Style Studio IL HOON ROH will present the 1st module of the Ramus series M1 (“Ramus M1”) to the public for the 1st time at the Salone Satellite 2013. “Ramus”, which signifies “tree branch” in Latin, originated from an concept that was 1st introduced in D Light at the Salone Satellite in 2011. The Ramus M1 is an architectural sculpture piece which combines the strengths of carbon fibre together with the structural positive aspects that can be identified in the branch of a tree, maximising its structural strength capacity.

Ramus M1 is the most current improvement and creation in the designer’s long-term study of efficient forms identified in nature and his passion to design and style functions with an architectural notion and via a “natural” approach that maximises the material’s possible. Ramus M1 is produced of carbon fibre, which is also utilized in fighter jets, F1 vehicles and space shuttles. Precision-engineered aircraft grade aluminium alloy and stainless steel elements have been also utilised. Ramus M1 has been developed as a portion of a modular system with future expansion and modification of the design in thoughts.
The Ramus M1 project was an international collaboration. For over two years, the designer collaborated with an Italian mathematics/computer software business, TSI s.r.l., to calculate optimum all round geometry, a UK manufacturing organization, Penta Patterns (which is also involved in manufacturing F1 cars), to generate a master pattern by employing sophisticated CNC technology, and a South Korean composite material specialist, Inno Comtech, for carbon fibre. The project was also supported by South Korea’s KIDP/Ministry of Culture’s Next Generation Style Leader system.