his unique sensibility, he balances the timeless beauty of Korean pottery with an undeniable modernity of his own.
Chungja Series
“I wanted to bring Korean Celadon masters’ craftsmanship into my work. I begin with clay color as ground in order to reference and simulate the material of the celadon as ceramic. Then I add layers of colors close to Celadon. I repeat the process over and over until I feel proper balance has been achieved.
Chungja Series is my attempt to find my identity as Korean American immigrant.”
- Yoory Jung
