Opening: February 26, 2026, 6–9 pm
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MAJ VAN DER LINDEN and Wohnen AM TACHELES present ARC, a solo show by Berlin-based designer Sanghyeok Lee. The exhibition brings together works from his ongoing series ARC in which Lee explores how objects can extend, frame, and subtly transform spatial experience. Conceived in close dialogue with the exhibition space itself, the scenography was developed with Lee’s strong personal involvement, allowing the works and their environment to form a unified spatial composition.
Trained across design, art, and architecture, Lee deliberately steps away from rigid design methodologies in this series. Rather than beginning with a fixed concept, the works emerge through a process of observation, imagination, and play. Lines are drawn in the air; connections are envisioned between floor, wall, column, and ceiling. These invisible relationships gradually take physical form. Arches and curves appear not as decorative gestures, but as spatial links — holding tension, framing absence, and guiding movement through space. Negative space becomes an active presence, shaping perception and encouraging slow, attentive engagement.
Spatial experience lies at the core of Lee’s practice. He considers both the overall atmosphere of a room and the individual elements that compose it, observing how they influence one another. Within these settings, he imagines small, sometimes poetic or slightly absurd narratives unfolding, allowing intuition and curiosity to shape the work. Handcrafted in Berlin by Lee himself, each piece reflects a journey from prototype to finished object, where form, function, and expression remain fluid and open to reinterpretation.
Beyond presenting a series of objects, ARC proposes a way of thinking spatially. The works are conceived as conceptual starting points, capable of extending into architectural contexts and interior environments. In this sense, the exhibition reflects Lee’s openness to collaboration with architects, interior designers, and spatial practitioners, inviting the ideas explored here to continue beyond the gallery walls.
ARC reflects Lee’s belief that design can remain rigorous while leaving room for imagination. The exhibited works are available for acquisition, while simultaneously serving as prompts for future spatial applications, collaborations, and evolving design narratives.
Opening:
February 26, 2026, 6–9 pm
RSVP Here
On display:
February 26 – March 27, 2026
Opening times:
Fridays 2 – 6 pm
or by appointment
MAJ VAN DER LINDEN
Townhouse AM TACHELES
Johannisstraße 14,
10117 Berlin
