Co-Exhibition of the National Folk Museum of Korea and Korea Craft & Design Foundation
Folklore × Crafts
Simple and Neat

The National Folk Museum of Korea Paju is an open storage facility, built with the purpose of opening folk relics and archive material collections to the public for utilization. The museum prepared its first open storage facility exhibition titled Simple and Neat, in collaboration with 13 craft artists who connect tradition and modernity.

Soban (traditional Korean tray-tables) and bandaji (traditional Korean chests with decorative fittings) have been used in the daily lives of Koreans for decades.
Artisans created soban and bandaji with their delicate skills and honest hearts, taking into account both the aesthetic part and the daily 'utility' of craftworks.
As a result, traces of time and the touch of the artists and users are contained within the craftworks.

Modern crafts are embodiments of the artists’ creed on tradition, demonstrating traditional beauty and delicacy with a modern aesthetic sense.

The artists are reinterpreting tradition in various ways, expanding the scope of their craftworks with diverse shapes, materials, and colors.

This exhibition features the harmony of tradition and modernity, providing a meaningful moment when a total of 49 crafts meet the time-honored heritage that lives on in the storage.
We hope this exhibition can serve as an opportunity for visitors to ruminate on the value of folklore and crafts that have continued on from the past to the present, fully enjoying the traditional beauty within soban and bandaji.

The open storage is a space for the museum's collection to be reinterpreted and utilized by visitors. We hope that the various folklore materials of the National Folk Museum of Korea can be utilized more in various aspects of our lives and arts.

This is a collaborative exhibition with the "Korea Craft Week 2022" by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation.

	Bandaji Chest with Hinged Front Flap
	Soban Portable Dining Table
	Ha Ji Hoon Ban Clear polycarbonate, 27.5 x 35.5 x 20cm Ban Clear polycarbonate, 42 x 29cm Ban Clear polycarbonate, 29.5 x 20.5cm
	Ha Ji Hoon Round Ban wood, metal, 38.5 x 24.7cm, 35 x 18cm, 36 x 9.3cm National Folk Museum of Korea Collection
	Chung Yong Jin Soban with Small Facets stainless steel, 48.5 x 26cm Side Table with Small Facets stainless steel, 48.5 x 50cm
	Ryu Jong Dae D-Soban ash, bioplastics, PLA, 29 x 23cm D-Soban walnut, bioplastics, PLA, 29 x 23cm D-Table walnut, bioplastics, PLA, 30 x 54cm
	Lee Jung Hoon Yang Ban_Soban[Norigae] eco-board, eco-paint, rose gold 40 x 34cm Yang Ban_Walnut walnut, eco-board, eco-paint, gold, 40 x 26.5cm
	Pyeon So Jung Soban natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, paper, wood, silver powder, 11.5 x 15.3 x 6.5cm Juansang(Liquor Table) natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, wood, 26 x 20.5 x 11cm Cakestand natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, wood, 23 x 20 x 7cm Plate natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, paper, wood, 16.5 x 26 x 3.5cm Plate natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, paper, wood, silver powder, 19 x 22 x 3.5cm Bluish Plate natural lacquer, cloth, redclay, wood, 3 x 1cm
	Son Sang Woo Kiri (Tray table) synthetic resin, traditional Korean paper(hanji), 28 x 23cm
	Lee Young Jeong Ljus – soban (Full Moon) natural lacquer, silkscreen, 30 x 15.2cm / 18 x 8.1cm Ljus – soban (Half Moon) natural lacquer, silkscreen, 24 x 10.8cm
	Kim Byeol Hee Warmth Tea-warmer(Medium) white porcelain, matte glaze, 14.5 x 7cm Warmth Tea-warmer(Small) white porcelain, matte glaze, 12 x 6cm
	Jang Hea Kyoung Soban resin, 19.5 x 11.5cm
	Jang Hea Kyoung Nacre Soban and Tray resin, stainless steel, nacre, 12 x 4.5cm
	Yang Woong Gul + Park Sun Young Chunghwa Soban wood, porcelain, 29 x 23cm / 29 x 20cm
	Joung Dae Hun Juk-Ryeon Ho-Jok Ban - Red Lotus Mini Hanji Table Korean traditional paper(hanji), wood, natural lacquer, 30 x 23.5cm Yeon-Rang Ho-Jok Ban - Lotus Waves Mini Hanji Table Korean traditional paper(hanji), wood, natural lacquer, 30 x 23.5cm
	Jung Kuho Chest(Bandaji) with Grass Patterns reinforced plastics, metal, 40 x 78 x 80cm
	Jung Kuho Chest(Bandaji) with Peach Patterns reinforced plastics, metal, 40 x 95 x 85cm
	Yoo Jian Chest(Heritage_White 05) wood, nacre, metal, 47.5 x 98 x 95cm
	Yoo Jian Plum Blossom in Snow(Heritage_White 08) wood, nacre, cupro-nickel, 38 x 110 x 69cm