Japanese designer So Koizumi moves fluidly between furniture, objects, and spatial thinking. Through experiments with materials such as asphalt and steel, his work explores how form, history, and human presence intersect. In this conversation, Koizumi reflects on material memory, sculptural thinking, and the subtle ways small objects can shape spatial experience.
So Koizumi designs Resonique, a sculptural ladder inspired by brass instruments that merges polished steel curves with functional structure.
A stainless steel bench by So Koizumi transforms seating into a sculptural frame for human presence inside kuppography’s Tokyo photography studio.
So Koizumi’s As collection transforms asphalt into a connective material, uniting metal, stone and resin in contemporary furniture.
