HAN SEUNGMIN

White Picket Chair (2026). Assembled from the flashy, ready-made stainless steel components found on the fences and gates across New York City’s Asian and West Indian neighborhoods, White Picket Chair challenges the idyllic image of the “American Dream” from an immigrant perspective. Stainless steel For inquiries, go to hanseungmin.com or DM

Sometimes safety is physical. Sometimes it’s emotional, cultural, spiritual, or shaped by memory, ritual, and repetition. Meet the final six architect-makers in Safe & Sound — our @nycxdesign exhibition with @leroystreetstudio exploring refuge through furniture, photography, sculpture, and domestic objects: ▸ Randy Armas Moreno (@r.armas.art ), using polaroid photography as an act of grounding, self-love, and resistance during moments of uncertainty and unrest. ▸ Rohan Cherayil (@rjcherayil ), drawing from Indian miniature traditions to explore home as something carried through stories, memory, and migration. ▸ Stephen Muir, merging the comfort of a bed with the structure of a chair to create a place of softness, support, and rest. ▸ Han Seungmin (@sonny.han ), transforming the iconic stainless steel fences of immigrant New York neighborhoods into furniture that questions safety, aspiration, and belonging. ▸ Vanessa Tai (@__lintel__ ), hand-stitching leather vessels that hold personal objects while reflecting on the difference between “home” and “house.” ▸ Yinqing Zhu (@itch_chin ), reimagining Chinese ceramic traditions through digitally embossed metal forms where ornament becomes protective structure. May 15 · Opening Reception · 6–9pm @allenstreetgallery · RSVP link in bio.

Excited to announce I'll be showing my Hwa, Mok incense burner at @lichennyc for @nycxdesign in a group show titled "Up in Smoke." The opening reception will be held from 6 pm to 9 pm this Friday, 5/15, and the show will continue throughout the weekend. Come by and check out mine and other cool incense burners!

May 15 - June 16, Allen Street Gallery @allenstreetgallery Please come by to check out my original White Picket Chair as well as a slew of beautiful furniture by an amazing group of artists/designers at the Safe & Sound group show, hosted by @slowconstruct @leroystreetstudio This show is part of NYCxDESIGN @nycxdesign , and was recently featured on @dezeen as one of the 19 Essential Exhibitions to see. The opening reception will be held 6 - 9 pm. Hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who came out to see all the beautiful sculptures at the Hybrid Constructions group show by @co__hab @threesixty.nyc this Friday! It was such a great turn out fitting all the great work. Big thanks to @co__hab for putting this show together and letting me participate amongst the crazily talented group of artists. There is still time to catch it today! Do not miss!

We took a stroll through Sunset Park with furniture and object artist @sonny.han , passing rows of flashy stainless steel fences where the idea for “White Picket Chair” first took shape. Originally mass-produced in China in the 1980s, these components spread globally for their affordability, low maintenance, and customization. In New York, they became a familiar marker across Asian and West Indian neighborhoods, often seen as signifiers of immigrant community presence in New York City. To bring the piece to life, Sonny worked with Sean and Jay from @brookstasteel , using those same ready-made parts and reassembling them into something more personal you can experience up close. #sunsetpark #brooklyndesign #nycart

A familiar NYC streetscape gets a second life through Brooklyn-based artist @sonny.han .⁠ ⁠ With White Picket Chair, Han Seungmin transforms the stainless steel fences seen across Sunset Park and Flushing into something intimate and tactile. By bringing this familiar symbol of status indoors, the work invites a reflection on identity, community, and the American Dream from an immigrant perspective.⁠ ⁠ Each piece is made to order, with just four chairs available. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the New York Immigration Coalition.⁠ ⁠ 📸: @genehan , @sonny.han ⁠ ⁠ #brooklynart #nycart #sunsetpark #brooklynartist #interiordesign

White Picket Chair (2026). @osvipepe is on the fence about this whole situation while @maxgoldner helped big time coming up with the name for this piece.

White Picket Chair (2026). The components that make up the chair are the same modular, mass-manufactured parts that make up the fences and the railings. While the chair’s decorative finials and arched, emblemed rails resemble the familiar fence, the additional posts at the front and ribbed tubes connecting to the back add unlikely dimensionality. Photography by @genehan

My love forever! 12.23.25

Hwa, Mok (2025). Partially charred white oak. A monolith with a couple of uses. -- 화, 목 (2025). 부분 탄화한 백참나무 용도가 두어 가지 있는 모놀리스입니다.

Hwa, Mok (2025). Partially charred white oak. The name, Hwa, Mok, Is a bit of a word play in Korean. It refers to the two elements that make up the piece—fire (화, hwa) and wood (목, mok) but it's also a nod to the word for harmony (화목). This monolith works as either an oversized incense holder or a tea candle holder. I was thinking about the tension between rigid and regulated geometry and the unpredictability of fire when making this one. -- 화, 목 (2025). 부분 탄화한 백참나무 화, 목 이라는 이름에는 중의적인 의미가 담겨 있습니다. 작품을 구성하는 두 요소인 불과 나무를 뜻하기도 하지만, 우리가 흔히 말하는 '화목하다'라는 말을 떠올리기도 합니다. 향 받침이나 촛대로 사용이 가능한 이 모놀리스는 엄격하게 기하학적인 나무와 자유로운 불의 움직임 사이의 묘한 긴장감을 유도하도록 조성 해보았습니다.