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While there are many designs out there that look to replicate the iconic style of the Eames Chair, I’d bet that there aren’t many doing it quite like Bora Hong. Her work always has some sort of cultural connection, and her recent design series, “Cosmetic Surgery Kingdom” is no exception. The cultural spin? Hong explores the aesthetic surgery trend in South Korea by recreating the classic Eames chair using parts of outdated chair designs. She showcases her design process in two videos, where she dons doctor’s scrubs and a hospital mask for added effect:

The project is meant to draw a correlation between the goal of creating a younger and more beautiful self by means of cosmetic surgery and the way in which designers are also always trying to create “good design.” Check out her second video, titled “Surgery for an Eames Chair”:

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