현대 소반에 관한 연구

A Study on the Contemporary Soban- Since 2000 -

At the present stage of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ represented by the high-tech industry, we believe that our society is trying to recover societal interests and crafts to retrieve our cultural identity that our society has forgotten. The traditional culture of Korea was devastated during the Japanese imperialism in Korea, and after the Korean War followed by the industrialization era, it was tainted and neglected in the daily lives encompassed by modern basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. The result was the cultural blending of mixed cultures and other oblivious origins descending into unrefined industrial manufacture. Today, the reason traditional crafts are back in the spotlight is because craft is the root of culture; cultural resources of present and future. However, it is difficult to find cases where our traditional crafts are suitable for modern culture and application to real life. This is because traditional crafts did not have the opportunity to be handed down through times of modernization, causing detachment from our daily lives. The value of crafts, such as ceramics, textiles, metals and woodwork, that was interconnected with real life has lost interest of the consumers with the introduction of cheaper and functional industrial products. In addition, while our society has not recognized the importance of crafts due to the indifference of crafts in industrialization process, the fact that the crafts did not develop accordingly to the ever-changing society and culture made today s crafts difficult. Likewise, as most of the housing styles have changed from the traditional, sedentary culture to the stocking culture, Soban has lost its usage and social value. Craft is the best demonstration of the overall living culture of that time period. Among the traditional woodworks of Korea, Soban is a particular furniture that reveals narratives of various regions of its environment, culture, and tradition based on where it was created. Recently, there are many works and products that reinterpret the value of the formative beauty of Soban. The purpose of this study is to find out the various directions that can be developed to modern housing culture by summarizing contemporary contents interpreted by designers and craft writers since 2000s, and traditional functions and roles of the contemporary.